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What did you not make enough of last year?

15 years ago

I finally made enough of Annie's Salsa to get us through the year. However, I ran out of pickled green beans, chunky tomato-basil sauce, and Shirley's vegetable juice cocktail. I also want to do more refrigerator pickles (the ones I can get all mushy) and just plain tomatoes (peeled, chunks, or puree).

What do YOU want to make more of this year??

Amy

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zabby17
15 years ago
Amy, I envy you!

Year before last I made ALMOST enough of Annie's salsa, so this past season when I made significantly more than that, I felt confident and gave it away generously. But then I learned (from a certain evil poster here) that you could not only use it to go with chips and tacos and burgers and fajitas and such, but that you could make it into a wonderfully delicous and easy soup by simply adding a can of black beans and heating through.

Once I'd learned that trick, I realized I wasn't going to make it after all. Indeed, I served the last jar about two weeks ago, and my tomatoes are still several weeks from ripe.

I do still have tomato-basil pasta sauce and plain crushed tomatoes (which is the main plain version I do).

But I'm almost out of applesauce, of all things. Didn't make much last season because I had lots left from the one before. (And so it goes.)

I was right on the money with the wonderful raspberry chocolate jam, which I think is one of the few jams I will want to make every year. We don't eat that much jam, but we just ran out of this one as the raspberries hit the farm stands.

Zabby
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shirleywny5
15 years ago
I ran out of Bread and Butter pickles and Katie C's Roasted Tomato Garlic soup. I just used the last of my Salsa. Tomatoes should be ready in about 2 weeks. Pickles are here now. I am leaving in the morning for Allegheny State Park for a week of camping and hope to start canning when I return.
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There are never enough jars of Red Raspberry or Aprium Jam, and now I can add Black Raspberry Jam to the short list.
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valereee
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Amy, how many jars of salsa did you think were enough last year?
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mom2wildboys
Original Author
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I believe I made about 6 dozen pints (72 jars) of Annie's Salsa in 2007. I still have quite a few left! I don't think I'll need to make a lot of salsa this year. :)
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flora_uk
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Mint jelly - I couldn't get enough windfall apples because the tree I use tends to be a bi-annual cropper. We had our roast lamb without mint jelly for a couple of months. I had a bit of red currant jelly but that ran out too eventually. My usual problem is having too much stuff. We're still working our way through jam and chutney from several years ago.
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valereee
15 years ago
Amy, wow!

When you make Annie's Salsa, do you use your own tomato sauce and tomato paste, or do you use a commercially canned product? (That question is for anyone -- I'm considering canning tomato paste this year and am trying to figure out if it's a good idea for someone not an expert.)
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kayhh
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Basil and Garlic Pickled Green Beans! They were huge at every dinner I hosted and pot luck I attended. I gave them as holiday gifts to family and every one of them requested more. I planted extra beans this year to accomodate.
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greenhouser
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We ran out of frozen bell peppers and frozen tomatoes in May. Had we not had such a severe drought last summer we would have had enough to last into early summer - or longer.
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