Homestead Pantry Tour | Preserving Food for my Family

[@SusanEaton-q3b]

Loved the breakdown on all you’ll and don’t. I appreciate that you talk about the don’t make again as well!!!!

[@thisjerseygirlshome]

Glad you enjoyed it! I appreciate it!

[@utopicconfections5257]

Great work! Thanks for sharing

[@thisjerseygirlshome]

Thank you!

[@Tinkerbell31326]

You ate amazing! I am so glad I found you I missed the eveey bit counts challenge so I am kind of doing it for September. You have inspired me.

[@thisjerseygirlshome]

I'm so glad!! It's tough but worth it!

[@Tinkerbell31326]

@thisjerseygirlshome I need more variety. Like your pantry. Thos picture is old one of me I am 69 years old and a widow. Funds are tough on a fixed income. But I have a pretty decent pantry. I used to live in South Jersey. I loved it there

[@Tinkerbell31326]

@thisjerseygirlshome this week I canned 9 pints chicken breast , 6 quarts beef stew, 11 pint of chick peas, and 6 pints carrots.

[@thisjerseygirlshome]

@@Tinkerbell31326 Wow that's awesome!! Great accomplishment!

[@thisjerseygirlshome]

@@Tinkerbell31326 I have some relatives in South Jersey, it is nice! I like the variety too, it helps keep you inspired.

[@michellerae8817]

I love your channel! Thanks for all the good videos! ❤

[@thisjerseygirlshome]

Thank you!! That is so kind!

[@candisscott6267]

Very cool

[@thisjerseygirlshome]

Thank you!

[@patriciawoodward2566]

Black raspberry jam is a staple here on The Hill. We have them growing wild on our homestead. We also have wild blackberries (though we also have planted a few tame as well), and many persimmon trees. With putting out a green and several raised beds, I stay pretty busy. Then, every couple of years, we cook down our own maple syrup. I love our life--and we won't be going hungry. Thank you for sharing.

[@thisjerseygirlshome]

That sounds wonderful!! Black raspberry jam really is delicious!

[@sarahlaughard7199]

🍉 love the tour

[@thisjerseygirlshome]

Thank you so much!

[@caseyscarrotpatch]

Very impressive canning pantry!! I've only made 3 things this year. You are amazing!! I really enjoy your channel. You make so many things besides the normal canning things that everyone else does. I hope to get more versatile like you!!

[@thisjerseygirlshome]

Aww thanks!!

[@aprilann11]

I have really enjoyed watching your every bit counts series! You sure have put up a lot of good! Thanks for your encouragement along the way!🍉

[@thisjerseygirlshome]

I'm so glad! Thanks for watching!!

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[@marthamcquaid5440]

The one thing I found last year but haven't been able to find again was dehydrated cantaloupe and it was amazing. it was like eating candy.

[@thisjerseygirlshome]

That sounds delicious! I will have to try it!

[@sallygordin2869]

Beautiful!! Isn't it a blessing to be able to can all the things we love? I would love to learn how you make the peach sweet tea recipe. Any canning videos I will watch. I admit I'm a canning addict lol. Lord bless you and your family 😊

[@thisjerseygirlshome]

Thank you! In my video 3 New Canning Recipes for my Pantry I show making the sweet tea poached peaches. 🥰

[@sallygordin2869]

@@thisjerseygirlshome ok ty I will go look for I. I have a peach tree so can look forward to something new next summer.

[@iartistdotme]

That was a fun video - always interested in what people decide to make for eating later. Loved how you told the good, bad, and really good stuff. You did inspire me to try something new - I have canned grape juice that is just not something we drink. So you mentioned have rice with something similar and I think making a rice baked pudding using grape juice may turn out nice. HOW do you make ice cream using the fruit products you told us about? Is it like sherbet or do you just put the canned product over the top? My daughter gave me the ham bone (she leaves so much meat on) to do whatever with. I boiled it out and put the wonderful broth in jars for the freezer. I added all the chopped meat to the bottom and made sure to NOT fill them over the shoulders of the jars as that causes them to break.I have no idea what I'll do with all those frozen jars of ham juice. As I watched your pantry tour, it hit me - soak my beans overnight then drain and add the jars of juice with meat for cooking the beans. YEA! flavor filled beans.at the ready. THANKS for the inspiration.

[@thisjerseygirlshome]

That's great! I love trying to think outside the box. Haha! I actually use the jams as the flavoring and sweetener when I make ice cream. I just mix it right into the mixture on the stove. I can definitely do a fun tutorial on that!! I'm so glad you enjoy watching, I really enjoy your comments!

[@kdonor]

One of my sons took balsamic onion jam to the county fair this year.

[@thisjerseygirlshome]

That's awesome!! I can't wait to try it.

[@thebodieshomestead15]

How fun!! Thank you for the giveaway, I am really enjoying your videos! New to your channel :D 🍉

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[@conniejohnston7583]

🍉 thank you for your giveaway

[@thisjerseygirlshome]

Your very welcome

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[@illustr8life863]

That is absolutely beautiful! I can't wait to have a larder like that! I've only used my pressure canner twice so far but we all have to start at the very beginning. For the pickles you don't like: I saw this one lady dehydrate them and make powder for popcorn or other dishes. For squash bugs: They got my pumpkins good. I tried a little bit of castille soap in a one gallon sprayer with water and they were dead within the hour. Next year I'll spray as soon as I see one bug! Looking forward to more gardening, cooking, preserving videos and Happy Autumn! 5 weeks before the first frost and the holidays are just around the corner!

[@thisjerseygirlshome]

Thank you, your so kind! And those are such great ideas, thank you!! I will definitely try that!

[@thisjerseygirlshome]

@@illustr8life863 I can definitely do that! Thanks for suggesting it.

[@preparednessmom]

Add some Almond extract with the sour cherry jam

[@thisjerseygirlshome]

sounds yummy

[@kdonor]

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[@growingagreenthumb4420]

🍉 I love watermelon

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[@candisscott6267]

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[@lacyblack1]

vodka sauce would be awesome to have a video on. =)

[@thisjerseygirlshome]

Thank you, noted! 😀

[@leslieconrad7851]

Recipes please!

[@thisjerseygirlshome]

I am working on getting them out through videos! Hope you were able to find some- if not let me know which ones you are interested in.

[@sherry4636]

You obviously have enough home canned food so if you don't want to eat the canned food from the store then why don't you give it to a food pantry? They aren't wasted just sitting there and someone who needs it will have food they may otherwise not have been able to afford. Also, the food pantries all over are struggling because more people are using them and donations are down!

[@thisjerseygirlshome]

I can't because they are over the sell by date, and we will still eat them. Even though we have a lot of food it is an investment. We do donate and give food away frequently, but food banks (at least around me) will not accept anything past its date.