Sunday, October 12, 2014

12 October 2014

Frozen Applesauce for Ryan

6-7# (Mom's big stockpot full of whole apples) Haralson apples yielded 6 pints unsweetened applesauce.


More frozen applesauce for Ryan

6# 10oz (Mom's big stockpot full) Haralson apples yielded 6 pints unsweetened applesauce.

And more frozen applesauce for Ryan.

6# 10oz apples (1# 3oz are Mom's Haralsons; the rest are from Luanne) yielded 6 pints unsweetened applesauce. This batch is slightly sweeter than the previous two.

We did end up with two cereal bowls full (total) that we ate. And actually, it's more for the niblings than for Ryan.



Tuesday, October 7, 2014

28 September 2014

Salsa Verde


6# tomatillos  ($6)
16.5oz onion ($2)
7.5oz banana peppers (5) ($1)
7.5oz hot bell pepper (6) ($1)
1 head garlic (5 large cloves) ($1)
10g cilantro ($0.96)
3tsp cumin
1 1/2tsp salt ($0.03)
1 1/2tsp red pepper flakes
1c apple cider vinegar
1c red wine vinegar ($1.76)
1c vinegar
3/4c lime juice


Yielded 9 pints. The reason for the vinegar variety is the obvious one--that's pretty much all we had!


Shirley Sauce for Ryan (#1)
5 1/2# tomatoes
1oz jalapenos (3)
3oz Big Bomb pepper (2)
15oz onion
2c sugar
2c red wine vinegar
2T pickling salt


Yielded 5 pints + 1/2 pint (combined with batch #2)


Shirley Sauce for Ryan (#2)
5 1/2# tomatoes
1oz jalapenos (2)
1/2oz small orange hot pepper (1)
1.6oz Big Bomb pepper (1)
2c sugar
2c red wine vinegar
2T pickling salt


Yielded 5 pints + 1/2 pint (combined with batch #1)


Shirley Sauce for Ryan (#3, combined with #4 before processing)
5 1/2# tomatoes
1oz jalapenos (2)
1/2oz small orange hot pepper (1)
14 1/2oz onion (half of a ginormous onion from Berry Acres)
2c red wine vinegar
2c sugar
2T pickling salt


Shirley Sauce for Ryan (#4, combined with #3 before processing)
5 1/4# tomatoes
14oz onion (the other half of the ginormous one from batch #3)
0.6oz small hot orange pepper (1)
1oz jalapenos (2)
2c red wine vinegar
2c sugar
2T pickling salt


Batches 3&4 yielded 11 pints.


Shirley Sauce for Ryan (#5)


5# 10oz tomatoes
1 1/2oz jalapenos (3)
1/2oz small orange hot pepper (1)
1# 4oz onion (2)
2c sugar
2c red wine vinegar
2T pickling salt



Yielded 6 pints.