Showing posts with label canning recipes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label canning recipes. Show all posts

Saturday, March 28, 2009

Daddy's Quick Fish Chowder

2 lbs. cod or haddock fillets, chopped
2 cups boiling water
4 slices bacon, diced
4 cups whole milk
6 large potatoes, cubed
1 large onion, sliced thinly
salt and pepper to taste

In dutch oven, fry bacon til crisp. Remove and drain on paper towels. In bacon drippings, saute onion until soft. Add potatoes and water and cook 10 minutes over medium heat. Add fish and simer 20 minutes. Stir in milk and seasonings and heat to boiling.

http://recipecircus.com/recipes/vishusvi/FISHandSEAFOOD/Daddy39s_Quick_Fish_Chowder.html

Friday, July 18, 2008

Walnut Ketchup

24 green walnuts
3/4 cup (175 ml) salt
5 cups (1 1/4 liter) water
2 quarts (2 liters) vinegar
2 teaspoons (10 ml) ground cloves
2 teaspoons (10 ml) ground mace
12 garlic cloves

Put the walnuts and salt into the water and leave them for nine days. Remove
the walnuts from the brine and pound them in a mortar. Combine the walnuts
and vinegar and leave them for a week, stirring every day.

Strain the mixture through a muslin bag, squeezing to extract all the liquor.
To this add the cloves, mace and garlic; boil for 15 to 20 minutes, strain
and then bottle it. Cover and process. Makes about 3 pints (1 1/2 liters).

Oyster Ketchup

16 live oysters, shucked, the liquor reserved
2 1/2 cups (625 ml) dry sherry
2 tablespoons (30 ml) salt
1/2 teaspoon (2 ml) ground mace
1/4 teaspoon (1 ml) cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon (15 ml) brandy (optional)

Pound the oysters in a mortar, and add the oyster liquor and the sherry.
Bring the mixture to a boil, then add the salt, mace and cayeene pepper.
Boil up again, skim, then strain through a sieve. Stire in the brandy.
Put in jars and cover. The ketchup will keep for 6 weeks, if refrigerated.
Makes about 2 1/2 pints (1 1/2 liters).

Variation: Use mussels instead of oysters. A pounded anchovy or two may
also be added.

Prince of Wales Ketchup

2 1/2 cups (625 ml) elderberry vinegar
To make the elderberry vinegar, place 2 cups (1/2 liter) of
stemmed elderberries in an ovenproof dish. Cover with vinegar.
Cook in a 300F (150C) oven for 1 1/2 hours, or until the berries
burst. Let the mixture stand overnight, then strain through
a jelly bag.
5 salt anchovies
3 tablespoons (45 ml) shallots, thinkly sliced
1 teaspoon (5 ml) whole cloves
1 teaspoon (5 ml) ground mace
1 teaspoon (5 ml) ground ginger
1 teaspoon (5 ml) grated nutmeg

Place all the ingredients in an enameled or stainless-steel pan. Bring to
a boil. Simmer gently, until the anchovies are broken up, about 20 minutes.
Let cool; strain and bottle. Cork tightly. Refrigerate. Leave for two
weeks before opening. the ketchup will keep for about six months.
Makes about 1 pint (1/2 liter).

English Ketchup

6 lbs (3 kg) mushrooms, broken into pieces (about 7 1/2 quarts)
1 cup (1/4 liter) salt
2 1/2 cups (625 ml) vinegar
20 salt anchovies
1 teaspoon (5 ml) ground mace
1 teaspoon (5 ml) ground cloves
1 tablespoon (15 ml) pepper
1 slice fresh ginger
1 1/2 cups (375 ml) shallots, sliced

Mix the mushrooms with the salt in a blow, cover and let them stand for
nine days, stirring once or twice a day. Put them into a stoneware crock,
cover tightly, and set hte crock in a pan of water. Cook over low heat
for three hours. Strain the mushrooms through a sieve into a pot, and add
the remaining ingredients to the juice -- the proportions given for 5 cups
of mushroom liquid. Keeping the pot covered, boil together over low heat
until the liquid is areduced by half, then strain it through a jelly bag.
Bottle the ketchup and cover. Process. Makes about 2 1/2 pints (1 1/4 liter).

Old-fashioned Tomato Ketchup

33 lb (15 kg) tomatoes, slice (about 15 quarts)
1/2 cup (125 ml) salt
3/4 cup (175 ml) ground black pepper
1/3 cup (75 ml) cinnamon
2 tablespoons (30 ml) ground cloves)
1 tablespoon (15 ml) cayenne pepper
2/3 cup (150 ml) sugar
4 quarts (4 liters) vinegar

Stew the tomatoes in their own juices until soft and rub through a fine
sieve. Boil the pulp and juice down to the consistency of apple butter,
stirring steadily to prevent burning. Mix the spices and sugar with the
vinegar, and add to the tomatoes. Boil up twice, then bottle. Process.
Makes about 22 pints (11 liters).

