Canning Squash and Onions

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This recipe has not been tested for safety. This video serves as entertainment only to watch what we are doing on our homestead. I do not recommend canning anything without researching safe canning methods first.

[@Bullybugger]

I have always canned squash and zucchini. Learned from my mama and maw maw. Heck they water bathed. I pressure can now! We are all still alive. Soooo good in the winter! I wish I could post a photo of my maw maw and mamma! You go girl!

[@mymodernhomestead]

Oh wow! I love that so much! What a treasure to learn first hand from your mother and grandmother! Thank you so much for watching and offering your encouragement! Happy canning! 🥰💙

[@sandye4731]

This encourages me to get out and plant squash, so I’m going to start my seeds today! Looking forward to canning it. Thanks for showing us how it’s done. 😊 God bless!

[@mymodernhomestead]

Aw! You are very welcome! Thanks for your encouraging words! I am ready to get that squash in the ground, too! My jars of squash are running low! ❤️ Blessings to you!

[@blaqfish]

Great content and instruction. Thank you

[@mymodernhomestead]

Aw! Thank you for that, Cassandra! Thank you for spending a few minutes with me! ❤️

[@Myfavorites877]

Great video!

[@mymodernhomestead]

Thank you!

[@marylovecountryliving]

I'm going to be trying this this summer

[@mymodernhomestead]

Ah! You found it! I meant to send it to you! I need to do some more this summer, too. I only froze squash last year.

[@marylovecountryliving]

@@mymodernhomestead I'm watching your Apple pie filling video now

[@sarahshanks36]

Rada Cutlery. Best I've EVER used

[@mymodernhomestead]

I do have a few pieces of Rada that I love!

[@virginiaroberts4921]

no salt ?

[@mymodernhomestead]

You can certainly use a teaspoon of salt per quart, but it isn't required. I find it just as easy to season when I open a jar. It's totally preference, though.

[@Bullybugger]

I like to drain the squash and fry it with cabbage. Yes hillbilly 😅

[@mymodernhomestead]

Well, if that's hillbilly, I must be part hillbilly! 😆 That sounds delicious to me, but don't forget the cornbread!

[@Bullybugger]

@@mymodernhomestead it is! Fry it butter cabbage with a side of cornbread! 🥰🥰🥰

[@levieats2020]

Can I verify that I understood your directions? Cut squash and onions, bring to a boil and cook for 5 minutes. Put in jars and process for 40 minutes at 10lbs of pressure.

[@mymodernhomestead]

Thanks for stopping by. Yes, that is how I prepared mine. 🙂

[@levieats2020]

@@mymodernhomestead thanks for the extra help!

[@mymodernhomestead]

@@levieats2020, you are very welcome! Anytime! 😊

[@lisadavis4631]

How much water do you put in your canner

[@mymodernhomestead]

My All American canner calls for 2-1/2" - 3" of water in the bottom. My Pesto that I used to use called for three quarts. I would search online to find the correct amount for your canner to make sure it is correct. 😊❤

[@brendawells8315]

I love my ceramic knifes

[@sunsetfarmohio8964]

Can you can squash onions with potatoes also?

[@mymodernhomestead]

I can't recommend it be done since it is not an approved recipe, but I wouldn't mind doing it myself. If I were to do it, I wouldn't pack my jar tightly, and I would use more potatoes than onions or squash. I would have to look up the times each ingredient is canned for and then use the longest time to be comfortable with doing it. Just make a note that if you do it, all the vegetables will be soft. Just remember, there is no longer an approved recipe for canning squash or onions, so you would always be canning at your own risk if you can all three of these together. 😊❤️

[@kamikazitsunami]

Why didn't you just cook the onions and then add them to the raw squash? It seems like an awful long time to cook squash in total.

[@mymodernhomestead]

Thanks for stopping by with thay question!I've used a couple different methods to can squash and onions. This is the way I prefer to do it. I always encourage l visitors to do their own research and do what is best for them in their own kitchen. I never want viewers to go by what I do or say, rather I prefer for viewers to go by research they find.

[@jeweldandie8904]

Invest in a steel for your knives. I keep my edge for years.

[@mymodernhomestead]

Thank you for that recommendation!