Filling the Homestead Pantry with Another Garden Harvest!

[@marlynejoiner7808]

I made a few jars of honey ginger carrots last year, I was not crazy about them, but, my granddaughter loved them and would eat a pint of them for her lunch while in college. So I would say it was a success

[@helenswanson1403]

I go the lazy route when it comes to beets. I bake them and the beet nutrients don't go in the water. They are easy to peel. Skin slips right off.

[@heathernotzdaniels6350]

I knew it!! 😅. Bring on those canned carrots! I'm so glad you tried so many new ideas just to reinforce how to use them in creative ways. I'm super proud of you! ❤😊😊

[@vickybrooks2792]

Could you substitute the flour with oat flour to make those muffins.

[@heathernotzdaniels6350]

@@vickybrooks2792 most definitely. You can expect probably a bit denser of a product, but they'd still be glorious.

[@nancyhaywood6486]

girl don't put those muffins that close to the camera, i'm over here licking the screne. you are really filing your pantry. great harvest this year. love your videos

[@nicoletumblin8427]

for the carrots....you could can them in onion soup mix, the kneady homesteader does them that way.

[@debbiesummers7979]

Your home is beautiful ❤️

[@cindyupton7357]

Look how pretty those sliced beets are. Lovely.

[@JanHoblet]

You are such a sweet person and I so enjoy watching you preserve your harvest. I also enjoy your floral gardens. I appreciate all your background information on your flowers. Your kiddos are sweet and I appreciate the kindness and time given them during your recordings. Have a blessed weekend.😊

[@beekind1940]

I have berry envy! ❤

[@jeanettethiessen2476]

So much hard work! Great job! Something I love to make with fresh carrots is dill pickles…you cut them into carrot sticks, they stay crisp and delicious. You can cut them up once pickled and put them in soups etc too. I also do this with green/yellow beans as well.

[@metamud8686]

Remember carrots are also a thing you can ferment .. if you're still looking for something to do with them. Shredded with ginger, for example, but oogle and YT are your friend for more recipes.

[@cindycolley5451]

You can also ferment beets 🙂

[@cindyparker9920]

Your jars always look so pretty. I wish I wasn’t the only person in my family that likes beats and carrots.

[@channelThecommunitylivesintheh]

Hello friend, you did very well

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

Thank you very much ❤️☺️

[@heatheryarbrough702]

I feel the same about carrots. I just used a quart in my homemade tomato soup that I’m canning. How convenient 🎉

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

Nice! Always nice to have something for convenience!

[@JoySkydancer]

If you like ferments, Carolyn at Homesteading Family has a video on fermented ginger-carrots that are really delicious. I’ve made it a few times.

[@pattaylor8955]

Love watching you as you process your food. 60 lbs of carrots is amazing. Hopefully the carrots with the spices work out for you. This particular video was my entertainment while I was getting a chemo treatment 😮. Can’t wait to see what you harvest next week !

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

Aw thank you so much! Praying for you friend! Blessings ❤️🤗

[@pattaylor8955]

@@seedandsparrowhomestead thank you

[@tammys5687]

When I make sauerkraut, I mix in the salt, cover the bowl with a lid or plastic wrap, and let it sit for the rest of the day. The salt draws out the moisture, so I don't have to kneed the cabbage. Then I can pack it in the jars to ferment. I have canned both the ginger carrots and the curried carrots. I still have some curried carrots from last year, which I need to use up. They aren't my daughter's favorite, so I haven't been reaching for them. All your work is amazing! My garden is much, much smaller so I haven't had as much to put up. :)

[@muddyacrefarms]

Try doing the carrots in just orange juice and brown sugar. That’s pretty good. Because I really agree with you when it comes to canned carrots.

