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Re: What have you put up for winter (from your garden, etc.)?

Lynnea Berr — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:48:12 GMT

Tracy-Jayne,

Welcome to the Forums! We have other members at your end of the earth, namely Australia. It's good perspective for us.

Marmalade is wonderful! My friends and I made orange marmalade and four fruit marmalade in the winter from gifts of Christmas fruit!

Re: What have you put up for winter (from your garden, etc.)?

Lynnea Berr — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:07:26 GMT

[quote user="AgnesNutter"]My parents' garden and canning ambitions are much smaller than when I was a kid, but I try to help them out with the garden a bit since I can't have my own yet.[/quote]

That's important! Plus, you're carrying on a family tradition. I've canned in small batches even when I lived in an apartment and had to rely on purchasing food at grocery stores and farm stands.

BTW, *admiration of orange fingernails*

Re: What have you put up for winter (from your garden, etc.)?

Lynnea Berr — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:04:14 GMT

[quote user="gayla50"]I can butter .[/quote]

How do you can butter? Since I only have a fridge freezer, that would be a way for me to conserve space.

I had family in from out of state this past weekend, so only got 20 quarts of cherry/lemon juice done.

Re: What have you put up for winter (from your garden, etc.)?

Lynnea Berr — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:31:34 GMT

Since I don't have a freezer other than my fridge freezer, the amount just seemed high. When you are doing for many adults, and think about it per person, it brings it down to size, so to speak.

My sympathy for your loss.

Some of the Forumites just boggle my mind with all that they put up. Is there life outside of canning and freezing produce in the summertime?

Does everyone continue canning throughout the winter too?

Re: What have you put up for winter (from your garden, etc.)?

Lynnea Berr — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:16:52 GMT

Wow, daylily! Those seem like huge amounts, though maybe not. How many people in your family & how long will this last for you?

Re: What have you put up for winter (from your garden, etc.)?

Lynnea Berr — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:25:03 GMT

[quote user="Cinnamonhuskies"]half gallon jars of grape juice[/quote]

Michelle, how many cups of grapes do you use when using the half gallon jars? Do you ever make jelly from your juice? (So much easier from juice, I think, than trying to make jelly from the whole fruit.)

Re: What have you put up for winter (from your garden, etc.)?

Lynnea Berr — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:42:36 GMT

[quote user="cgbascom"]Translating a 100 pounds of grapes into jam is something I have been trying to avoid thinking about. We do have two people who would like some of the grapes when they are ready.[/quote]

Don't forget about making easy grape juice! 1 cup of grapes, washed & off stems, sugar if desired, put in quart jar with hot water & process. You can make lots of juice that way & can cut down on juices bought from the store. We would mix 2 kinds of grapes, but since you have such an abundance of Concords, they make great juice! You could also slice the grapes in half, take out seeds, and dehydrate.

Re: What have you put up for winter (from your garden, etc.)?

Lynnea Berr — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:55:41 GMT

[quote user="bluesong"]

[quote user="cgbascom"]Our temps this summer have been in the 50s and low 60s in the mornings working their way up to the 70s by the afternoon. I have not had one morning since Memorial Day weekend (when summer REALLY starts) that the temps have been above 62. So I have been preparing for winter all summer[/quote]

If you don't mind sharing..... where do you live?

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She lives in the UP (Upper Peninsula of MI).

Re: What have you put up for winter (from your garden, etc.)?

Lynnea Berr — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:11:10 GMT

[quote user="cgbascom"]I will have over 100 lbs. of grapes for jam this year.[/quote]

WOW! I can't even imagine translating the pounds into jars of jam!

Also, welcome to the Forums!

Re: What have you put up for winter (from your garden, etc.)?

Lynnea Berr — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:49:39 GMT

[quote user="Cinnamonhuskies"]88 qt canned green beans, 22 qt broccoli frozen, 6 qt cauliflower frozen, 6 qt canned pickled peppers. 9 pints of canned peas.(I'm the only one that eats them!) [/quote]

OMG! I think you get the prize for canning your head off! I am really impressed!

Maybe you could sell some of your excess cukes since you have so many pickles left, or trade for something you don't have?