Monday, September 21, 2015

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. 




7 comments:

Julia said...

A CAN-tastic DAY indeed... I've never canned stew before but my mother used to can meat. I think it's fantastic to have canned stew on hand. It will come in handy when you need a hot meal in a hurry for those cooler days ahead... You have quite a large production going on here.

I hope that you have a fantastic day too.
Hugs,
JB

Momza said...

Wow! Your TALENTS will feed many for months!

Debby@Just Breathe said...

I'm so impressed and those recipes sound yummy!

Barb said...

You are amazing!! I want to can beef stew, now I have the recipe, thank you!! I can just imagine how wonderful your kitchen must have smelled!!

Valerie said...

That's a lot of work! How great that you get to all enjoy your hard work for a long time to come. I don't can at all so I don't have that privilege. :)

Deb J. in Utah said...

Wow looks delicious! hanks for sharing your recipes. Someday, I want to learn to do this. Have a great weekend.

Just Mags said...

Where do you find the time to make all the yummy things that you do. Hard work but well worth all you put into it. I have not canned anything in years. Enjoy all that good food this winter. Hugs