August 21, 2012
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A Big Canning Day
Our time with Misty is now only a memory. She’s back in Michigan with her family. I have a few more pictures to share of our time with her.Love these girls, Misty and Holly!
Towards the end of the week we did get some good sewing time in.
~Picking~ which squares look the best together!
~Pinning~
~Piecing~
~Pressing~
~Perfection~
~Pillowcase~
~Peacefully Sleeping~
Spending some time with Great-Grandma Alene.
As I type this post please pray for mom. Today she was admitted to the hospital for some tests.
Today turned out a very big day here at the Yoder house. My favorite thing to can each year is tomato juice. Not sure why it’s my favorite but maybe it has something to do with two very special women in my life. I always use Mom Yoder’s recipe. I always make it the way my Mother did , not with a Victorio strainer like so many people do but with a blender! That’s how I remember my mother always doing it.
It makes the creamiest, smoothest, thickest tomato juice. Here’s how I do it.
Cook the tomatoes till really soft.
I use an older model of a blender with a glass container. I think the newer blenders are to powerful and you don’t want HOT liquid all over the place.
After blending it I dump it in a fine mesh wire strainer and “tap and stir, tap and stir, tap and stir”.
If you look close in the next picture you can see how the skins roll up in slivers and very few get through the strainer.
Grandma Alene’s Tomato Juice
For an 8 quart container I add:2 cups sugar
8 t. salt
half teaspoon celery salt
half teaspoon onion powder
half teaspoon pepper
fourth teaspoon accent
I love drinking it hot! Yummm!
I use it in cooking more then drinking but since it is so smooth and thick we have always used this as our tomato soup. Just add a little creamora when serving.After making 16 quarts this morning I had to take a three hour break and go to the dentist to take care of a throbbing tooth ache I’ve had for the past week. Dentist put me on antibiotics to take the inflammation down and will have to do a root canal in a couple weeks.
When I got back from the dentist I used the juice I had made this morning and stirred up a big kettle of spaghetti sauce. Then Mark brought in a muck bucket of wonderful pole lima beans to do. He does the planting, weeding, picking and always helps shell them.
A good feeling and now it’s time to call it a day! Whew!
Oh one more thing….
While Misty was here I gave her this little pink depression glass candy dish. You see, when I was her age I spent a couple days with my Grandmother Vera. I remember helping her wash windows. When it came time to go home she gave me this little dish. Now I’m passing it on to my granddaughter who helped me wash my windows. Thanks Misty!
Comments (11)
thats a precious post Polly! You’ll prolly have a fit, but that’s how I do my pizza/spag sauce too, but I don’t strain for the peels…….we don’t notice them and r hoping they give some nutritional value . Last week was a big salsa day, yesterday applesauce, today tomtoe sauce. As many of the family come that can help and we turn out some good cooking for everyone. We are waiting for grandbabe # 3 anyday now……..it is a lil boy.
Misty did a wonderful job on her pillowcase. It’s beautiful! I must say she had a good teacher! How special it is that you passed the depression glass on to her. Those lima beans look sooooo good. I notice that your packs aren’t nearly as big as you used to make them!
That tomato juice looks so good. Homemade tomato soup is so much better than the canned kind. I bet your grand-daughter will always treasure the candy dish. Maybe someday she’ll pass it down to her grand-daughter.
You seem to be busier now than when you had a housefull of young children. I think I am busier. I can relate to the limas and tomatoes. Picked and shelled some yesterday and will finish today. What a great idea to pass the glass on to the Grandchildren. I think I will start that. Even the boys might appreciate them someday like Father did.
The part about passing the candy dish on to your granddaughter is so special!
I always LOVE reading about the precious time you spend with family. Passing on, the candy dish, is so special. I hope she knows YOUR grandmother gave it to YOU!
And by the way, I’m going to copy and keep your juice recipes. Thank you.
Thank you so much for posting these canning tips/inspiration. I love reading your blog.
Question: How long do you process the juice? And do you use a pressure canner or a regular one?
I love how it all worked out for you to give that dish to your granddaughter just like you received it from yours. And it’s such a nice picture of the two of you.
I used to make tomato juice, too. My recipe was similar to yours, but instead of using onion powder and celery salt, I cooked chopped celery, chopped onion, peppercorns, and bay leaf with the tomatoes. They all strained out with the juice. It certainly makes for a yummy tomato juice!! Would love to have a glass of yours!!
Do be so careful with the root canal and make so very sure all sign of infection is gone before they put the permanent cap on. My dentist didn’t listen to me when I told her that there was still infection and it ate through my bone and no matter what the specialist did it had to eventually come out. Now need a tooth implant!
Love the pic of Misty and Holly. Her pillow case turned out very nice. What a great keepsake you gave her! Interesting post.
Such a precious time with Misty!! I know she enjoyed her time with you and will cherish her heirloom. Not much on tomato juice tho’ I use it for veggie soup — yum! Keep us posted concerning your sweet mother — praying!!