Lemon Ketchup

6 lemons, peeled
1/3 cup (75 ml) salt
3 tablespoons (45 ml) shallots, finely chopped
1 garlic clove, finely chopped
3 1/2 tablespoons (17 ml) ground mace
1 teaspoon (5 ml) whole cloves, crushed
2 tablespoons (30 ml) ground ginger
1 teaspoon (5 ml) cayenne pepper
2/3 cup (150 ml) freshly grated horseradish
3 1/2 cups (825 ml) white vinegar

Cut off a piece from both ends of each lemon and rub in the salt. Rub the
outsides of the lemons with salt. Put them in a jar with the shallots,
garlic and spices, reserving a little of the mace and ginger. Add the
horseradish.

Boil the vinegar for five minutes with the reserved mace and ginger, and
pour this over the lemons. Cover lightly and when cold, close the jar
tightly. Refrigerate. Strain after six months, or after 12 months. The
strained ketchup should be put into small bottles with new corks.
Makes about 2 1/2 pints (1 1/4 liters).

Variation: Pack a few slices of ripe tomato in each jar.

Blackberry Ketchup

4 lb (2 kg) ripe blackberries (about 3 1/2 quarts [3 1/2 liters])
2 lb (1 kg) brown sugar
2 cups (1/2 liter) vinegar
2 teaspoons (10 ml) ground cloves
2 teaspoons (10 ml) ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon (5 ml) ground allspice

Cook the blackberries slowly for two hours with the sugar, vinegar, cloves,
cinnamon, and allspice. When all is soft, put into jars and cover. Process.
Makes about 5 pints (2 1/2 liters).

Apple Ketchup

12 large, firm, tart apples, peeled, quartered and cored
1 cup (1/4 liter) sugar
1 tsp (5 ml) ground white pepper
1 tsp (5 ml) ground cloves
1 tsp (5 ml) dry mustard
2 onions, finely chopped
2 cups (1/2 liter) white vinegar
2 teaspoons (10 ml) ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon (15 ml) salt
1/2 cup (125 ml) freshly grated horseradish

Place the apples in an enameled, tinned or stainless steel pan, cover with
water, and cook slowly, without a lid, until the apples are soft and the
water has almost completely evaporated, about 30 minutes. Rub the apples
through a sieve or a food mill. Add all of the other ingredients; heat to
boiling, then reduce heat to low and simmer for an hour. Put in jars and
process or place in plastic containers with tight fitting lids and keep
refrigerated. Makes about 2 pints (1 liter).

http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~mjw/recipes/sauces/various-ketchups.html

Sunday, April 13, 2008

Herbed Green Beans

3 pounds Green Beans
1 1/2 Cups chopped onion
1 cup chopped celery
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 tsp. dried rosemary, crushed
1/4 tsp. dried basil, crushed

Wash, break green beans. Measure 12 cups. In 6 quart kettle simmer beans in boiling water for 5 minutes. Drain. Combine green beans, onion, celery, garlic, rosemary, and basil. Pack mixture into hot jars, leaving 1/2" head space. Cover with boiling water. Add 1/4 tsp. salt per pint. Process in pressure canner for 20 minutes with 10 pounds of pressure. Makes 6 pints.

- Tammy

Borscht juice

4 cups shredded fresh beets
2 large grated onions
3 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoon honey
1/2 cup lemon juice

Mix beets, onion, salt. Cover and cook over low heat for about 1 to 1 1/4 hours. Stir in honey until dissolved. Slowlyadd lemon juice and stir until thoroughly mixed. Pour into blender and whiz until smooth. Taste and ajust seasoning if desired. Can or freeze if you wish, but serve well chilled with a spoonful of sour cream or yogurt mixed in.

To CAN, heat to boiling and pour into hot sterelized jars, 1-inch headspace. Process pints 30 minutes and quarts 35 minutes in a pressure canner, at 10 pounds pressure.

Yield: about 2 quarts
- Marika

Seasoned Ground Beef for Canning

4 pounds lean ground beef
1 1/2 cups chopped onions
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 cups tomato juice
1 1/2 cups beef broth
1 teaspoon seasoned salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper

Brown meat. Drain off excess fat. Add onions and garlic; cook slowly until onions are tender.
Add remaining ingredients and simmer 15 to 20 minutes or until hot throughout. Skim off excess fat, if necessary, before canning. Pack hot meat and suce into hot jars, leaving 1-inch headspace.
Adjust 2-piece caps. Process pints 1 hour 15 minutes, quarts 1 hour 30 minutes, at 10pounds pressure in a steam-pressure canner. Yield: about 5 pints or 2 quarts.
- Tamara

Red Radish Relish

6 C red radishes, trimmed to remove tips and stems
3 large stalks celery
2 medium red onions
3 3/4 tsp salt
1 1/2 C sugar
1 1/2 T mustard seed
2 tsp dill seed
1 tsp celery seed
1 C white wine vinegar
1/2 C white vinegar
4 T ground horseradish

