Massive Food Preservation Weekend!
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- čas přidán 24. 08. 2023
- Hey Friend, We are preserving a ton of food in todays video. August is the peak of Food Preservation and the garden just keeps on giving. I've been preserving everyday as a part of the #everybitcountschallenge and this is my biggest haul yet. Today we are canning 3 bushels of apples into applesauce, making tomato sauce, making and freezing salted caramel pear butter, pear sauce and sweet corn, freeze drying peppers for pepper salt, herbs and more!
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Kelsey
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Lady, you are killing it! Two small children, a massive garden, and all the preserving you do… You should be so proud of yourself!
Aw thank you! I’m so grateful ❤️❤️❤️
Apple pie filling is awesome too!
Why don't you share your skills and produce with the other woman around and do it as a group...you won't have to stress so much.
You can use a Pyrex measuring cup to dip into the pan/roaster then pour into the jars - easier than a ladle ! 😉
You work so hard!!!! Invest in a Victorio Food Strainer for making your applesauce/pear sauce/tomato sauce. You will never regret it. I can over 100 quarts of sauce a year and will never be without my Victorio! A canning Mama needs all the help she can get:)
That is an amazing effort under normal circumstances, but with two small kids who are sick it’s next level!! I hope you’re all on the mend now!
Thank you so much! The house is healthy ❤️
It’s amazing how I pick berries, & the honey bees just flip from another berry. We seem to all get along, sharing the blessings…😊 First time here, first time seeing your videos. I hope you and the children are on the mend. You should see my kitchen! I’ve been living with pots and pans, pressure canners on stoves or hot plates. Jars, lids, rings, Ball preserving books all over dining room table…ya…I flowed right out to dining room table! Lol…I got so tired of putting things away, only to take it back out. So, it stays out. I’m busy too!! Vegetables all over dining room table waiting for me to preserve. I actually love it! It’s a busy, messy FUN time for me. And even though your tired, I bet you still enjoy the process…great video. I’m happy I found you. 😄Connie from Michigan
A couple of things that I remember about processing corn. It has to be processed quickly. We always shuck immediately, and put directly in an ice chest full of iced water. The sugars in corn do not hold up for long, not even on the stalk.
I think this is exactly what happened! Now I know, thank you!
I learned that this year. I decided to can corn for the first time this year after watching a YT video showing that it could be raw-packed. Plus finding it on sale for $.12/ear, I knew I had to try . Good thing there weren't very many decent-looking ears left. Anyway, I got 12 ears ( on Thursday) and tossed them in the kitchen since I planned on canning them on Saturday. LATE Saturday night (I'm a night owl)) I shucked, washed and cut the kernels off. Fortunately, I decided to taste it. OMG! It was sour! . Another store had it on sale for $.20/ear the other day and I prepped (and tasted)) and processed it that day. Delicious! Thanks for explaining what happened the first time.
Awwww Momma. So have been there. It’s a season that will pass and you will have all of your treasures put away and you can rest with the Little’s. Big hugs. You got this. Hugs to the sick Little’s. Hope it passes quick.
Yes, thank you for this encouragement! They are both on the mend now and sleeping! 🤍🤍🤍
We prepare our corn using a bunt pan to cut it and electric knife, and never had much luck canning it always freeze it raw and butter and season when using it
Can you believe I don’t own a Bundt pan?! 😂 next antiquing trip I’m hunting one down!
Wow. You get the gold star for today. Doing all thar you did while sleep deprived and kiddos that don't feel well. I have the same chopper and love it. Ohio has been getting slammed with the storms too. Crazy year. Keep going mama.
Thank you so much! That chopper is such a time saver! ❤️❤️❤️
I hear you on sleeping with a toddler 🥴 I have 3 (4.5yo and twin almost 3yo) that jump into bed with me every night 🫠🫠🫠 it's rough. You don't look nearly as tired as you feel, ❤
Thank you for your candidness and sharing your Homestead life 💕
Kelsey I put a couple of drops of dish soap in old Mayo lids then add apple cider vinegar. I place them near the fruit/tomatoes on my counters…..takes care of the fruit flies.
Thought you did pretty awesome with 2 small kids who were sick at that. I leaned my phone down n applauded at all your finished work. And the 'praise the Lord' somewhere there makes so much sense. Lots of appreciations, love, best wishes.
I use that exact hot plate! It’s been a lifesaver for me freeing up my stovetop
I agree with other's comments. Harvest your corn on a day you know you can immediately process. Havest, husk, freeze in one day. We love Gotta Have It.
