CAN-tastic DAY

Today was a day to use up the rest of the garden produce. 

I canned Beef Stew

Beef Stew

5# red potatoes, diced

5# carrots, diced

5# corn (I used frozen corn)

V-8 Juice original (it took about four large bottles)

Season the stew meat with Lawrys season salt, garlic salt and pepper, add a little flour and toss in the stew meat.  

Stuff quart jars with stew mixture. Pour in V-8 juice to within an inch of the rim. 

Process in pressure canner for 90 minutes at 15 pounds of pressure. 

Yields about 26 quarts. 

Then I made my Grandmother Fullmer's recipe for Chili Sauce. 

The smells in the house reminded me of my grandma and my mother as they would make this every year. 

I thought about them all day. 

It was a good day. 

Grandma's Chili Sauce

8 quarts ripe tomatoes, skinned

3 C onions , chopped fine

3 C green peppers, chopped fine

1 C apple cider vinegar

3 C sugar 

In a spice bag:

1 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp cloves

2 tsp nutmeg

1 tsp ginger

6 Tbsp salt

Put the spice bag in the tomato mixture and simmer for 3 hours until thickened. 

Pour into 1/2 pints jars. Process in water bath canner for 10 minutes. 

Yield about 25 1/2 pints.