Photo: Great grandparents at their farm in Blandinsville, IL, with five of their six children .. my grandpa was yet a twinkle in grandma's eye. Stable boy and governess also pictured. Hodges farm, circa 1903-4

Sunday, January 01, 2012

2011 Home Preserving (for my record .. ignore post)

  • December - 10 pints canned beef stock, 5 quarts canned pinto beans
  • November - 6 pints turkey meat in stock (frozen), 6 quarts turkey stock (frozen), 4 pints pizza sauce (frozen)
  • October - 1 quart frozen raspberries, 1 pint frozen tomato sauce, 9 pints canned beef stock, 7 pints Boston baked beans, 7 pints Italian tomato sauce, 4 quarts tomato juice, 8 pints applesauce, 4 half pints raspberry cordial, 4 quarts roasted roma tomatoes with roasted garlic, 4 pints bbq sauce
  • September - 6 quarts canned corn, 8 pints hamburger dill pickles, 6 (additional) pints bread and butter pickles, 15 pints Mexican stewed tomatoes, 13 quarts Italian stewed tomatoes, 7 pints chili (no beans), 12 pints sauerkraut,14 quarts canned tomatoes in juice, 15 quarts canned peaches,9 pints canned corn, 20 pints frozen corn
  • August - 4 med. size and 3 small peach pie fillings frozen, 12 half-pints spiced peach butter, 24 ears frozen sweet corn, 10 lbs sauerkraut, 18 pints fresh pack canned dill pickles, 4 pints bread and butter pickles, 1 gallon refrigerator dill pickles, 4 pints canned chick peas, 6 quarts frozen green beans, 3 quarts raspberries frozen, dried herbs (marjoram ,dill weed, thyme, mint, oregano, parsley, edible flowers),13 quarts green beans, 7 half pints raspberry freezer jam, 4 half pints cherry jam, 4 pints dilly beans, 16 pints pinto beans, 6 quarts pinto beans, 2 quarts frozen broccoli, 1 quart frozen kale, 3 pints canned rhubarb
  • July - 10 half pints strawberry freezer jam, 10 quarts chicken stock, 3 cups chicken meat packed in broth, , 1 gallon frozen strawberries, 6 quarts frozen broccoli, frozen chopped kale, 2 quarts raspberries for jam, and 1 quart sour cherries to marinate
  • March - 17 pints Boston baked beans
  • February - 16 freezer waffles
  • January - 15 freezer waffles, 7 pints red beans, 7 pints beef chili, 6 quarts frozen turkey stock, 3 lbs frozen sliced turkey, 4 pints frozen turkey meat in stock, 4 pints leftover turkey by-products frozen for making dog food

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