Food Preservation

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Comment by Lynda Reynolds on October 5, 2011 at 6:11pm

Sometimes it's just the variety of corn.  I don't can white corn, the truth is I don't really care for white corn.  This year I did can a bi-color and it's just so-so.  My family is not that thrilled with canned corn anyway.  I can it, because I can!  I use it for Mexican casseroles, corn fritters, Shepherds Pie...but to heat and eat the family would rather have fresh or frozen.

Comment by Kelli on October 5, 2011 at 5:52pm

I brought it up to boil and boiled for 5 minutes before canning.  When I open a can, I can load it down with butter and sugar in the pot, but I didn't think that I'd have to do that to make it edible.  Maybe I'll try freezing next year.

Comment by Lynda Reynolds on October 5, 2011 at 5:49pm

I blanch and freeze, dehydrate and can lots of corn every year.  The frozen and dehydrated corn have the best flavor...the frozen comes fairly close to fresh.  Canned corn, well it tastes like canned corn!  I don't know why yours has no flavor...did you blanch before canning?

Comment by Harriet Fasenfest on October 5, 2011 at 5:46pm

I generally blanch and freeze mine so I can't help.  Sorry.

Comment by Kelli on October 5, 2011 at 5:38pm

I canned sweet white corn the other day.  I microwaved an ear to taste-test it and it was good.  When it comes out of the jar, it has no taste.  Can someone tell me what happened?

Comment by Torry on September 15, 2011 at 1:22pm

I took my entries to the Central Carolina Fair today. I haven't entered anything in a fair since I was a kid, this ought to be fun! My group of friends usually go together every year, mostly for the rides and fried stuffs, but this year I will steer everyone over to the home goods and poultry!

Comment by Reiny Rizzi on September 13, 2011 at 12:51pm

Thank you, ladies, for the ideas on what to do with figs.
I think I,ll begin tomorrow with dehydrating and making fig bars.It will be my first time doing energy bars.

Comment by Lynda Reynolds on September 12, 2011 at 4:56pm

I've been dehydrating figs all last week and again this week.  I figure I'll work with them later this Winter.  I still have several jars of fig jam from last year, so didn't want to bother with that.  But Linda's paste sounds great..I think I may give that a try later this week.

Comment by Linda Ziedrich on September 12, 2011 at 4:44pm

Preserve figs in syrup, pickle them, or make them into paste. I make fig paste with ground almonds, lemon peel, cinnamon, and sometimes honey. It's the world's best energy bar!

Linda Ziedrich

www.lindaziedrich.com

Comment by Torry on September 12, 2011 at 4:22pm

Reiny you could try preserving them whole in a liquor solution, using a brandy, cognac, amaretto etc.  They can be canned or done up in a rumtopf.

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