[@cindynance7289]

Hey friend! Another wonderful video! You are so good at explaining the how and why as you travel through your processes seamlessly… Your voice is so soothing and I enjoy learning from you! Thank you for taking time for us! We’re all in awe of how much you can provide for your family on 1/4 acre!! Hugs from Ohio

[@kellygreen8255]

You amaze me! You go, Girl! ❤

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

☺️ thank you ❤️

[@lisajimenez8639]

I love these preservation videos! Thank you!😊

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

Glad you like them! Thank you for watching ❤️

[@rachelsavage7994]

I dry can my carrot's I l just peel leave whole no water added. I use like a sweet potato after opened with butter and brown sugar.

[@kaylapilon1447]

Walmart has their band of jars, and they also have 1/2 gallons 6 for $10

[@kathyweber2571]

Loved this video and muffins

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

So glad, thank you ☺️

[@stephencameron1709]

You are amazing! Val C❤️🙏

[@kimberlyearly8918]

I wish my husband and I liked beets. They are so healthy for you! Your carrot harvest looks beautiful!

[@TheMichi2377]

Carrots with dill..yum!! Try a little butter, little sugar and dill. Also, fermented carrots are great.

[@6Heartson6Acres]

Using that jar as a weight is a great tip! I've wanted to try fermentation, but didn't want to purchase anything. Will try it now!

[@cindymoore9096]

Hmm... seeing that loaf of carrot cake it occurred to me that slicing it thin and freeze drying might turn out to be a really nice snack. Or cracker/chip type thing that might work really well with cream cheese and a chutney type preserve. 😋

[@Mel-vu9ss]

Yum!! ❤

[@jenniferlaw4994]

You are such a hard worker. Appreciate your channel

[@Redmapleleaf113]

I saur the whole head of cabbage and use those leaves to make the best saur-leaf cabbage rolls ever. Takes about 5-6 weeks to ferment them and then I freeze them (and house can get a bit stinky lol). Very delicious.

[@bearzhere]

Everything looks wonderful! I just got a freeze dryer after a few years of debate. Havent used it yet, but Id love to know the ways you like to use your freeze dried foods. Some of your favorite things to freeze dry and such. I still have one meal of fresh carrots from our garden harvest last year, I put them in bags like you do but I leave them totally dirty LOL! Thanks for sharing once again. Blessings!

[@karenweekessandy5419]

Hi when you store your ground thing like potatoes carrot put them in a brown bags it will last longer ❤

[@bettyjorodgers8552]

Thanks. Blessings

[@lindahernandez8693]

I cannot wait to see how those sweet carrots taste!

[@canadiannavywife434]

Heya. So love this! I am lucky number 454 today. I have shared and commenting right now... Love the basket you used for the carrots... Thank you for inspiring me this year. Hugs from Esquimalt.

[@YT4Me57]

Those beets look delicious. Pickled (sweet) is the only way I'll eat them. 😊

[@TheSnuffy1994]

True (fermented) soy sauce is actually good for you!

[@melissakidwell7978]

Jessica at three rivers homestead has a carrot souffle they like to use canned carrots for.

[@rachelbevan7973]

I also freeze dry my beetroot into thin slices. Great snacks. Love your channel

[@janetgrooms]

Great video ❤

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

Glad you liked it!! ❤️☺️

[@jenlittlepage6545]

I canned some carrots with homemade onion soup mix and they tasted amazing. And I am not a canned carrot person either!

[@sergeb957]

Love to watch your preservation. I like your carrot muffins with cream cheese filling. My son love carrot cake and muffins. Thanks

[@kristin3191]

BBQ carrots in the crockpot are delicious.

[@nancyhaywood6486]

try grating the carrots and pickling or ferment some marchstick carrots. both are great in salads

[@cherylpresleigh6403]

Awesome choices for preserving. I so enjoy seeing how you preserve the harvest and what new ideas you share from books I already have. For me, just seeing a recipe on a page rarely stirs interest to try something new. However, seeing someone else do it and seeing how it looks and comes together changes my perspective and I’m more willing to try. I’m not a canned veggie person in general, I prefer frozen over canned. But what I’m seeing here makes me think it may be worth trying so like you mentioned, there will be shelf stable options available too! I hope you have a great weekend. Thank you friend for sharing with us.

