| Re: Success [message #163652] |
Mo, 31 Oktober 2005 16:50 |
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"Sindir" <wamomx1 [at] nwi.net> wrote in message
news:1130541152.496774.98780 [at] f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
>I think I've made a batch of grape jelly successfully. What other
> recipes are out there using commercial fruit juices? Also, being new
> to canning, what else could I can? I've made pickles and some
> jams/jellies. Unfortunately, the pickles aren't ready to be tasted yet
> and the jams/jellies haven't turned out (with the possible exception of
> this batch). Please help!
>
I'm big on making salsa, but then we eat a lot of salsa here. It's getting
a bit late in the season to get reasonably priced good tomatoes, though.
However if you live in an area with ethnic groceries you can usually get
reasonably priced tomatillos. (I suspect if you live in the right parts of
the world you can get reasonably priced tomatillos about anywhere, but
that's not true in my neck of the woods.)
The BBB recipe for tomatillo salsa is very good. I'm holding a few jars of
what I made in the summer for the Christmas season -- put some tomato-based
salsa in one side of a dish and salsa verde in the other side and it's an
instant holiday appetizer.
I've also been thinking I need to put up some more applesauce -- and of
course in the northern hemisphere this is the time to get good apples.
Anny
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| Re: Success [message #163653 ] |
Mo, 31 Oktober 2005 17:01 |
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Anny Middon wrote:
> "Sindir" <wamomx1 [at] nwi.net> wrote in message
> news:1130541152.496774.98780 [at] f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> >I think I've made a batch of grape jelly successfully. What other
> > recipes are out there using commercial fruit juices? Also, being new
> > to canning, what else could I can? I've made pickles and some
> > jams/jellies. Unfortunately, the pickles aren't ready to be tasted yet
> > and the jams/jellies haven't turned out (with the possible exception of
> > this batch). Please help!
> >
> I'm big on making salsa, but then we eat a lot of salsa here. It's getting
> a bit late in the season to get reasonably priced good tomatoes, though.
> However if you live in an area with ethnic groceries you can usually get
> reasonably priced tomatillos. (I suspect if you live in the right parts of
> the world you can get reasonably priced tomatillos about anywhere, but
> that's not true in my neck of the woods.)
>
> The BBB recipe for tomatillo salsa is very good. I'm holding a few jars of
> what I made in the summer for the Christmas season -- put some tomato-based
> salsa in one side of a dish and salsa verde in the other side and it's an
> instant holiday appetizer.
> I've also been thinking I need to put up some more applesauce -- and of
> course in the northern hemisphere this is the time to get good apples.
> Anny
Did you know tomatillos are rated as weeds in the fields of some farmers I
know? They apparently reseed themselves like crazy. They are particularly hardy
and usually produce well for me. Have you tried to grow them?
Edrena
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| Re: Success [message #163662 ] |
Di, 01 November 2005 04:00 |
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"The Joneses" <famjones [at] swbell.net> wrote in message
news:43663FCF.80F5A338 [at] swbell.net...
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> Did you know tomatillos are rated as weeds in the fields of some farmers I
> know? They apparently reseed themselves like crazy. They are particularly
> hardy
> and usually produce well for me. Have you tried to grow them?
> Edrena
>
I've never seen them in the nurseries around here in the spring, so I just
assumed they don't do well in this climate. I think I'm Zone 5 -- Chicago
suburbs. Can I grow them here?
I'd be tempted to give them a try, but my garden area is small enough that
I'm unwilling to give space to a nonproducer. I put in one poblano plant
this year and didn't get a single pepper on it, so you know I'll never try
that again.
OTOH the Fourth of July Tomato plant, while not producing by Independence
Day, did have a couple ripe fruits well in advance of my other tomatoes.
Fruits were on the small side, but the plant produced well so I'll put in at
least a couple next year.
Anny
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| Re: Success [message #163663 ] |
Di, 01 November 2005 04:12 |
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Anny Middon wrote:
> "The Joneses" <famjones [at] swbell.net> wrote in message
> news:43663FCF.80F5A338 [at] swbell.net...
> >
> > Did you know tomatillos are rated as weeds in the fields of some farmers I
> > know? They apparently reseed themselves like crazy. They are particularly
> > hardy
> > and usually produce well for me. Have you tried to grow them?
> > Edrena
> >
> I've never seen them in the nurseries around here in the spring, so I just
> assumed they don't do well in this climate. I think I'm Zone 5 -- Chicago
> suburbs. Can I grow them here?
>
> I'd be tempted to give them a try, but my garden area is small enough that
> I'm unwilling to give space to a nonproducer. I put in one poblano plant
> this year and didn't get a single pepper on it, so you know I'll never try
> that again.
>
> OTOH the Fourth of July Tomato plant, while not producing by Independence
> Day, did have a couple ripe fruits well in advance of my other tomatoes.
> Fruits were on the small side, but the plant produced well so I'll put in at
> least a couple next year.
>
> Anny
that's the nice thing about the tomatillos - they are not related to tomatoes,
but to cape primroses or something. They responded well to mild temps & relative
well watered. For here anyway.
Edrena
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| Re: Success [message #163666 ] |
Di, 01 November 2005 04:53 |
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Anny Middon wrote:
> "The Joneses" <famjones [at] swbell.net> wrote in message
> news:43663FCF.80F5A338 [at] swbell.net...
>
>>Did you know tomatillos are rated as weeds in the fields of some farmers I
>>know? They apparently reseed themselves like crazy. They are particularly
>>hardy
>>and usually produce well for me. Have you tried to grow them?
>>Edrena
>>
>
> I've never seen them in the nurseries around here in the spring, so I just
> assumed they don't do well in this climate. I think I'm Zone 5 -- Chicago
> suburbs. Can I grow them here?
>
> I'd be tempted to give them a try, but my garden area is small enough that
> I'm unwilling to give space to a nonproducer. I put in one poblano plant
> this year and didn't get a single pepper on it, so you know I'll never try
> that again.
>
> OTOH the Fourth of July Tomato plant, while not producing by Independence
> Day, did have a couple ripe fruits well in advance of my other tomatoes.
> Fruits were on the small side, but the plant produced well so I'll put in at
> least a couple next year.
>
> Anny
>
>
Be forewarned not to plant just one tomatillo plant, because they are
self-sterile. You have to have at least 2 or 3 plants to get any fruit.
Bob
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