Do you can your own vegetables?
Susan Reimer is looking for people who are planning to do some canning this summer, and asked me to put out an appeal. She's doing a story for the food section on canning vegetables.
I've done a lot of pickling and preserving in my time, but one thing that never seemed worth the trouble was canning vegetables. My canned vegetables always ended up tasting like, well, canned vegetables. ...
I'd rather eat frozen or out-of-season fresh than buy produce to can.
I would feel different if I had a garden full of too much wonderful produce, but if I can get a basil plant to grow in my yard, I'm lucky.
Anyway, if you're interested in talking to Susan for the story, let her know by e-mailing her directly at susan.reimer@baltsun.com.
(Sun archives)
Comments
Like EL, I don't grow enough vegetables to can. And if I did, I'd probably only can tomatoes.
I do can chicken stock, beef stock, and tomato sauce, but I don't think that's what she's looking for.
Posted by: Hal Laurent | June 22, 2009 12:51 PM
Humpf.
Posted by: Bucky | June 22, 2009 8:43 PM
Bucky, that's unusually short-winded for you.
Posted by: Hal Laurent | June 22, 2009 9:01 PM
Grandmom used to "put up" just about anything she could get her green thumb hands on, not just the amazing bounty she managed to yield from her west Baltimore row house yard.
I was too little to help but it was a heck of an operation.
Posted by: MrRational | June 22, 2009 9:45 PM
Oh, sorry, Hal. That wasn't in reference to your comment.
I'm way behind in reading the blog.
Posted by: Bucky | June 22, 2009 10:01 PM
I only 'put up' those items that I cannot get year round in fresh or frozen at the market. Which, for me, means sour cherries and that's about it. I used to can tomatoes but honestly it is almost cheaper to buy canned at the market and the quality is fine so why bother with the hassle (and the risk of a forborne illness.)
But I'm with you on canned vegetables. yuk! Overcooked before they even come out of the jar!
Posted by: Maggi | June 23, 2009 9:49 AM