Makes 6 pints

Put radishes, celery and onion in a food processor and chop coarsely. Mix with the remaining ingredients and let stand 3 hours. In a large pot, bring the mixture to a boil, then simmer for 10 minutes. Ladle into hot, sterilized jars. Seal and process in a boiling water bath for 20 minutes.
- June

Cocktail Okra

2 lb Fresh Tender Okra Pods
5 ea Hot Red/Green Peppers
5 ea Cloves Garlic, Peeled
1 qt Distilled Vinegar
1/2 c Water
6 tb Pickling Salt
1 tb Celery Seed
1 tb Mustard Seed

Wash Okra and pack into clean jars with screw tops. Into each jar put 1 red or green hot pepper and 1 clove garlic.
Bring remaining ingredients to a boil and pour over the okra, filling the jars to overflowing. Seal while hot and let age for 2 months before using. Makes 5 pints
- Diana the mod

Jardiniere

3 cups pearl onions
4 cups white vinegar
2 cups granulated sugar
1 tbsp pickling salt
1 tbsp celery seeds
1 tbsp mustard seeds
1 tsp peppercorns
3 bay leaves
1 lb. green beans, cut in 2 inch lenghts
2 zucchini, sliced
3 cups cauliflower florets
2 cups thickly sliced carrots

In saucepan of boiling water, blanch onions for 30 seconds. Immerse in cold water; drain and peel. In saucepan, bring vinegar, sugar, salt, celery and mustard seeds, peppercorns and bay leaves to boil; boil for 5 minutes. Add beans, zucchini, cauliflower, onions and carrots; retun to boil. Remove from heat. Discard bay leaves.
Spoon into prepared 2 cup canning jars, leaving 1 inch head space. Add hot liquid, leaving 1/2 inch headspace. Seal with prepared discs and bans. Process in boiling water canner for 10 minutes.
- Rhea

Carrot Jam

4 cups grated raw carrots
3 cups sugar
Juice and grated rind of 2 lemons
1/2 t4easpoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground all-spice
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Combine all ingredients. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer. Stirring constantly until thick. Pour into hot jars leave 1/4 in head space. Adjust caps. Process 10 minutes in boiling water bath. Yield 6 - 7 half pints
- Recipe comes from Ball Blue Book

Tiny Toms

2 quarts small green cherry tomatoes
2-1/2 cups cider vinegar
2 1/2 cups water
3 tablespoons salt
4 garlic cloves, flattened
4 teaspoons mustard seeds
4 fresh dill heads, trimmed
1 medium onion, sliced

Wash tomatoes; remove stems; set aside. In a medium saucepan, combine vinegar, water and salt. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low; cover. Place 1 garlic clove in 1 hot jar. Add 1 teaspoon mustard seeds and 1 dill head. Tightly pack one-fourth of tomatoes and one-fourth of onion slices in jar, leaving 1/2 inch headspace. Add hot vinegar mixture to cover. Fill and close remaining jars. Process in a boiling water bath for 10 minutes. Makes 4 pints.
- June

Italian Sausage Soup

1 - 2 lbs. Italian sausage
2 Cloves minced garlic
2 medium onions, chopped
1 lg. can crushed tomatoes
3 cans beef broth
1 1/2 C. red wine
1 T. basil leaves
1/2 tsp. oregano leaves
1 T. chopped parsley
2 unpeeled zucchini, sliced thin
1 cup small shell macaroni
1/2 Cup water
grated Parmesan cheese

Take covering off sausage and brown meat. Drain well and add all ingredients in large pot except zucchini and macaroni. Then put into your jars, if you have the zucchini frozen you can add when you open jar to eat and add the cheese on top when ready. Process quarts at 11 lbs. pressure for 90 min. pints for 75 min.

- Edie

Sweet and Sour Chicken

Chicken (deboned) enough for 3 quarts
1 (8oz) bottle of Russian Salad Dressing
1 envelope of Dry Onion Soup mix
1 cup water
1 (5oz) jar of apricot preserves

Arrange (tightly) chicken in hot jars. Combine dressing, water, soup mix, and preserves in sauce pan and on medium heat bring to a simmer. Pour sauce over jars making sure that all jars are filled evenly. If more liquid is neede use your chicken broth. Leave 1 inch head space and pressure can it on 10 pounds for 90 minutes for quarts or 75 min for pints.
- Tamara

Tutti-Frutti Jam Recipe

3 cups chopped pears (about 2 lbs)
1 large orange
3/4 cup drained crushed pineapple
1/4 cup chopped maraschino cherries (3 oz bottle)
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 pkg low sugar jam
3 and 1/4 cups sugar, divided

Peel, core and chop pears. Peel orange, remove seeds and chop. Combine all fruits and lemon juice in kettle. Stir in pectin with 1/4 cup sugar. Place on high heat and stirring constantly bring to full rolling boil that cannot be stirred down.
Add sugar, continue stirring, and heat again to full boil. Boil hard for exactly 1 minute. Remove from heat; skim. Fill and seal containers. Process 10 minutes in BWB. Makes 6 or 7 half pints.
- Cathy Plumb