Comments on: Adventures in Canning

By: Terri

Terri — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:23:35 +0000

I’ve never canned but I would love to learn how!
I also love apple butter so I’ll definately be trying this recipe. What kind of apples work best?
Thanks!!

By: DeAnn

DeAnn — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:10:16 +0000

I would love to share the apple butter recipe…it’s so easy. Here it is:
Easy Apple Butter

apples to fill crock pot
4 c. sugar
3 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. cloves

Peel, core, and slice apples to fill crock pot.
Cook on low for 16-18 hours (Don’t lift lid!)
Remove lid and stir well. Add sugar and spices. Cover and cook 3 more hours on low. Take off lid and cook on High for 1 more hour.

Notes :
This is such an easy recipe because you do just leave it- not messing with it AT ALL for 16-18 hours.
I use this recipe with my biggest crock pot– so, smaller crock pots may need less sugar and spices.
This is a recipe that we have canned in a hot water bath, frozen, or served fresh. We have really enjoyed it!!!

By: charna

charna — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:37:13 +0000

Wow, it’s like you read my mind when you blog lol jk.. I been interested in canning.. prob because I been home and I am a creative person, so this stuff is great for xmas gifts. Would you mind sharing the recipe for your strawberry/blueberry jam??

Deann would you be interested in sharing your apple butter recipe??

Charna

By: Diane

Diane — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:25:08 +0000

I too am interested in canning. I am going to try the jam recipe soon. I look forward to more recipes for salsa and spaghetti sauce too!!

Diane

By: Karyl Lee

Karyl Lee — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:01:20 +0000

Followed you here from a link at Recipezaar.com where I am a forum host. I am also in Ohio, in Oberlin. I’ve made blueberry jam with honey and very little sugar and pectin, with added chia seeds for body and texture. It’s thick enough it looks commercial. I am just doing freezer jam for now.I love to read about culinary adventures, it seems you have a lot of them!

By: DeAnn

DeAnn — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 07:58:57 +0000

Your jam looks great! I made the same kind except I needed a little more fruit since the strawberries were from my garden, so I added some very ripe nectarines to the batch. It is so delicious! Enjoy your jam…we sure are!
My other favorite thing to can is apple butter. I have a really easy crockpot recipe (so it makes it very simple to make, plus my house smells like a country store every time I make it). I’d be happy to share the recipe if you are interested.

By: Erin

Erin — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:38:17 +0000

Thanks Jean! Jam it is!

By: Jean

Jean — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:00:15 +0000

Since you are a newbie at canning, you probably don’t know that there’s a difference between jam & jelly. From the looks of your post, you made jam, not jelly. Jam has parts of the fruit in it, and jelly is just the juice – nice and smooth, with no pieces of fruit in it.

By: Erin

Erin — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 11:51:42 +0000

Great Alea. I’ve got a box of the no/low sugar pectin and plan to use it on the next batch!

By: Alea

Alea — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 04:51:32 +0000

I have always enjoyed making jam, but my husband (the health nut) didn’t like how much sugar went into my jam. This year I switched to Ball’s No/Low Sugar Pectin and now everybody is happy!