GREAT JOB DOLL!!!!!! WHOOOOO HOOOO you've got corn! LOL Lovely haul
Wow, you really out did yourself. Wow I know you’re gonna be tired. I was tired when I did 180 pounds of pears, pear butter, and saved all the scraps for pear jelly so I suggest save all your apple scraps all the scraps to make some jelly out of apple 🍎
Thanks for the lovely video. I watched it on my laptop while I prepped a canner full of sliced peaches. Kept me company and motived. :)
WOW Kelsey! Just WOW! Such a beautiful blessing, :)
Blessings...♥
Thank you friend ❤️❤️❤️
Lisa from Farmhouse on Boone just shared in a video that she freeze dried tomatoes to use like a substitute for tomato paste. I don't know exactly that will work, but thought I would share. 😊
You can freeze dry the celery leaves and make celery salt with them.
Ohhh I should do that with the next batch! Thanks 😊
@seedandsparrowhomestead yes I wish I had a freezer dryer. I love celery.I put it in everything.
You have no idea how happy I was to hear you mention how tired you are of FRUIT FLIES!!! I just found you and was watching several videos the other day and I can’t remember which video (maybe this one?) you mentioned you are sooo so tired of fruit flies. Let me tell you!! I am brand new on the scene here- my 2nd garden ever. And I was feeling like I was failing because I’m struggling to keep up before the darn fruit flies take over!! Ugh! Melons, tomatoes, squash, all the good sweet smells and they are crazy!! I think I got a handle on things this morning, in time to go back out for a huge harvest! 😂 Just wanted to express my gratitude in knowing you are honest enough with us to say you had them also. Thank you!!
I dont know if I ever had the energy to do what you do! In my next life, I want to be someone like you! You are SO impressive to me. For real. You're definitely inspiring me to take care of my little projects. Keep it the GOOD life, Mama! You'll look back on these days and smile. I promise. ❤
Pick corn and process right away. The corn needs to be labeled sweet. The sweetness comes from the variety. Love your videos, thanks for sharing.
Im sorry your little ones were. Im far from little and hate having a stopped up/runny nose. Prayers that they recover quickly and the "bug" misses you and your husband.
WOW! You have had great success with your garden. "Survival of the fittest" should be a new type of gardening 😊 You got a lot done in spite of the challenges. I hope you know how awesome you are. If not, well, you're AWESOME!
What a beautiful table of preserved food! You are doing an amazing job and I pray the household is healthy once again. Have a wonderful weekend.
PS the salted pear butter sounds delightful.
I bless you for peeling all those apples. I wash mine and remove the stem. Cut them in half and cook in my 22 qt roaster.I put them through my food mill. Will never peel them for sauce again. It saves so much time and energy.
What a garden haul! You definitely have all hands full w/sick kids, too. I grew some banana peppers. I plan to slice in rings and pickle them. It's good on pizza! My cousin got me hooked on that. I didn't want to go buy a jar at the Kroger. My peppers are ripe, and should be good for 12 pint jars in all - maybe.
I know you are feeling overwhelmed! Tis the season! Keep showing what you do. Many don't know what it takes to buy a bag of apples at the grocery store.. ❤
Thank you! I watched while eating breakfast/cooking lunch for my family and baking rye sourdough for the first time. I don’t have anyone who cooks from scratch or preserves food so watching videos is great inspiration and company. Thank you! 😊
Peaches and cream sweet corn is my favorite, so yummy!
Awesome job on all the produce put away! I’m watching these in order to get ready for this year’s garden season, and harvest, and you’re inspirational!
As to what happened to your sweet corn - I suspect I know. You said earlier in the video that the corn had been harvested a couple days before and sat in a bucket in the house. Sweet corn needs to be processed as soon as possible after harvest - the sugars in the corn begin to turn to starches immediately upon being picked. The quicker you get it processed, the sweeter it will be - if you wait too long, all the sugar will have turned to starch, and it will be bland and tasteless. Hope this helps!
Wow! That’s a lot of canning! ❤ And I love the Joel Salatin quote at the end, so true!
Go Kelsey, go Kelsey...go Kelsey....
I know its exhausting, but, you have worked very hard for this harvest. You got this!
Oh thank you so much! Blessings 🤍🤍🤍
We always added sugar, salt, pepper and butter to corn when fresh or opened from home canned. I prefer freezing corn vs. pressure canning btw. I also prefer freezing peas over canning them. Montage is good sweet corn seed also.
You are a SUPERMOM and HOMEMAKER, great job!
I think I prefer freezing as well! Thank you so very much!
You are so amazing with all that you do. I was wondering if you've ever made corncob jelly? I used to make it when my son was little like your son. My son called it Honey jelly. It's amazing. Beautiful pale gold in color.
Thank you! Oh I have! I actually still have 6 jars in my pantry from last year. It is quite tasty, I just don't love that its basically all sugar. Beautiful color!
Your spirit makes my heart smile!!! Keep up all the things! You're rocking it like a rockstar!
