I canned for the first time!!!!

ilikestrawberryjello · 07-11-2010, 06:13 AM

I wish I could post pictures, but my camera is broken! I made blueberry butter according to this website : www.foodinjars.com
I am so proud! Then I canned it! It's so yummy and I was happy to check on my jars this morning and see that they all sealed properly. I made 4 sealed pints and then I kept one open to enjoy. Canning is such fun and I can't wait to do more!

homesteadmama · 07-11-2010, 11:07 PM

That's awesome (and sounds yummy!!)! I think it's so fun too. There's so many things I want to learn to can. Baby steps...

3PeasInAPod · 07-11-2010, 11:13 PM

Yeah! Good for you!

Don't you love looking at all the jars YOU made? I canned a bunch of cherries last week & I have them sitting up on my hutch - I need to put them in the pantry , but they look so beautiful in those jars & with pitting 25lbs of cherries & canning them - it's hard work! So I just like to admire it before I put them away!

LisaMarie · 07-12-2010, 04:33 AM

Fun! I need to sit down and plan what exactly I want to do this year!

Enjoy looking at all your hard work!

knitlove · 07-12-2010, 05:08 AM

Yeah! It is so much fun. That is not a websight I had found it looks good.

ilikestrawberryjello · 07-12-2010, 06:56 AM

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Originally Posted by 3PeasInAPod

Yeah! Good for you!

Don't you love looking at all the jars YOU made? I canned a bunch of cherries last week & I have them sitting up on my hutch - I need to put them in the pantry , but they look so beautiful in those jars & with pitting 25lbs of cherries & canning them - it's hard work! So I just like to admire it before I put them away!

Exactly! I am so proud they are still sitting in my kitchen and I just look at them everytime I walk by!! I am not sure what i want to can next!!

Two Little Birds · 07-12-2010, 09:34 AM

I

canning. It makes me feel so useful, kwim?

I probably won't be doing much, if any, this year. New babe and all.

So enjoy it for me!

Garland · 07-12-2010, 11:37 AM

Good job! I just canned jam for the first time last week as well. It was easier than I thought! Not sure why I had been intimidated to try it before. It is fun!

I made strawberry jam and strawberry-lavender jam.

I look forward to going blueberry picking soon and making blueberry jam! Maybe I'll try that blueberry butter recipe you shared too. Yum!

Thankfulforgrace · 07-12-2010, 01:53 PM

Thank you for the recipe!!!! I'm going to can for the first time this year. I'm nervous but super excited

. If I get to the berry picking farm I want to make that!!

Garland · 07-12-2010, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Thankfulforgrace

I'm going to can for the first time this year. I'm nervous but super excited

.

I was nervous about it too....but I found it to be super easy! Go for it!

ilikestrawberryjello · 07-12-2010, 05:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MommaCat

Good job! I just canned jam for the first time last week as well. It was easier than I thought! Not sure why I had been intimidated to try it before. It is fun!

I made strawberry jam and strawberry-lavender jam.

I look forward to going blueberry picking soon and making blueberry jam! Maybe I'll try that blueberry butter recipe you shared too. Yum!

I really like the smoothness of the blueberry butter! It was so good!

Garland · 07-12-2010, 05:45 PM

I wonder if blueberry butter can be made with a different sweetener instead of sugar....

I've been trying to reduce/eliminate sugar.

Or I wonder if blueberry butter could be frozen (like freezer-jam) because then it wouldn't matter what it was sweetened with (sugar acts as a perservative in canned food). Just thinking out loud....

momyshaver · 07-14-2010, 01:41 PM

I hadnt come across that website before. I really enjoyed reading through some of the recipes. I hadn't heard of blueberry butter before but hey...why not, right?

I was sort of wondering (because I am tired and lazy feeling) if I could use organic, frozen cherries to make jam... you know...b/c they would already be pitted, etc. ((Anyone know???))

ilikestrawberryjello · 07-14-2010, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by momyshaver

I hadnt come across that website before. I really enjoyed reading through some of the recipes. I hadn't heard of blueberry butter before but hey...why not, right?

I was sort of wondering (because I am tired and lazy feeling) if I could use organic, frozen cherries to make jam... you know...b/c they would already be pitted, etc. ((Anyone know???))

oooh, I have no idea, but let me know! That sounds wonderful (and easy!)

