What about canning, storing, saving up food grown during summer: What are best options?
Note: The posts are read from top to bottom.
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minnemom:
Q13 My mom canned everything but I'm afraid of the pressure cooker :-0 so I freeze produce. #foodchat
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ComfyPaws:
Q13 learn to can! contact local ext. office if no friends or family to teach you #foodchat
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minnemom:
Q13 Only problem with freezing is that it takes a lot of freezer space. :-) #foodchat
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FairFoodFight:
Q13: Freeze tomatoes whole. When ready to use, let them thaw a bit, and the skin slips right off. Nifty as heck. #foodchat
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kubileya:
Q13 Drying & freezing are easiest methods. Lacto-fermenting is easy & can be done in small batches. #foodchat
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RinckerLaw:
Q13: Canning foods is a lost art - wish I had something to add here. My grandma would always can can food from the garden. #foodchat
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ComfyPaws:
Q13 all those green beans, taters, tomatoes, pumpkin etc from last yr takes up no freezer space - and the jars are pretty #foodchat
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minnemom:
Q13 I just wish I could get potatoes and onions to last through the winter. #foodchat
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kubileya:
Q13 Canning is a little more involved (need special equip, etc.) but very rewarding #foodchat
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ComfyPaws:
Q13 jar storing is easy - had a cupboard built in laundry room. Know some folks with canned goods under their beds! #foodchat
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cowartandmore:
Q13 Good question! The oranges off our tree are going soft. Can't use them all up before they go bad. :( #foodchat
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Zmander:
Q13 I wish I would can~I remember my mother canning~I just toss whole tomatoes in the freezer :( #foodchat
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foodchat: Q13. Via @TruffleMedia What about canning, storing, saving up food grown during summer=> what are best options? #foodchat
KyFarmersMatter: Q13 Can, freeze, & dry. I'm still eating last years tomato juice, green beans, & corn! #foodchat
FairFoodFight: Q13: Freeze tomatoes whole. When ready to use, let them thaw a bit, and the skin slips right off. Nifty as heck. #foodchat
SlowMoneyFarm: Q13 freeze, can & dry foods - dried = "instant" meals; depends on item #foodchat
RinckerLaw: Q13: Canning foods is a lost art - wish I had something to add here. My grandma would always can can food from the garden. #foodchat
nikharron: RT @FairFoodFight: Q13: Freeze tomatoes whole. When ready 2 use, let them thaw a bit, & the skin slips rt off. Nifty as heck. #foodchat
getinthegarden: Q13 I pressure can, water bath can and freeze. Depends on the produce. #foodchat
JPlovesCOTTON: Q13 my brother puts up LOTS of of stuff and I'm big into freezing #foodchat
shadysidefarm: Q13 #foodchat Pressure can most fruits, freeze veggies. Love eating from my garden all year. #foodchat
cowartandmore: Q13 Good question! The oranges off our tree are going soft. Can't use them all up before they go bad. :( #foodchat
smallbits: RT @FairFoodFight: Q13: Freeze tomatoes whole. When ready to use, let them thaw a bit, and the skin slips right off. Nifty as heck. #foodchat