Aw thank you! I appreciate the encouragement ❤️
Hope the kiddos feel better soon, and that the adults don’t get it next.
6:32 I’ve been thinking it would be nice to pickle some jars of peppers (I’ll add onions to mine) to use for Mississippi pot roast instead of pepperoncini.
Regarding the corn, I am not an expert by any means, but I believe corn likes consistent watering, and is also a heavy feeder.
As you were talking about what to do with the pear butter I started thinking about a crisp of some sort which led me to the idea of pear butter, yogurt & granola parfaits. Sounds so good. =)
What a busy & productive few days. Nice work. 👍🏻
Awesome video - so sorry you have had ill challenges but look what you got done - massive future food! I love this video, this challenge and the fact that people like you are producing encouragement for others to learn, grow, and enjoy preserving. THANK YOU! You certainly provide inspiration.
Aw thank you so much! I appreciate your kind words so much! Blessings
I made that salted caramel pear butter with pears we picked from my in laws. We got almost 4 bushels and we have to go back this weekend to pick the rest. They are from one giant tree!
I ended up throwing the pears in the food processor and then cooking them. It was a lot faster that way.
So we take our corn as soon as we get it home and throw it in garbage bags while its still in its husks and throw it in thw freezer. It lasts all winter long and it tastes just as fresh on the last day as it does on the first day. Like we just picked it. Of course close the bag up. Thats how we do it. We dont shuck it ot blanch it or anything.
Sweet corn needs to be dealt with quickly after harvest…same day. Also a suggestion as an alternative to you corn cutting set up….very similar. Use a Bundt pan…..that way your riser is fixed. God bless you as you diligently work to feed your family delicious, nutritious food from your garden.
I was also going to tell you corn is a super heavy feeder. We put down about an inch of chicken barn cleaning (we don’t compost it but try 2-3 weeks before planting. Then we add a couple of inches of our compost. But that long bed produces wonderful corn and now it has black beans and zipper peas that are ready to harvest. We have not fertilized in between crops. Also…corn you want to preserve is best planted as early as possible to avoid pest pressure. Just so you know….I am in central georgia…8a
When I start to notice fruit flies around bananas especially, I take a mason jar, squirt a couple drops of dish soap, about 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar, and 1/2 cup of water. mix it together. Take a paper towel or any paper, create a cone with a small opening, and place the opening part of the cone in the jar, making sure it doesn't touch the liquid mixture. Place it near the fruit or veggies. It takes a bit, but eventually, you'll see them get trapped.
What a day, or two, you have had! It has been a busy month of preserving. So grateful. I am intriqued with the pepper salt idea. We have no freeze dryer, but maybe dehydrating would work? The book is fabulous! I have really enjoyed reading it and using it. Great recommendation. Thanks...hope you are rested now.
Thank you for showing your detours! Sometimes the unexpected delays are sooo frustrating
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Oh i feel it ! 2 of my children were very sick and for 1 week straight i got little to no sleep as i was constantly checking their temperature through the night! Mind you my husband got plenty😅 well he was working so he had to get his sleep 😊
I would've liked to see the countertops with what is left to do. Awesome job, especially with little to no sleep.
East Tennessee here and our rain and temps have been nuts too. I have tomatoes with cracks and they are taking forever to ripen where it was cooler than normal, then it gets hot and cools off again. It's made growing things odd for sure.
Your son really is super cute! I grew corn for the first time this year too! I used peaches and cream, and it was not super sweet, but good enough! How about canning with a little sugar in the water?
Thanks for the video 👍 Hope the kiddos are feeling better ❤️
I love seeing your harvest and preserving
You have given me a burst of energy!
My mom made red hot apple sauce. Just add a box of red hot candy or some red hot jolly rancher candy that was crushed up….turns a pretty pink color 😍
Great job and thank you for sharing 😊
Hi Kelsey, I am new to your channel. I’ve been canning for the last several days with your videos playing in the background. Thank you for keeping me company and keeping me motivated! As for the corn, if you harvest too late, the sugars begin to convert to starch. Also once harvested this process continues.
I’m honored to keep you company ❤️ thank YOU for watching! I so appreciate it. Blessings
I’ve only grown Kandy Korn here in Northern Michigan. It’s always sweet. We freeze it, we don’t can it.
Great job Kelsey.
It’s so sweet watching your kiddos help you!
Yes that strainer you used for your tomatoes if you use it for your apples you don't have to peel or core again..
Have you tried canning apple pie filling? It was a favorite of mine when we had an orchard.
You are an inspiration! We have loved our freeze dryer and would love to learn more from you about it.
