Pickled Pepper rings

1.) Slice your banana peppers into rings  

2.) Put them into your sanitized jars.  

3.) Mix your brine:

5 c. white vinegar

1 c. water

4 tsp. of Pickling Salt

2 T. Sugar

2 garlic cloves

1 teaspoon mustard seeds 

1 teaspoon celery seed

1 teaspoon mustard powder 

Put all of this into a pot and bring to a boil. Once it has boiled for 2 minutes remove the garlic cloves.

4.) Pour the brine over your pepper rings, leaving 1/2 inch headspace

5.) Add 1 tsp. of pickle crisp  to each Quart jar

6.) Put your sanitized lids and rims on

7.) hot water bath for 15 minutes.

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Pickled Asparagus

Pickled Asparagus

Makes about six pint (500 mL) jars

71bs asparagus 3.2 kg

Ice water

4 tbsp finely chopped seeded red bell pepper 60mL

2 tbsp finely chopped seeded green bell pepper 30mL

2 tbsp finely chopped seeded hot chili pepper, 30mL

such as jalapeno or cayenne

3 tbsp finely chopped garlic 45 mL

5 cups white vinegar 1.25 L

12/3 cups water 400mL

12/3 cups granulated sugar 400mL

4tsp pickling or canning salt 20mL

2 tbsp dill seeds 30mL

2 tbsp mustard seeds 30mL

I. Trim tough ends from asparagus and cut spears into uniform

lengths about %inch (2 cm) shorter than the inside height ofthe

jars you are using. In a large shallow dish, cover asparagus with

ice water and refrigerate for 1 hour. Drain well.

2. Meanwhile, prepare canner, jars and lids. (For more information,

see page 415.)

3. In a small bowl, combine red and green bell pepper, hot pepper

and garlic. Mix well and set aside.

4. In a large stainless steel saucepan, combine vinegar, water, sugar

and salt. Stir well and bring to a boil over medium-high heat.

Reduce heat and boil gently for 5 minutes. Add asparagus

and return to a boil. Boil for 2 minutes or until asparagus is

heated through.

5. Place 2 tbsp (30 mL) chopped pepper mixture, 1 tsp (5 mL) dill

seeds and 1 tsp (5 mL) mustard seeds into each hot jar. Pack

asparagus, tips down, into hot jars to within a generous 1/2 inch

(1 cm) of top of jar. Ladle hot pickling liquid into jar to cover

asparagus, leaving 1f2 inch (1 cm) headspace. Remove air bubbles

and adjust headspace, if necessary, by adding hot pickling liquid.

Wipe rim. Center lid on jar. Screw band down until resistance is

met, then increase to fingertip-tight.

6. Place jars in canner, ensuring they are completely covered with

water. Bring to a boil and process for 10 minutes. Remove canner

lid. Wait 5 minutes, then remove jars, cool and store. 

TIPS

When you cut asparagus into uniform, jar-sized spears, you'll end up with a lot of short pieces. These

pieces can be pickled, but they are perhaps best cooked and used for soup or blanched and

frozen for use in other vegetable recipes. 

Asparagus is packed with the tips facing down in the jar so that the fragile tips are not damaged when

the asparagus is removed from the jar:

From PERFECT PICKLES 307

Asparagus

Asparagus

Pack the jars, cover with water leaving 1” headspace, and then process at 10 pounds of pressure in a weighted gauge canner (or 11 pounds of pressure in a dial gauge) for 30 minutes (pints) or 40 minutes for quarts or tall pint and a half jars.

Asparagus Soup

 Approx. 7 quarts or 14 pints

Ingredients

¼ cup butter

2 medium sweet onions, diced

4 celery stalks, diced

10 garlic cloves, minced

1 tablespoon dried tarragon leaves

2 teaspoons sea salt (optional)

½ teaspoon black pepper

4 pounds asparagus spears, cut into 2-inch pieces

16 cups chicken, or vegetable, broth

2 average tomatoes, diced

Instructions

In a deep stockpot, add butter, onions, celery, garlic, tarragon, salt and pepper. Over medium-high heat, cook until onions are translucent, about 8 to 10 minutes. Mix occasionally to avoid scorching. Add asparagus, mix well. Cook for an additional 10 minutes to blend flavors, stirring often.

Add broth and tomatoes, mix well. Cover and bring to a boil over high heat. Once at a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer for one hour, stirring occasionally, then remove from heat.

Using an emulsion stick blender, liquefy the soup until everything is well blended and the same consistency. If you do not have an emulsion blender, allow the soup to cool and work in batches using a food processor to liquefy/puree the soup.

Ladle hot liquefied soup into jars leaving a one inch headspace. Wipe the jar rims with a wet washcloth dipped in vinegar, add lids and rings and hand tighten.

Pressure can jars at 11 psi; 60 minutes for pints and 75 minutes for quarts. Be sure to follow your manufacture instructions for operating your pressure canner and know your elevation for required psi.

Notes: I cut recipe in half left, out celery, and ran in a blender and put through a sieve. It was very woody and a lot of volume was lost. 

From https://canningdiva.com/recipes/asparagus-soup-pressure-canning-recipe/

Diced Tomatoes

Diced Tomatoes

Ingredients

fresh tomatoes (approximately 2 3/4 lb. for 1 quart jar)

salt (1 tsp. per quart or 1/2 tsp. per pint)

bottled lemon juice (2 tbsp. per quart or 1 tbps. per pint)

Instructions

Wash tomatoes thoroughly.  Cut out the stem and any defects or blemishes.  Some people also peel the tomatoes, but I never do and we honestly have not noticed the peelings at all- and I’m even funny about textures like that in food.  

Slice tomatoes into about ½ inch thick slices, then dice them into whatever size you want. 

Place diced tomatoes into a clean canning jar- a funnel makes this super easy.  Gently shake jar to settle tomatoes so that you can fill it completely.  

The tomatoes should be packed tightly in order to produce enough juice. It won't hurt if you press down on them a bit to get the jar packed full- in fact, this is probably going to be necessary.

The jar should be full to the base of the neck.

Add salt (½ tsp. per pint and 1 tsp. per quart) and bottled lemon juice (1 Tbsp. per pint and 2 Tbsp. per quart).  

Wipe rim of each jar 

Place  jars in canner.  Fill with enough hot water to cover the jars by 1 to 2 inches.  Cover canner with a lid. Turn the burner on medium high heat.  Once water starts to boil, reduce heat slightly and process for 45 minutes, making sure the water is boiling gently and steadily the whole time.  

After jars are completely cool, you can remove the rings.  Jars should be wiped clean before storing them.

Notes

NOTE: 1 pint of canned diced tomatoes is equivalent to 1 (15 oz.) can of diced tomatoes.

CITRIC ACID: You can use citric acid instead of lemon juice. Use 1/4 tsp. per pint and 1/2 tsp. per quart.

From

https://www.thriftyfrugalmom.com/how-to-can-diced-tomatoes-a-step-by-step-tutorial/