Just canned first 14 pints of salsa for 2012 - [x-post from /r/canning]

Hamsterdam · 2012-05-24T16:01:48.441128+00:00

You need to have heat tolerant canning jars, canning lids and metal rings to hold the lids on during processing. A 12 pk of pint sized jars, lids and rings cost about $12. The jars and rings can be reused over and over again, the lids need to be replaced after each processing. They cost about $2 for 12. You can also buy reusable lids for about $1 each. You can often find jars at thrift stores and yard sales for very cheap since people don't can much these days.

The boiling water bath is the easiest, cheapest way to get into canning but it is only suitable for highly acidic foods. If you notice, this salsa recipe has added vinegar. That is very important to make it safe since it includes so many low acid vegetables. The peppers, garlic and onions are not acidic, if you didn't include the vinegar they would dilute the acidity of the tomatoes and make it more likely for botulism to grow. That's why another important requirement for canning is a recipe that has been scientifically tested and approved safe. The internet has a ton of stupid people giving stupid advice about canning. It's important to follow scientific information rather than someone who claims such and such is safe because their grand mother has done it that way for years.

Hamsterdam · 2012-05-24T14:47:08.485807+00:00

I don't cook fresh salsa, but this is canned salsa. Canning it makes it shelf stable for at least a year. This is the salsa I will be eating this winter when fresh tomatoes are long since out of season. Cooking them before canning helps to break up the cell structure. If you don't do it your final canned salsa will separate in the jar after processing. It will look like there is a layer of plasma floating on top of your salsa. Come check us out on /r/canning

Maxcactus · 2012-05-24T14:41:49.006413+00:00

Thanks for posting this recipe. I've got 15 okra plants growing right now. The variety is said to get 7 feet tall and be highly productive. That gives me about 2 months to figure out what I'm going to do with all of it.

Hamsterdam · 2012-05-24T14:21:47.134546+00:00

Next up I'm going to be making 4 pints of peach butter, 4 pints of peach jam, 4 pints of peach salsa, 2 pints praline syrup, 3 half pints Vadalia onion jelly and 4 pints Vadalia onion relish. If anyone want to make the salsa her eis the recipe I used. (I doubled it.)

http://i.imgur.com/sClig.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/sfXoL.jpg Here is the recipe.

ANNIE’S SALSA

8 cups tomatoes, peeled, chopped and drained 2 ½ cups chopped onion 1 ½ cups chopped green pepper 3 – 5 chopped jalapenos 6 cloves minced garlic 2 tsp cumin 2 tsp pepper 1/8 cup canning salt ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro 1/3 cup sugar 1/3 cup vinegar 16 oz. tomato sauce 16 oz tomato paste Mix all ingredients, bring to a boil, boil 10 minutes. Pour into hot jars, process in a boiling water bath for 15 minutes.

Makes 6 pints

Hamsterdam · 2012-05-24T14:12:36.272419+00:00

No, I use Annie's Salsa recipe. I am planning on making this Peach Salsa from the Ball book though.

Peach Salsa adapted from the Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving

½ c white vinegar

2½ lb peaches, about 8, yielding 6 c chopped

1¼ c chopped red onion

4 jalapeno peppers, finely chopped

1 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped

½ c loosely packed cilantro leaves

2 tbsp honey

1 clove garlic, finely chopped

1½ tsp ground cumin

½ tsp cayenne pepper

Prepare the canning jars and lids. I use 12 oz jars.

Prepare the peaches. Boil water in a large pot and place a second large pot, filled with ice water, in the sink. Pour the vinegar into a large, wide saucepan. When the water is boiling, place a few peaches at a time in the pot and remove them within about 30 seconds with a slotted spoon and put them into the ice water. Peel one peach at a time (the boiling water will cause the skin to slip off), pit it, chop it and place it in the vinegar, stirring to make sure that all surfaces have been covered.

Add all remaining ingredients and bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring constantly. Reduce the heat and boil gently, stirring frequently, until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat.

