I stashed some keystone turkey and pork a couple of months back - in case of turkey shortage for Thanksgiving. Ha.
I haven’t actually tried it yet though, so I’m glad to know it tastes good. A few years back, I canned some sausage, and it turned out really good. I used the Tennessee Pride mild. Slightly browned the patties before putting them in the canning jar. I just finished the last jar, and so will be canning some more this week.
I have a good stash of other home-canned meats and chicken, but have never really done anything with Turkey. I buy one at Christmas and Thanksgiving, but my daughter cooks the Turkey and pies, and I do the other sides.
I try to can whatever the local store has on special every week. And I rotate the meats on a 3-5 year schedule. I still have canned Dak Hams from 2017 and was able to purchase some more earlier this year-I noticed that their stock ran out and hasn’t been replaced yet.
They are pretty good baked with a glaze and some spices. I figure they will last well beyond the 5 years so I’m not planning on eating too many of those.
Saving them to go with beans and rice.
I always cook down the carcass and make turkey stock.
I just can up the meat and broth and add the veggies later. I don’t like how the veggies can up and since onions and carrots store so well, it’s not a problem adding them for the soup to be fresh.