I had a slight beet related injury - and stained hands. Totally worth it.
Yesterday I canned beets. It was terrific. The only downside is that everything ends up pink - including your hands. I like to pickle beets. They are super in salads...and just to eat out of the jar.
Usually I direct folks to the pickyourown site for canning instructions. But one of my friends reminded me lately that sometimes that site is hard to follow. It can be a little visually "overstimulating" so a great resource that I like to have on hand is the Ball Blue Book Guide to Preserving - this is the one that I have.
The Ball Blue Book
is the go to resource for canning. It is easy to follow, has clear instructions, and has lots of recipes. I never get creative with canning recipes - I always follow the directions to the letter. As far as I can tell these guys are always right on the money. If you are just starting out in canning this is a terrific book for you. Today is another soggy rain day. But that's OK - I have my beets to make me happy.
Happy Thursday everyone! We are in the summer canning homestretch - what are you canning?
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4 comments:
My beets were ready a while back, nothing like pickled beets as we eat them right from the jar. So easy to process.
I canned several jars of beets last year and thoroughly enjoyed eating them during the winter. But this year our beets got overtaken by weeds so did not grow very well. Not to worry, they are being given to the pigs who love them as well. But making a promise to myself to make sure we look after our beets next year so we can get a good harvest, because this year we didn't get a harvest of beets at all.
.....I don't suppose you have any to spare, and would like to pop across the Atlantic for quick visit to bring them over to us? Just a thought!!! Vx
I canned several jars of beets last year and thoroughly enjoyed eating them during the winter. But this year our beets got overtaken by weeds so did not grow very well. Not to worry, they are being given to the pigs who love them as well. But making a promise to myself to make sure we look after our beets next year so we can get a good harvest, because this year we didn't get a harvest of beets at all.
.....I don't suppose you have any to spare, and would like to pop across the Atlantic for quick visit to bring them over to us? Just a thought!!! Vx
Sure, Vera! I'll spread the beet-love. I'll be right over!
:-) *gives hugs*
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