Wow! I have to water every day sometimes 2 times. Triple digits constantly here in Texas
You are a true rock star Kelsey. Great job. I love preserving food for the winter, it’s my favourite thing to do. Great score on the apples. Living up north, growing apples is not easy but I still hope I can get a few since our trees didnt produce a lot this year cause of the drought . Anyways great video, 🌷🇨🇦
Thanks so much!! Blessings friend
Thanks for the share today! I saw that hummingbird at the start 😊The hummingbirds love the Zinnias. I have pictures of them standing on the flower leaves. I know you’re busy but you’d delight in a hummingbird feeder too! Fresh sugar water every 3 days or so (4 to 1 water to sugar) and you’ll be sooo excited. They also love my loofa flowers and sitting on my tomato cages. So much fun.
Wow Rockstar. What a great haul.
Love this video so much! Thank you for the inspiration.
Thank you ☺️ ❤️❤️❤️
Hi, Kelsey. Thank you so much for your videos. You have inspired me to attempt some preserving of some foods that we have in season here. Thank you for all the work that you do. 😊
You are absolutely amazing ❤️❤️❤️‼️‼️‼️
If you wash your apples first save the peelings. I put them in the instant Pot and make apple juice from them. You can also make your own pectin from them.
If you like super sweet corn try peaches and cream corn seeds. The corn is white and yellow cobs. But so sweet.
Such a great video and you have the cutest little helpers.
Thank you so much ☺️
You are a preservation rock star. Im so impressed… How did you film with no sleep and sick kids. God bless you. I have heard that you should eat corn as soon as it is picked. Something about the sugars deteriorating after being picked.
Thank you so much! I think this is exactly what happened with the corn! Now I know!
Wow. Just wow.
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You hit 30,000 subscribers!!! Congrats!!!
Fantastic job👏❤️😁
Thank you! ❤️
You can add pear sauce to apple sauce as a sweetener. Pear sauce needs no sugar to prepare.
Need every body to know to safe .thanks sharing .
I recommend watching Waarbutg ‘s video on brining corn and harvesting a lot of good old info
Love this video! 💚💚💚
Thank you, I’m so glad you enjoyed ❤️❤️❤️
Preserve it as soon as you pick it to get sweeter corn and don’t let them sit on the stalk too long.
You have done an awesome job. It would be nice when you are knee-deep in processing all the fruit &vegetables if you could get a family member, friend, or sitter to come and take the children or even stay and just entertain for a couple of hours. It would be a great mental break.
The end is near. Keep your chin up.
Oh if only! Mental break is a good way to put it, I love working with my babies and involving them but sometimes my brain could use some quiet to focus on just one thing. I've gotten pretty good at keeping open and using approximately 32 "tabs" in my brain at once lol. Very seldom are my kids not with me. My husband does try to either take the kids when he is able and I'm still working or help me get the job done quicker :)
Great job 😊
Thanks! 😊
Be proud of what you get out of your garden
I’m so thankful!
It's official...you wore me out! Great job!!!!!!
LOL thank you ❤️
Well done Kelsey.
Thank you friend ❤️
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Honey you did awesome. I can’t figure out why anyone has split tomato’s all I know is my Mom &Sister and I never had any split must be brand or high heat you get. But keep trying.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️❤️💜🥰🤗
Great video I’m gonna make the pepper salt!
Hope you enjoy! Thank you ❤️
Heya. I love seeing your due dilligence with the blessings you are given! I was wondering if you could send me some of the apple seeds. Hugs from Esquimalt
I grow Silver queen corn. Hard to find but it is a whitish kernel and super sweet❤ I'm in Southern WV zone 6b
Just got my new pressure canner from tFal. Double stacker. But have to learn how to use it. Lol. Way different than my older one. Did. Mixed broth. Chicken. And beans. Yesterday. Want to do red sauce today. We will see
Try bodacious corn grow it every year at 6500 ft elevation in the Rocky Mountains and get 2 ears per stalk and it is always sweet!
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You have done so much. Well done you. I place my apples skins cores and all in my roaster. When soft, I put them through my mill which removes skins and cores. Lovely apple sauce is the result. I was tired too watching you prep your apples. Hope you get some well deserved sleep!
Thank you so much!
Pear butter on potato (or zucchini ) pancakes !!
I can't believe how much you get done in a day with 2 children. Great job! I found that freezing corn is better. The long pressure cooking is too long for it's size. I planted corn too bad year, small as well. We've had lots of rain as well. Nancy from nebraska
Thank you Nancy!
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I always planted Illini extra sweet corn, very good. Corn should be processed the day it is picked for best results
Definitely messed up and waited to harvest and to process! Thank you!
You are doing great, I wanted to jump through your camera and tell you to go sit down I got this. 😊 but that’s a mothers love keep on swimming lol 😂
Awww thank you! Sounds just like my mama ❤️ blessings!
We do Peaches and CREAM it is sweet
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