[@Just-Nikki]

I look forward to watching later. I hope you guys have a great weekend 😀

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

Thank you sweet friend! Same to you ❤️

[@JoyceWolfe-tk7pr]

wonderful. blessed

[@brendablake8264]

I love the difference of the beets!!

[@jscasecase471]

Love watching you preserve food for your family. I enjoy canning and making new things for mine as well.

[@dawnbrannen1703]

You can cook and puree your carrots and use like pumpkin pie. No one knows and it's delicious!

[@HuberRhonda]

What a Bounty!!! Those canned items look fabulous 🙏🏻💕🙏🏻

[@LynnBoergermann]

Candied carrots are good too

[@amberpalmer7083]

I've never liked the taste of red beets. Does the gold type have a different flavor? I'm excited to try the carrot cake muffins. Thank you for sharing!

[@DebBeeman-ir9eu]

Everything looks so good. I will be making that carrot muffins yum! I think the way you describe how to do things is always so great, I’ve tried different things on your videos and they always taste so good. Thank you for another wonderful video.

[@nancyrasmussen2016]

It all looks so yummy. Nancy from Nebraska

[@sharonjennings1282]

We did a honey and orange juice carrot. I don't eat cooked carrots but my hubby loved it. I think you would just swap the broth for the oj. He didn't care for the broth one

[@beekind1940]

I'm hoping to have a larger garden next year. I have a simple elevated container garden on my upper deck (where deer cannot get to it!). Focusing on just growing lettuce, spinach, tomatoes, and green beans. Things we can just go out and harvest as we need them. Not enough to preserve, but maybe someday!

[@laurielyon1892]

I can't get my husband to eat the homemade sauerkraut. I don't have a freeze dryer, but I have taken the cabbage and cut them like "steaks" and then vacuum sealed them. I'm still able to use them in recipes. Those beets look so pretty! I just recently realized that I like them, but I have such a hard time getting them to grow and get decent size. Once they start growing, do you need to cover them up a bit?

[@debbiesykes5491]

Enjoyed your sharing the beets and sauerkraut with me it all looks great and good luck with the carrots

[@CherylHamburger]

Thank you!

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

Thank YOU! ☺️

[@julieking4828]

My mom used to make extra mashed potatoes so she could freeze potato cakes. I wonder if you could try something similar with carrots. Or make carrot fritters (I make zucchini fritters and they are yummy) to freeze. You said you like to experiment. 😉

[@kimberlyearly8918]

Ooh, I might need to do some zucchini fritters! We love them but it never occurred to me to try freezing them! Do they get soggy when they are thawed?

[@marilynrobertson6265]

Just found you yesterday. I’m hooked ❤😊. I watch a lot of homesteaders 😊😊

[@amyobrien5087]

What a beautiful abundance ❤ freezing cold here in Australia dreaming of fresh home grown fruit and veggies

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

Thank you! Stay warm and cozy!

[@kimberlyearly8918]

It must be hard watching gardening videos while you're in winter.

[@farmgirlzz2319]

I might have to do a run of those honey ginger carrots. I love carrots, canned or raw, but my family is not a big fan.

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

I haven’t tried them yet but I’m excited to!

[@vividlyvalerie9265]

Try the watermelon beets they are also stunning

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

Ohh I’ll check them out! Thanks ☺️

[@Just-Nikki]

I’m unfamiliar with those. I do love watermelon radish though 😀

[@aprilhampton6298]

I got 6 half gallon jars for less then I could get 2 on Amazon. I need to make sauerkraut myself. It's one of my favorite things to eat. Do you ever make pickled eggs with your pickled beet juice?

[@sherrymahsburn4317]

Hey sweet lady. I haven't had a notification from your videos in awhile. I hope all is well

[@Mel-vu9ss]

Loving these videos!! Thanks!! How do you plan to use the freeze dried sliced carrots? We recently got a FD and I’m learning still.

[@09echols]

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[@afterthought72]

I've always been terrified to try a beet 😂 My mom and Granny loved them though .