Ladle the salsa into the hot prepared canning jars, inserting a chopstick or other implement to remove excess air bubbles, taking care not to mash the peaches. Make sure the head space is ¾ inch for 12 oz jars and ½ inch for 8 oz jars after the air bubbles have been removed.

Process the jars in a water bath canner for 15 minutes (20 minutes if you use half-pint jars) after the water returns to a boil. Turn off heat, remove canner lid and let site for 5 minutes until removing to a counter to sit undisturbed until cool.

Makes 1 eight-ounce and 4 twelve-ounce jars, or 7-8 eight-ounce jars

Hamsterdam · 2012-05-24T13:32:27.826924+00:00

I've got 20lbs of peaches and 20 lbs of vidalia onions to work on next.

Haven · 2012-05-24T10:50:40.959087+00:00

Right now is the best time of year to stock up on condiments, hotdogs, ground beef, ribs, charcoal etc. Tomatoes, peaches and pears are also pretty cheap in my area now. I am canning up a storm. I just put up 15 pints of salsa and I'm considering doing another 15.

davidreiss666 · 2012-05-24T07:33:34.477789+00:00

I don't know if it is fair to compare percentages based on GNP. Also, I'm unconvinced that the amount of money spent is as important of a statistic as amount of money that actually reaches the classroom. Look at New Jersey for example, they have, I believe, one of if not the highest per student spending rate in the world. Now look at their literacy and math rates. There is a huge disconnect there. If the money is going to be diverted towards football fields, administrator retirement packages and other overhead it's not going to do any good to keep throwing more cash at the problem.

I am pretty liberal but it absolutely drives me insane how other liberal refuse to see what a money pit the public education system gas become in this country. It also drives me crazy that parents who are dedicated to their child's education but happen to be poor have no options. Having your child trying to succeed in an environment where the teachers, other students and other parents have checked out can be incredibly frustrating. I think the conservatives have a point about vouchers. We need to open the system up to competition and parental choice. Continuing along this path is just not working. Funding the system more is just bloating the bureaucracy and lining the pockets of the administrators.

I think voucher program should be thought of in a similar way as the student loan program. If you were a college student, how would you feel if students could only use your Federal student loans at specific schools in your home town? Do you think the schools would improve if they knew they had a guaranteed, captive supply of students? I don't think so, they would probably say well we have X number of students predicted to come in the next 15 years, that means Y revenue guaranteed, why don't we all give ourselves raises and build a football stadium.

Vouchers would give parents the freedom to decide what school they want to send their kids. If you free up the money, new schools will be built based on interest. If they don't function well, if they don't meet state standards they could have their ability to accept vouchers stopped. In my perfect world parents would have vouchers to send their children to schools that specialize in whatever interest the child has. There could be math and science schools that put an emphasis on the hard sciences, athletic focused schools, performing art schools, boarding schools, a school that is focused on helping autistic kids, a school for kids who need psychological help due to rape, incest etc. etc etc. As it is, the school system is too large and too bloated to meet the specialized needs of students. If we are going to put more money into the system I want a complete change of how things are run.

davidreiss666 · 2012-05-24T05:29:34.833981+00:00

The thing with Switzerland though is that they don't spend nearly as much as the US on defense. They are basically free to invest highly in education because the US is keeping them safe.

I thought this was interesting, from the comments under "Sources" at your link.

This information appears to come from the CIA World Fact Book which includes data from different years, some up to ten (10) years old. Several progressive Latin American governments have dramatically increased their educational budgets during the last decade therefore comparisons are inaccurate and not dependable. The year of each country's information should be included for this information to have "some" use. Thanks.

davidreiss666 · 2012-05-23T21:17:01.548004+00:00

What country funds their public schools more than the US?

modelthrowaway · 2012-05-23T17:32:38.318715+00:00

Well the advertising must be pretty effective on the group it's targeted towards. Everyone involved in these sorts of ads seem to be rolling in money.

alllie · 1 day

I don't disagree but Conservative will make the reasonable argument that it was the government's involvement in student loans that raised the price for college. I would argue that removing bankruptcy protection contributed to the problem as well. A lot of risky loans going to people who are not cut out for college. Colleges lowering standards to get the cash without a care in the world about the student.

whytofuwhy · 1 day

Good Eats did a show on tofu with some unique ideas. I made the Mooless Chocolate pie and it was amazing. I took it to work once and everyone loved it, no one even noticed the tofu even though it had a whole brick. I also made the Cesar salad dressing and fried tofu, they were both great.

