Food Preserves (31)
Sounds delicious Seleni 
I don't make my own preserves but I did learn a lot when I was a child about canning in Mason jars. We were poor and were a family of 2 grandparents, a sister, mom and dad.
My father had a huge garden with every vegetable under the sun (almost) and in the summer when not in school I had to go out to the garden to pick the vegetables and clean them so that my mother could do the canning. She sterilized the jars in a pressure cooker and if the lids didn't pop when the jars were cool we put them in the cold basement to store for the winter. BTW....if the lids popped it meant the food was contaminated.
The canned food didn't taste good but we had no choice. We were extremely poor. When I was old enough to leave home I couldn't wait to get away from Mason jars
I think I bought every frozen vegetable I could find Now I prefer fresh veggies.
I don't make my own preserves but I did learn a lot when I was a child about canning in Mason jars. We were poor and were a family of 2 grandparents, a sister, mom and dad.My father had a huge garden with every vegetable under the sun (almost) and in the summer when not in school I had to go out to the garden to pick the vegetables and clean them so that my mother could do the canning. She sterilized the jars in a pressure cooker and if the lids didn't pop when the jars were cool we put them in the cold basement to store for the winter. BTW....if the lids popped it meant the food was contaminated.
The canned food didn't taste good but we had no choice. We were extremely poor. When I was old enough to leave home I couldn't wait to get away from Mason jars
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secretagent09: Sounds delicious Seleni I don't make my own preserves but I did learn a lot when I was a child about canning in Mason jars. We were poor and were a family of 2 grandparents, a sister, mom and dad.
My father had a huge garden with every vegetable under the sun (almost) and in the summer when not in school I had to go out to the garden to pick the vegetables and clean them so that my mother could do the canning. She sterilized the jars in a pressure cooker and if the lids didn't pop when the jars were cool we put them in the cold basement to store for the winter. BTW....if the lids popped it meant the food was contaminated.
The canned food didn't taste good but we had no choice. We were extremely poor. When I was old enough to leave home I couldn't wait to get away from Mason jars I think I bought every frozen vegetable I could find Now I prefer fresh veggies.
Awwwwww! What a poignant story Secret!!! Thank you so much for sharing My father had a huge garden with every vegetable under the sun (almost) and in the summer when not in school I had to go out to the garden to pick the vegetables and clean them so that my mother could do the canning. She sterilized the jars in a pressure cooker and if the lids didn't pop when the jars were cool we put them in the cold basement to store for the winter. BTW....if the lids popped it meant the food was contaminated.
The canned food didn't taste good but we had no choice. We were extremely poor. When I was old enough to leave home I couldn't wait to get away from Mason jars I think I bought every frozen vegetable I could find Now I prefer fresh veggies.
@ buying every frozen food later when you left home!!! What do you mean if the lids did pop when the jars were cold? how will I know if mine are ok?
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I think if a woman can cook good and keep a really well organised kitchen...it puts a string on here bow and puts a smile on her face...when a man is enjoying her homemade meals
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Selenite: Awwwwww! What a poignant story Secret!!! Thank you so much for sharing
@ buying every frozen food later when you left home!!!
What do you mean if the lids did pop when the jars were cold? how will I know if mine are ok?
It looks like you didn't use Mason jars but I not sure.@ buying every frozen food later when you left home!!!
What do you mean if the lids did pop when the jars were cold? how will I know if mine are ok?
A Mason jar lid comes in two pieces. The ring and an inner insert. When my mother took the jars out of the pressure cooker and set them aside to cool IF we heard a popping sound it meant the lid wasn't sealed tight. The center piece of the lid should stay flat on the jar. When it pops it's no longer flat.
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secretagent09: It looks like you didn't use Mason jars but I not sure.
A Mason jar lid comes in two pieces. The ring and an inner insert. When my mother took the jars out of the pressure cooker and set them aside to cool IF we heard a popping sound it meant the lid wasn't sealed tight. The center piece of the lid should stay flat on the jar. When it pops it's no longer flat.
Ohhhh! I get you!!! A Mason jar lid comes in two pieces. The ring and an inner insert. When my mother took the jars out of the pressure cooker and set them aside to cool IF we heard a popping sound it meant the lid wasn't sealed tight. The center piece of the lid should stay flat on the jar. When it pops it's no longer flat.
here in Spain when using ordinary (sterilised) jars you turn them upside down in a huge pan of water and bring to boil... boil them for 10 min... usually it seals them … then let them cool down upside down …
We shall see!!!
