Canning

Canning season is upon us. So far I have only canned a couple of batches of zucchini. Every time I talk about canning zucchini people tend to make a funny face. It is because they have never heard of canning zucchini. Well neither had I until I bought The Practical Produce Cookbook. In this cookbook I have found some really great recipes. However my favorite and also my family's favorite is the Zucchini Pineapple. I have been canning this recipe for several years and it is wonderful. So great that my children will eat it straight out of the jar.
This is a great, easy recipe. I use it to mainly substitute for crushed pineapple. We use it in yogurt, cakes, breads, muffins, and even in jello. The zucchini takes on the pineapple flavor and you can barely tell the difference. This recipe really doubles well.

Zucchini Pineapple To Can

4 quarts zucchini, grated or diced
1 1/2 C. bottled lemon juice
1 46 oz. can unsweetened pineapple juice
3 C. sugar

Simmer all ingredients together for 20 minutes. Pack hot into half-pint or pint jars (do not use quarts). Evenly distribute solids and liquids into the jars. Leave a 1/2 inch headspace. Process 15 minutes in a boiling water canner.




This is a great way to use up all of your zucchini and to also make a convenience food that you will not have to purchase. If you try it let me know what you think. Have a great week.

Blessings

Great Giveaway!

Head over to Lily of the Valley. They are having a great giveaway. The giveaway is for The Well Planned Day home school planner. I was just reading about this planner. It looks wonderful! It has everything in it that you need for your school and your home, all in one planner! Go check it out.

Blessings

Update

I wanted to do an update because I promised to do a series on Homemade consumables. I apologize about not getting to that yet. We have had a very busy few weeks. We had my dad visit, then we sent the boys back to help him through a surgery. Thank God everything went well and the boys learned to serve and help others out. During this time our youngest had a very bad allergic reaction and we ended up in the ER. We do not know what caused it. God truly protected her and we were back home with in a few hours. Praise God! We are continuing to go to doctors and have more testing. We have not had any more reactions that were that bad since. We would appreciate your prayers during this time. Since this time we have been busy with all other aspects of our life ;) Our boys did arrive safely at home and we are blessed to have them back! As for the homemade series I will be putting it off for several more weeks as canning season is upon us. I will be posting on that and hopefully I will get some pictures to share too. Have a blessed weekend!

Blessings

Thrive Giveaway

Thank you Amy from Homestead Revival. I feel very blessed to have won the THRIVE giveaway that Amy hosted. I would also like to thank Tanya. I am really surprised. I have not won anything before. Thank you both again! Please check out their sites. They are both full of great information.

Blessings

A Wondeful and Inspiring Movie

I had a few minutes to sit and look at a few of my favorite blogs. So I went to Declared Unto Him to see what I've missed these last few days. Andi did a for Preparedness Challenge at Homestead Revival. She wrote about what she had been doing to prepare for her family. One of the things that she listed was that she had watched a movie called Urban Danger. Andi recommended watching the movie. So I clicked on the link and saw how long the movie was. I thought I could watch a little and then come back later and watch a little more. So I started the movie. Then a funny thing happened. My plans totally went out the window! This is a very inspirational movie! It speaks truth and it really pulls you in. I watched the entire movie without getting up. (That's a big deal in our house :) I highly recommend this movie! So take a look. Let me know what you think.


Blessings

A THRIVE Giveaway

I am so excited! Homestead Revival is hosting a giveaway by Shelf Reliance and THRIVE. Thrive offers wonderful freeze dried food storage. Not only do they carry all of the basics, they also carry things like Blueberry Yogurt Bites and Freeze Dried Mandarin Oranges. This is not your average food storage! This is food storage your family will love and look forward to! So go take a look and see all of these great items for yourself!

Make It At Home

Well it's been awhile. So I'm going to try it again. Over the next couple of weeks I am going to do a series on making things at home. I am really excited about this. I seem to go in cycles of making things at home. When I find something on sale and with a coupon then I buy them and the next thing you know I'm not making it at home. So I need some reminding and thought that this series might be able to help or inspire others too. So stay tuned!

Blessings