Yummy in My Tummy: Canned Peaches

Here is another easy canning recipe!  Do you have a bundle of fresh peaches and don't know what to do with them?  Go ahead and can them so you can enjoy them later on in the year.

Give your peaches a 30 second bath in boiling water.

Transfer them to an ice water bath!  This will make the skins easy to remove.

Peel the skins and remove the pits.  Add the peach halves or slices to a saucepan and make a simple syrup.  I used 1 cup of sugar and 2 1/2 cups water to make my syrup.  I boiled the mixture for about 5 minutes.

Add to jars and process for 25 minutes.

YUM! Use these as you would store-bought canned peaches!

Yummy in My Tummy: Zucchini Relish

Last weekend, I had a two day Zucchini Fest at my house.  I had oodles of zucchini so I spent the weekend making 2 types of zucchini bread, zucchini cake, and zucchini relish.  Since I am participating in Ott, A's Canning Week Party, I will share the recipe for the relish.

Take clean zucchini and cut into chunks.  Pulse in a food processor until it appears to be a tiny dice.  Be careful not to process too long or it will become too mushy! Do the same with 2 onions.

Mix the zucchini and onions with pickling salt and refrigerate overnight.

The next day, rinse the mixture with cold water and drain well!

Add green pepper, sugar, vinegar, dry mustard, turmeric, celery seed, and pimento and simmer for 30 minutes.

Put into jars and process for 10 minutes in a water bath.

YUM!  This relish can be substituted anywhere that cucumber relish is used!

10 cups coarsely ground zucchini

2 large onions

5 T. pickling salt

4 C. sugar

2 1/4 C. vinegar

1 t. dry mustard

1 t. turmeric

1 t. celery seed

1 chopped green pepper

1 small can pimento

Yummy in My Tummy: Applesauce

My parents have a cute little orchard that my dad planted a few years ago.  I really enjoy getting fresh apples and peaches from them.  I decided to make and can some applesauce from their apples.  My HHBL likes to eat applesauce with his lunch and the baby might enjoy it here in a few months. 

It was really a rather simple recipe!  All you need is apples, water, sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg. 

First, start out by peeling and coring your apples.  My recipe calls for about 6 cups total.  Take the apples and put them in a saucepan with 1/2 cup water.

Bring the mixture to a boil for about 10 minutes or until the apples are soft. 

I used a potato masher to smash the apples to the right consistency. If you want yours really smooth, you can use a food processor.

Add 1/2 cup sugar, 1/4 t. cinnamon, and 1/8 t. nutmeg.  Boil for about 2 minutes.

Now, follow normal canning guidelines.  Put the applesauce in sterilized jars.  Process in a hot water bath for 20 minutes. 

YUM!