Chow chow

9 pints 2 quarts

Chow chow

1 quart cucumbers and or squash
1 quart corn (we used baby corns this time)
1 quart string (green and yellow mixed)
1 can kidney beens
1 quart cauliflower
1 pint celery
1 tablespoons dry mustard
2 cups granulated sugar1
quart vinegar or apple cider vinegar

chop vegetables in varying sizes and cook until just tender (do not overcook). do this by cooking all the vegetables separately, then mixing them together.
combine sugar, vinegar and dry mustard in large pot, and bring to boiling. add vegetables, and bring to a boil again. remove from heat, place into jars and process for 15 min.

Same recipe we use in 2007 we just multiplied it

http://mantis01.blogspot.com/2007/07/chow-chow.html?m=1

Pickled Baby Corn

Pickled Baby Corn

Prep Time: 30 mins

Total Time: 1 hrs

Yield: 2 pints

• 3 2/3 cups prepared baby corn, husked,silk removed and blanched for 3 minutes
• 1 1/3 teaspoons finely chopped red peppers
• 2/3 teaspoon finely chopped green peppers
• 2/3 teaspoon finely chopped hot green peppers
• 2/3 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 2/3 cups white vinegar
• 5/8 cup granulated sugar
• 5/8 cup water
• 1 1/3 teaspoons pickling salt

Directions

1. Prepare 6 pint jars with lids.
2. Combine the red pepper, green pepper, hot green pepper and garlic.
3. Toss and set aside.
4. Prepare liquid by combining vinegar, sugar, water and pickling salt in a large stainless steel or enamel saucepan.
5. Bring to a boil-boil for 5 min.
6. Add the corn and return to a boil for 2 min.
7. Divide the pepper mixture evenly between each jar, pack the corn in snugly and add boiling liquid leaving 1/2 inch head space.
8. Process in a boiling water bath for 10 minutes at altitudes up to 1000 feet.

Balsamic salsa

Sun flowers

8-20-2013 harvest

Assortment of squash removed from the vines that were killed by vine boars .

Zucchini soup

Walrus

50 lb of walrus........ 

sugar from restaurant supply. $18.99  

Tomato sauce

Just plain tomato sauce

Tomato cooked down

Lemon juice 1 Tbs per pint 2 Tbs per quart 

Ketchup

6 pints

Putting up pg 102

Zucchini red pepper relish

5 pints 1 half pint

From the complete book of pickling pg 278

Heirloom tomato marinara sauce

Two pints four quarts

Heirloom tomato marinara sauce from putting up more book Pg 182

8-10-13 harvest

 

First major tomato harvest.

More beans

zucchini came back.  More cucumbers 

and beans

 

9 day pickles

9 day pickles 

First tomatoes and beens

First tomatoes of the year.

Beens 

 

Squash

Turks turban 

Red curry