The Lurker Thread

[JoeyC]

Fran how are you liking real flavors concentrates so far??

 

[daleron]

 

[JoeyC]

good morning dale

hmmm that never empty coffee cup looks good

 

[daleron]

good morning dale

hmmm that never empty coffee cup looks good

Good morning Joey

IKR?? Why have they not come up with a self filling cup I'll never know

 

[FranC]

Fran how are you liking real flavors concentrates so far??

So-so. 3 keepers out of many.

 

[FranC]

Good morning,dale

 

[daleron]

Good morning,dale

Good morning Fran

Only three out of many? What a disappointment

 

[JoeyC]

Good morning Joey

IKR?? Why have they not come up with a self filling cup I'll never know

i know i have to keep going to the kitchen lol

So-so. 3 keepers out of many.

i am on the fence with a bunch also, i really like the aged bourbon cream. i have nine other flavors mixed up i will test next week.

wonder flavors is another company i am trying also, they have recipes on their site also that are interesting.

 

[FranC]

i know i have to keep going to the kitchen lol
i am on the fence with a bunch also, i really like the aged bourbon cream. i have nine other flavors mixed up i will test next week.

wonder flavors is another company i am trying also, they have recipes on their site also that are interesting.

I have well over 300 flavors and running out of room. On the rf,I like the Aged Bourbon cream,French vanilla cappucino and Bourbon. I have many stuffs I like in TPA,FA and Capellas,along with a couple from LA,Inw . Little interest in trying any more flavor lines.

 

[JoeyC]

I have well over 300 flavors and running out of room. On the rf,I like the Aged Bourbon cream,French vanilla cappucino and Bourbon. I have many stuffs I like in TPA,FA and Capellas,along with a couple from LA,Inw . Little interest in trying any more flavor lines.

i know what you mean i have alot of bottles also lol

 

[LoriP1702]

Welcome Blue Moods.

Good morning Fran, Joey, Dale and the sleeping Lurkers.
Feeling any better Dale??

 

[daleron]

Welcome Blue Moods.

Good morning Fran, Joey, Dale and the sleeping Lurkers.
Feeling any better Dale??

Good morning Glory

Oh yes, I just needed sleep badly Got in bed about 8:30 and promptly fell asleep, woke up at 4:30 ... 8 hours!

 

[SteveS45]

Good Morning Lurkers

 

[daleron]

Good morning Steve

 

[LoriP1702]

Good morning Glory

Oh yes, I just needed sleep badly Got in bed about 8:30 and promptly fell asleep, woke up at 4:30 ... 8 hours!

Oh good!!

Good morning Steve.

 

[daleron]

Soon it will be TLC time then I have to vacuum and clean the kitchen floor.

Then I need to cook some things

 

[LoriP1702]

Soon it will be TLC time then I have to vacuum and clean the kitchen floor.

Then I need to cook some things

Clean...on SUNDAY? JK.

 

[daleron]

Clean...on SUNDAY? JK.

IKR????

Oh well, a girls gotta do what a girls gotta do

 

[JoeyC]

Welcome Blue Moods.

Good morning Fran, Joey, Dale and the sleeping Lurkers.
Feeling any better Dale??

Good Morning Lurkers

Good morning Lori, Steve and Sara

 

[Sara Love]

Good morning Fran, Joey, Dale, Lori

We had Spinach and Mushrooms quesadillas for breakfast (there was a scrambled egg in it also ) I was surprised at how good it was considering I'm not a fan of spinach unless it's raw. New recipe for the rotation.

Canning is easy,auctions and yard sales are a good place to buy jars.Look for the book put out by ball for starters

Why I just happen to have a Ball Canning book.

never heard of that beer i gave up drinking a long time ago so if i do drink any i usually get st pauly girl beer

any left over sauce goes into a gallon size freezer bag so we can freeze it

Yep, that is what we do also. I also have Tupperware freezer containers that I use.

Gotta teach the kids,so says the old wise one

Thank goodness, I don't know what I'd do without you all joking aside, I've learned many things from you over the past few months. All of you folks, really.

I grow and, can lots of vegies, including tomatoes, every year.

Mealy tomatoes means under ripe tomatoes, or store bought, gas ripened tomatoes. Either one is a poor sauce tomato. You can pick them slightly under ripe and, let them ripen indoors for a few days but, the gas treated ones form the store look red but, are mealy, like a blushed or, pink tomato, not smooth and ripe like a red tomato should be.

Make your sauce to your liking. While it cools a bit, sterilize your jars and lids in boiling water. ten minutes at a boil will do it. remove and let jars cool to handle them, leave lids in boiled water until using them.

Fill jars just to the bottom of the threaded part. Use a paper towel to wipe the lips of the jars to be sure they are absolutely clean. place lids and, rings on the jars. Tighten rings finger tight, not over tight. Process in a water bath for 20 minutes at a boil. Use jar tongs to remove jars after processing and set them on a counter to cool.

If a jar is not sealed in one hour, remove the lid, clean the jar lip again, use a new lid and process it one more time. If it still does not seal, store it in the refrigerator and, use within a week. Sealed jars can be stored without refrigeration for up to a year. (Some say or do store them longer without issues, myself included but, I'm erring on the side of maximum food safety here.)

Some will also tell you that tomatoes should be pressure canned, I don't hold with that. They are high enough acid to be water bath canned unless you are using a low acid variety, or adding cream or meat to your sauce before canning.

Then same process except you need a pressure caner and, process (keep under pressure) for one hour. (90 mins if raw meat is being caned and, 2 hours if fish is being caned.)

Welcome to the Lurkers, BlueMoods Thank you for the info. I don't normally buy tomatoes in the winter months but DH needs to limit sodium intake and all we had was jarred sauce. A rookie mistake on my part, they def looked pretty on the outside We ended up doctoring the sauce with lower sodium jarred sauce and used it sparingly for him.