Last time I didn't boil them to "seal them" … in that case they only keep up to 6 months … when they're sealed about 2 years …
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Selenite: I made my own tomato preserves with tomatoes and peppers from my garden!
for 3 kilos of tomatoes
I added
190 ml of white wine
2 huge onions chopped
6 green peppers chopped
9 cloves of garlic
1 and half tsp of garam masala
1 and half tsp of cumin
4 tbsp. of oregano
olive oil
salt
Ended with 8x 250 g jars of sauce
Do you make your own preserves? Do you have any special recipes or hints?
The waitress asked me if I wanted cumin my soup, didn't expect it to arrive full of tadpoles, the dirty bítchfor 3 kilos of tomatoes
I added
190 ml of white wine
2 huge onions chopped
6 green peppers chopped
9 cloves of garlic
1 and half tsp of garam masala
1 and half tsp of cumin
4 tbsp. of oregano
olive oil
salt
Ended with 8x 250 g jars of sauce
Do you make your own preserves? Do you have any special recipes or hints?
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LeeCharming: I think if a woman can cook good and keep a really well organised kitchen...it puts a string on here bow and puts a smile on her face...when a man is enjoying her homemade meals
It also puts a string on his bow and a smile on her face when a woman is enjoying a homemade meal by her beau … but first they can go pick the veg from the garden, and even sometimes cook together 
... they can be versatile like that … and not keep scores
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Bnaughty: The waitress asked me if I wanted cumin my soup, didn't expect it to arrive full of tadpoles, the dirty bítch
Must be a case of mistaken identity Waitresses don't usually have the ability to produce tadpoles …
So not sure whose tadpoles were swimming in your soup but she can't get the blame 
Just let us know where this place is
some of us will want to avoid it and some make sure they don't miss it … judgning by some of the weird stuff I've read on this site … 
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Selenite: Must be a case of mistaken identity
Waitresses don't usually have the ability to produce tadpoles … So not sure whose tadpoles were swimming in your soup but she can't get the blame
Just let us know where this place is some of us will want to avoid it and some make sure they don't miss it … judgning by some of the weird stuff I've read on this site …
Obviously the chefs did itWaitresses don't usually have the ability to produce tadpoles … So not sure whose tadpoles were swimming in your soup but she can't get the blame
Just let us know where this place is some of us will want to avoid it and some make sure they don't miss it … judgning by some of the weird stuff I've read on this site …
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Bnaughty: Obviously the chefs did it
Truly appalling!! They obviously don't know whether they're coming or going!!
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Selenite: Truly appalling!!
They obviously don't know whether they're coming or going!!
It seems they knew exactly what they were doingThey obviously don't know whether they're coming or going!!
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Selenite: It also puts a string on his bow and a smile on her face when a woman is enjoying a homemade meal by her beau … but first they can go pick the veg from the garden, and even sometimes cook together
... they can be versatile like that … and not keep scores
... they can be versatile like that … and not keep scores
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Bnaughty: It seems they knew exactly what they were doing
Is it me? or is this a weird conversation we're having? 
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Selenite: Is it me? or is this a weird conversation we're having?
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@ Lee
I used to watch this when I lived in UK!!
Was doubly funny because we had friends who lived in Surbiton so we knew exactly what the area was like
I used to watch this when I lived in UK!! Was doubly funny because we had friends who lived in Surbiton so we knew exactly what the area was like
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Bnaughty: Obviously the chefs did it
I’m a chef. I resent that remark ------ This thread is Archived ------
Bnaughty: Yeah, it's you
Ahhh! Right! Well I knew one of us was being weird!! ------ This thread is Archived ------
Coldheaven: I’m a chef. I resent that remark
Hey, customers always right!------ This thread is Archived ------
Bnaughty: Hey, customers always right!
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for 3 kilos of tomatoes
I added
190 ml of white wine
2 huge onions chopped
6 green peppers chopped
9 cloves of garlic
1 and half tsp of garam masala
1 and half tsp of cumin
4 tbsp. of oregano
olive oil
salt
Ended with 8x 250 g jars of sauce
Do you make your own preserves? Do you have any special recipes or hints?