Good Eats S3E12P1: Tofu World

Good Eats S3E12P2: Tofu World

Chia seed is a great source of protein.

agileaxe99 · 1 day

http://allrecipes.com/personalrecipe/63021052/southern-barbecue-sauce/detail.aspx

Prep Time: 10 min Cook Time: 30 min Ready In: 40 min

Servings
10

Original Recipe Yield 1 quart

Ingredients

1/4 c. butter
1-3/4 c. ketchup
1/4 c. turbinado sugar
1/4 c. mustard
1/4 c. white vinegar
2 tbsp. hot sauce
2 tbsp. Worcestershire
1 tbsp. liquid smoke
1/2 lemon juiced
3 cloves of garlic diced
1 tsp. black pepper
1/2 tsp. dried ground chipotle pepper

Directions

Combine all ingredients in medium sauce pan and bring to a simmer. Simmer for 25 to 30 minutes.

danger_mcboom · 1 day

I would like to ban people being interviewed from starting off their response with "That's a really good question."

orobljoe · 1 day

Most animals, including humans have parasites. You or someone you know most likely has hook worms, pin worms, flat worms, mites or some other parasite. About 11% of people in the US have Toxoplasma gondii which is a parasite passed through cat feces. If an animal has parasites that doesn't make it inedible, you just have to cook it well. The problem with eating city pigeons is their high lead content. It's the same reason that it can be dangerous to plant a vegetable garden in a big city.

AdamantEve · 1 day

I love her recipes, but she seems so randomly strange. It is unnerving how she sometime uses her hand to push ingredients into the machine* while it's on the base an plugged in.* I can't pinpoint exactly what it is about her, but it has something to do with her slicing cucumbers with a tiny cheese cleaver.

orobljoe · 1 day

Would you eat wild salmon? It likely has as many parasites as pigeon. People have gone into anaphylactic shock due to consuming herring worm parasites found in wild caught salmon. That's why we cook food, to make it safe. Pigeons process city waste and are a source of nearly limitless guilt free protein. A lot of what seems normal vs disgusting when it comes to food is based on culture, just think of it as squab.

AaronAce · 1 day

Use it to start a business or develop a skill that will earn you a well paying job. Take lessons to learn another language, photography, learn web design skills, etc. Another idea is to use the money as capital to start a business. Go to flea markets, thrift stores and yard sales, find items to sell on ebay. Start a tutoring service, you can probably undercut all of your competition. Use the money to learn a crafty skill like jewelry making, metal working, wreath making, knitting etc and sell your products on etsy.

Fojar · 1 day

People tend laugh at what they're unaccustomed to, the unfamiliar makes them nervous. If you want to educate people, rather than simply shocking them, next time include a picture of your prepared meal. Rather than just showing the ingredients and expecting your audience to put the pieces together show them the before and after. Also, you might want to name the ingredients you are picturing in the title.

shallah · 1 day

The problem is poverty and education. The US doesn't want or need any more poor people who don't have an education, regardless of the color of their skin. The fact that there are many racist who are against immigration doesn't mean that there aren't valid arguments to limit the number.

alllie · 1 day

The US is subsidizing the security of our allies and have been for some time now. Do you think Europe would have been able to rebuild after WWI & II if it wasn't for the US investing in defense?

alllie · 1 day

Higher spending on education doesn't necessarily improve education. Generally it just ends up buying administrators new BWMs, boats and cushier retirement packages. Teachers don't see the money nor do kids see any results. Take New Jersey for example, they have some of the highest funded public schools but overall but only see marginally better results on NAEP exams. At one point around a billion dollars mysteriously vanished from the school system. More money generally just means more corruption.

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