The cold came in last night ..... pretty nippy around here. There’s a possibility of an ice storm next weekend - ugh, but at least our generator situation is all up to snuff as of Wednesday.
Today, I took hot banana pepper mush I froze toward the end of the growing season & turned it into 8 pints of hot pepper butter for Christmas gifts. It’s the first time I’ve made this recipe & it’s very tasty. I had to use clear gel for thickening - first time I’ve used that, too. The finished product is a solid medium on “heat”, maybe creeping towards the upper end of medium - I like it, but some folks in the family will need something milder.
That leaves me two more projects before Christmas & they’ll likely happen this weekend - apple chutney & wine jelly. I already have salsa, jalapeno pepper jelly & now the hot pepper butter so I can mix and match to suit who is getting what. My nephew, who isn’t into hot/spicy or much of anything else ‘canned’ will be getting a batch of crockpot meatballs ... I’m fairly certain he’ll like them & since he doesn’t cook, it will give him something besides Chik-Fil-A to eat for a day, maybe two.
I love canning. Now that I’ve collected the equipment over the summer, had some success and built a bit of confidence, I can’t wait until next year’s garden when the produce starts coming in. :-)
I have been asking hubby to check out the generator for weeks. Hope all is ok, cause if the electric goes out, the basement family room will have zero heat.
I too really like canning. This is the time of year I like it the most - I buy up about 10 or 15 lbs of whatever meat is on sale, and can it. Makes a very tasty, tender and quick meal when needed.
I may try making some beef vegetable soup this year for hubby, since he likes to just heat and eat various soups.