StrangeTraveller · 07-14-2010, 02:14 PM

So glad to hear it was easy! I just got the itch to can a bunch of stuff before baby comes..and I have never canned a thing in my life! I'm happy this wasn't an "ah what a disaster" thread

07-11-2010, 06:13 AM	#1
ilikestrawberryjello Rose Trellis Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2,120	I canned for the first time!!!! I wish I could post pictures, but my camera is broken! I made blueberry butter according to this website : www.foodinjars.com I am so proud! Then I canned it! It's so yummy and I was happy to check on my jars this morning and see that they all sealed properly. I made 4 sealed pints and then I kept one open to enjoy. Canning is such fun and I can't wait to do more!

07-11-2010, 11:07 PM	#2
homesteadmama Rose Trellis Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,959	Re: I canned for the first time!!!! That's awesome (and sounds yummy!!)! I think it's so fun too. There's so many things I want to learn to can. Baby steps... __________________ Sarah, INFJ Wife to M since 1/04 Mommy to S (1/07), W (1/09), S (1/11)~My UC baby, and A (12/14), Another UC baby , Baby-Wearing, , Cloth Diapering, , Traditional Foods Family My blog

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3PeasInAPod Deactivated Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: pnw Posts: 8,571	Re: I canned for the first time!!!! Yeah! Good for you! Don't you love looking at all the jars YOU made? I canned a bunch of cherries last week & I have them sitting up on my hutch - I need to put them in the pantry , but they look so beautiful in those jars & with pitting 25lbs of cherries & canning them - it's hard work! So I just like to admire it before I put them away!

07-12-2010, 04:33 AM	#4
LisaMarie Climbing Rose Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,117	Re: I canned for the first time!!!! Fun! I need to sit down and plan what exactly I want to do this year! Enjoy looking at all your hard work! __________________ Mom to BigKid(2004), Middle (2006), & Little (2007) Jr. (April 2013) ~ ENFP The Canadian Homeschooler - Resources for Canadian Homeschooling families. \| Learning Titus 2 - my family & review blog \|

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Two Little Birds Deactivated "Knitting is Mama's job" Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Where the wind blows, the snow flies and mere mortals can't breathe Posts: 6,945	Re: I canned for the first time!!!! I canning. It makes me feel so useful, kwim? I probably won't be doing much, if any, this year. New babe and all. So enjoy it for me!

07-12-2010, 11:37 AM	#8
Garland Rose Trellis Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 3,308	Re: I canned for the first time!!!! Good job! I just canned jam for the first time last week as well. It was easier than I thought! Not sure why I had been intimidated to try it before. It is fun! I made strawberry jam and strawberry-lavender jam. I look forward to going blueberry picking soon and making blueberry jam! Maybe I'll try that blueberry butter recipe you shared too. Yum! __________________ ~ Garland ~ INFJ ~ Mom to a big bunch of kids!

07-12-2010, 01:53 PM	#9
Thankfulforgrace Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Beautiful Colorado Posts: 8,415	Re: I canned for the first time!!!! Thank you for the recipe!!!! I'm going to can for the first time this year. I'm nervous but super excited . If I get to the berry picking farm I want to make that!! __________________ "We can do no great things-only small things with great love." Mother Teresa

07-12-2010, 05:45 PM	#12
Garland Rose Trellis Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 3,308	Re: I canned for the first time!!!! I wonder if blueberry butter can be made with a different sweetener instead of sugar.... I've been trying to reduce/eliminate sugar. Or I wonder if blueberry butter could be frozen (like freezer-jam) because then it wouldn't matter what it was sweetened with (sugar acts as a perservative in canned food). Just thinking out loud.... __________________ ~ Garland ~ INFJ ~ Mom to a big bunch of kids!

07-14-2010, 01:41 PM	#13
momyshaver Rose Trellis Grace is for mamas too! Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: between-a-rock-and-a-hard-place Posts: 2,480	Re: I canned for the first time!!!! I hadnt come across that website before. I really enjoyed reading through some of the recipes. I hadn't heard of blueberry butter before but hey...why not, right? I was sort of wondering (because I am tired and lazy feeling) if I could use organic, frozen cherries to make jam... you know...b/c they would already be pitted, etc. ((Anyone know???))

07-14-2010, 02:14 PM	#15
StrangeTraveller Deactivated Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 8,063	Re: I canned for the first time!!!! So glad to hear it was easy! I just got the itch to can a bunch of stuff before baby comes..and I have never canned a thing in my life! I'm happy this wasn't an "ah what a disaster" thread

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