Saturday, July 20, 2013

2013 Canning & Freezing List


Well, canning season is officially underway. I will try to post the things we preserve out of our garden, with maybe the other stuff we put up with a note of where the produce came from.  We'll see.

Canned Green Beans (July 20 - ??) - 35 quarts
Frozen Green Beans - 6 quarts
Pickled Peppers (July 29) - 5 pints
Sun Dills (July 29-??) - 6 Gallons
Canned Carrots (August 6) - 21 quarts
Frozen Carrots (August 6) - 4 quarts
Shredded carrots (August 6) - 3 quarts
Peaches (August 7) - 42 quarts
Pickled beets (August 8) - 1 gallon
Frozen Sweet Corn (August 19) - 32 quarts
Blueberries (August 20) - 40 quarts
Spaghetti Sauce (September 3-October 3) - 84 quarts
Pear Sauce (September 12) - 28 quarts
Apple Sauce (September 24) - 56 quarts
Pear Jam (September 30-October 8) - 4 quarts, 18 pints.
Tomatoes (October 1-4) - 42 quarts
Sliced Apples (for pies) - 7 quarts
Pears (October 4-??) - 42 quarts


Running Tally: 7 gallons, 446 quarts, 23 pints


Purchased:
2 bushel of peaches (we ate 1/2 bushel fresh, too) - $32.00
40 pounds of blueberries picked (2 pies, fresh berries and blueberry pancakes) - $70.00
40 pounds of blueberries picked - $40.00
2 bushel canner tomatoes - $24.00
2 1/2 bushel canner tomatoes - $42.50