[@TheSnuffy1994]

They taste like dirt to me 😂😂😂

[@Just-Nikki]

@@TheSnuffy1994they don’t taste like that if they’re grown in cool weather. They need the cold to sweeten them up.

[@afterthought72]

@@TheSnuffy1994 lol the smell like dirt to 🤣

[@kimberlyearly8918]

Same lol! They have the same component that is in dirt and gives it it's smell.

[@annamccosker7878]

Those golden beets look beautiful. I really love the taste too. I planted them twice but they never came up 😔 I'm so happy for you though that you have such a bountiful harvest! 🙂🙏

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

Oh what a bummer!!! I hope they take for you soon! There is still time ☺️

[@annamccosker7878]

@@seedandsparrowhomestead really? I didn't know that... Thanks for that encouragement!! ❤️

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

@@annamccosker7878 they are about a 60 day crop! If you soak seeds overnight that should help too! Keep em watered well the first week!

[@annamccosker7878]

@@seedandsparrowhomestead thank you so much Kelsey! I really appreciate you 🙂🙏

[@HomemadebyLA]

How did the freeze dried carrots taste? I made some last year and the taste was off. They also lost color ☹

[@melissakalloway1916]

Hi, Kelsey (or if anyone else can help), did you add any salt to the cabbage? 😊

[@Ing127-v3m]

❤

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

❤️❤️❤️

[@DoloresMoses]

Where do I find the description? It's not in the comments that I can see.

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

Direction under the video above the comment section, you may have to click “see more”

[@DvLnDsGyZ]

Hiya! I was wondering if you ever considered dry canning the carrots, like some do with potatoes? I wonder how that would come out.

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

That’s not a safe canning practice, I personally would not feel comfortable processing them that way. ☺️❤️

[@DvLnDsGyZ]

​@@seedandsparrowhomestead Thanks, I'm a total rookie at this!

[@leah_terry]

Do you have any favorite resources for improving gut health?

[@SuperLauramack]

My freeze dried carrots turn white and chalky. Does that happen to yours?

[@cynthiafisher9907]

Were they the mini carrots you buy in the store?

[@SuperLauramack]

@@cynthiafisher9907 it happens with anything orange no matter if it's bagged from the store, or fresh. It's really disappointing.

[@cynthiafisher9907]

@@SuperLauramack Oh, that’s strange. I’m sorry.

[@rhondatrumier5530]

Appreciate your channel but sure would like one page recipes to print out.

[@wandafigueroa6281]

Keep the freeze dried carrots away from light… thru will loose the color really quickly ❤❤❤

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

Yes! I have them in a dark pantry ☺️

[@metamud8686]

If freezing kills sauerkraut, then freeze drying which starts off with freezing it hard, obviously also goes through the same process...

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

Perhaps, but my understanding was that because it freezes quickly and at very low temps it preserves more 🤷‍♀️

[@lajohnson1967]

Oh honey, you shredded your cabbage to fine!!! It’s supposed to be in small long strips about 3 inches long. Yours is the size for a fine Cole Slaw. The fermentation process will completely eat that small shred up.

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

I’ve done it this way for over a decade and never had any issues ☺️

[@leahsiemens1424]

Let me know how your freeze dried carrots taste after a while. Mine get an odd smell/taste after a bit of time. The ones in the jar may also turn white, if not used soon. Does anyone else who freeze dries have problems with a "weird" taste? It seems to be mostly orange things - carrots, pumpkin, peppers...

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

Interesting! This isn’t my first time freeze drying then and I can’t say I’ve had any issue with off taste or smell 🤔 I keep all the items in jars in my pantry where it’s dark and that seems to keep their color nicely!

[@leahsiemens1424]

@@seedandsparrowhomestead Oh nice! I'm glad to hear that! Maybe it's just me 🤣

[@phatmeemaw6322]

Wait! I thought you didnt like canned carrots 🤔 oops i spoke to.soon 😂😂😂😂

[@seedandsparrowhomestead]

😂😂😂

[@Ingrid-z2l]

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