Cooking from Scratch and Cannng!

annAsami
annAsami Posts: 53
in Food and Nutrition
Hey! I needed a new hobby so I picked up canning and cooking from scratch! So far I have made salsa, applesauce, pasta sauce, pretzels, and a few recipes for dinner! I could use some more ideas! What are things you have canned/made from scratch instead of buying? I will say it is so much nicer to make it all at home because I know what is in it and I can control how much of what (like salt) goes into it! It is time consuming but it is so much fun!! I thought about making BBQ sauce! I tried making peaches but they didn't turn out soft enough, did I do something wrong? Maybe not boil them long enough? I would love some ideas!!

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  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    I do my own jam (not with pectin but with powder like knox gelatin) and use less sugar then the recipe calls for.

    Strawberry, raspberry, rhubard strawberry, peach, grape, jellies...

    Pickles ie dills, sweets, pickled peppers (texas bread n butter jalepenos), stewed tomatoes, sauce, salsa, beets, mincemeat, tomatoe paste (takes a lot of tomatoes) candied crab apples.

    I make bread from scratch, pie crust, donuts, cookies you name it I cook it.
  • annAsami
    annAsami Posts: 53
    Love it!! I love hearing from others who are into doing this too!!! I don't understand how some people can say they don't like to cook. I know someone who even buys the jar of precut garlic for about $5-$6 when they are supposed to be on a budget. I enjoy cooking from scratch! I really want to try pickles, are they hard to make? When the price of strawberries go down I plan on making jam with them! That is the only downside to this, the cost lol!

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