Is it safe to can zucchini ?
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safe chutney using zucchini?
Comments (7)Thank-you Flora for that link! I like the look of that one better than the HFW recipe -- which I did indeed try to 'translate' into cups, tho' I didn't do it very well. (The original was published in the Guardian in 2007 under 'courgette glutney'). My English in-laws always chutney-ize everything from their garden and it's always delicious. I can never seem to find interesting vegetable chutney recipes published in North America. Thanks, DAve, for looking in the Ball -- yep, no zucc chutney there. And, while I have you, big thanks too for all your tomato posts -- I've harvested 70 pounds this year and have really relied on the good advice from the 'growing tomatoes' forum. Chutney search: the 'Marrow Chutney' recipe that Flora's link takes me to has approx 10-11 cups of low acid veg (zucchini and onion) and 2 cups of vinegar. Linda Lou's yummy zucchini relish recipe has 15-16 cups of low acid veg (zucc, onion, garlic, peppers) with 2.5 cups of acid. Both recipes call for salting zucchini overnight to remove water. This sounds like the two recipes are comparable, no, in terms of acidity? Thanks again -- Amy...See MoreCan I safely do this?
Comments (13)Yeah I'm afraid that in trying to help we have only made the issue more confused. First, any recipe found in a Ball book on canning is a safe and tested recipe. I can't find the one you are referring to in my 1990 copy of the book or any other edition. None of them call for more than spoonfulls of spices, not cups as you listed. But the recipe as it was written in the Ball book would have been for pressure canning and would be safe to make even if it had peppers and onions in it. So I'm not sure why you would think it wasn't safe. If I understand correctly and what you want is: Now this is what I would like to do.... REMOVE the oil, onion and 1/4 cup of fresh basil. ADD 1/4 cup of dried oregano, 1/4 cup dried Italian seasoning mix, 1/4 cup (or a bit less) of dried basil, 1 TBSP canning salt and 2 TBSP black pepper. then as I said above you can do that but not with all those spices. You are WAY too heavy on the spices. Dried spices are basically 4x more intense than fresh so are normally used at 1/4 the amount when using dried. Instead take the Ball Fresh Preserving recipe: 20 lb tomatoes (about 60 medium) 1 cup chopped onion (about 1 large) 8 cloves garlic, minced 1 Tbsp olive oil 1/4 cup finely minced, fresh basil ü tsp Ballî Citric Acid or 1 Tbsp bottled lemon juice per hot jar 7 (16 oz) pint glass preserving jars with lids and bands Leave out the oil, onion, and garlic if you wish and instead of the 1/4 cup fresh basil use 2 tablespoons of Italian Seasoning (already contains your basil and oregano). Use 1/2 tablespoon salt and 1/2 tablespoon pepper. Cook it for 10 min. and then taste it. Add gradual small amounts of more salt and pepper and Italian Seasonings if needed 1 tsp at a time. Keep in mind the seasonings will get stronger in the jars on the shelf and that you can always add more of them when cooking your vegetables and browning your meat so go lightly on the seasonings. Hope this helps. Dave...See MoreRECIPE: canning zucchini
Comments (5)Slice it about 1/2" thick, dip it in beaten egg and then flour, salt and pepper and fry it. Slice in thin slices and dehydrate. With a little salt, can be eaten like potato chips. Cut into match sticks and freeze for tossing into soups and stews this winter. Chop, not too fine and add other vegetables, some chicken and rice and you have stir-fry. There are recipes out there for zucchini jam but so far I haven't tried any that weren't just "jello jam". Eat it raw in salad. It's crunchy and very good! Make a jello salad with chopped zucchini and carrot, like they did in the 1950's. Shred or chop and slip into Breakfast Casserole (introduced by Bisquik), cook with ground beef till tender, then add spaghetti sauce and drained cooked spaghetti. Just a few ideas. There are probably lots more....See MoreCan I substitute Zucchini for cucumber
Comments (4)It really isn't a safety issue since it is straight vinegar undiluted but more of a shelf quality issue - getting all the air out of the jar and getting all the food particles well exposed to the brine. If you don't want to thin out the recipe by just adding more vinegar - which is easy to do and what I'd do - then I'd at least increase the processing time to 15 mins rather than 10 like Sherm's recipe calls for. I know we all make a concerted effort to get all the ingredients well mixed and get all the air bubbles out when we fill the jars but when it is really thick that can be impossible to do. Using a bit longer processing time will help force more of that trapped air out, create a better seal, and so add a margin of quality to shelf life without discoloring. Dave...See Morepixie_lou
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