Friday, May 17, 2013
Sponsors Spot : Day Out with Thomas
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Monday, April 22, 2013
Canning 101
Canning 101
I was surprised at how easy it was to get started with home canning. Once I discovered how to do it from start to finish and tried a few recipes, I realized the simplicity of the process.
Terminology
Prior to getting started with home canning, you will want to familiarize yourself with the following terms:
Water Bath Canner: A large deep pot designed for home canning that is made of aluminum or enameled steel.
A water bath canner have either flat or ridged bottoms; electric stovetops require a flat- bottomed canner while gas stoves can accommodate either flat or ridged
Used to preserve high-acidic foods such as jams and jellies, fruit juices, fruits, pickles and salsas
Pressure Canner: A large pot designed to pressure can and preserve foods at home under regulated pressure, killing bacteria and removing the air present in the canning jars to safely preserve and seal foods.
Made for stove-top use
Used to preserve low-acidic foods such as meats, fish and most vegetables.
Sold in various sizes with the largest being able to accommodate 7 quart size jars or 14 pints.
Can also be used for pressure cooking large batch meals and various foods
Canning Rack: A metal rack that fits in a canner and elevates jars slightly off the bottom of the canning pot to keep the jars from being in direct contact with heat and to ensure that the boiling water is able to come in contact with all facets of the jars.
Jar Lifter: Kitchen tool that is used for safe handling of hot canning jars.
Mason Jars: The best choice for home canning. Regular-Mouth Jars have an opening of about 2-3/8 inches; wide-mouth jars Have an opening of about 3 inches.
Headspace: The space from the top of the mason jar to the food or liquid in the jar.
Processing: The amount of recommended time jars filled with food are submerged in boiling water
Supplies
Prior to getting started with home canning, you will need to purchase the following supplies:
21-Quart Water Bath Canner with canning rack (when preserving high-acidic foods).
Canning Utensil Set: Jar Lifter, Jar Funnel, Lid Lifter, Bubble Remover and Headspace Tool
Glass preserving jars with lids and bands (always start with new lids)
Common kitchen utensils, such as wooden spoon and ladle
Recipes
Prior to getting started with canning, you will need tested recipes made with fresh produce and quality ingredients. There are plenty of home canning recipes online, as well as some on this site.
Once you have your tested recipes and supplies, you can start canning! Here is a synopsis of the Waterbath Canner process:
1. STERILIZE jars
2. PREPARE canner for preserving high-acidic foods
3. PREPARE tested recipe using fresh produce and quality ingredients.
4. REMOVE hot jars from hot water
5. FILL jars with prepared food
6. CLEAN rim and threads of jar using a clean, damp cloth
7. PLACE filled jars upright on elevated canning rack and lower into canner
8. PROCESS jars for length of time indicated in recipe
6. REMOVE jars and leave undisturbed for 12-24 hours.
6. CHECK lids for seals
7. STORE jars in a cool, dry, dark place for up to 1 year.
Tips
Since you will need to check the lids for seals 12-24 hours after processing jars, make sure it is a convenient time of day or night when you finish so in the event you need to reprocess it is a convenient time of day or night for you to reprocess.
Since you can only use lids once, every time you process a new jar or reprocess a jar you will need to use a new one; bands are reusable.
Scale back the recipes you find and make a small amount for you and other household members to try prior to making a large amount that no one likes.
Keep track of the size of the jars and how often you go through the jars of food so you can determine how much the household consumes…this should help you determine how much to can at once which will save you time!
Submitted by April (penny-wise-mom)

Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Receipts
Do you keep receipts? Keeping receipts in your purse comes in handy when you see something on sale for a lower price than what you paid and you want to get a price adjustment or return an item and purchase it elsewhere because the store won’t price match. I carry this with me in my purse at times just in case…..
Submitted by April (Penny-wise-mom)
Thursday, April 11, 2013
It's Official....
Today we use our ipods or iphones to listen to portable music. We don't even need to carry separate items along with us. So lucky! I wonder what our kids will be doing with all of our 'old' stuff when they are our age? Will they know what a CD is? Have you recently tried to find a 'boom box' at the store? They don't even exists! (Ever needed one in your car bc your speakers got blown out?) hahaha Okay, well I don't now but I remember riding in cars with a boombox in the back seat cranking out the tunes!
So ladies...how many of you have a stash of Eight Tracks in the basement? How many shoe boxes of old cassette tapes do you own? Does your husband hold on to his Record collection even though he is lacking a record player to listen to them? Mine does!
Sunday, April 7, 2013
Do you Ebay?
Do you eBay? I have been using eBay since 2002 to both sell and purchase kids’ items and other household goods. Last year I earned $732.71! That money had been “sitting” in bins and boxes tucked away in my storage closet…I decided to “declutter” and “recycle” that money to buy new clothes, etc. So far this year I have earned in excess of $100!
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Thursday, March 28, 2013
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Sunday, March 24, 2013
Spring Clean!
Are you ready? Can you handle it? Well then, break out the swiffer and get to work! The first day of Spring, oh how glorious it was, has come and gone. It may not have felt like Spring, but the calendar does not lie. Not so much can be said for Famed ground hog Puxsutawney Phil, as he has been indicted or gross misrepresentation of Spring!! Regardless we must muster the courage to move forward! We must go in the basement and remove the totes of newborn clothes that have sat for 5 years! We must take down the curtains and send them to the dry cleaner! And Lastly we must go to the garage and bring out all the kids toys that shall be strewn across the backyard for the next 6 months.
While scavenging through bags and boxes we might find some hidden treasures! Treasures so valuable we may consider a Yardsale. Yes, it's that time again too but lets save those items for another date...We might have a GROUP WIDE YARDSALE!
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