What a blessing to have all that fresh venison in your freezers! We went to my in-laws for Thanksgiving and she gifted us a lot of fresh beef (they raise cattle and generally butcher one every fall). We received several roasts, steaks, and at least 20+ - 1 pound packages of ground beef (lean). To buy all that beef in the store would have costed several hundred dollars, at least. So, I feel blessed to have received it. ❤
Jennifer, I really enjoy watching your channel. Our lives couldn't be more different but I really enjoy learning so many new things from your channel. Have a good one!
Seeing Warren with the cat reminded me of my Dad. He would profess to disliking cats, complain about them, but I'd go to the barn to do chores, he would be sitting on a hay bale petting and talking to them. He was also the one who insisted on buying the best dry food for them. He even bought a gravity feeder,,normally used for piglets, that we had to keep full for our barn cats
You have to buy tags for the deer you catch which costs money. It is a great family activity. Shells, guns, blinds, tools, equipment, bags, tape, dispensers, grinder, your time, energy, planning, marksmanship all adds up. It may not add up in dollars, but it is a laborious activity. Nice work. Good skills to teach your children. Memories to last a life time too!
Love 😍 you guys so much when I saw Joseph in the kitchen it made me look twice I thought it was Peter. With the money you are putting aside. I would like to be nominated as my grandson was born with a syndrome he is deaf and partially sighted. He is 5now and have had 12operations he's a joy to be around he is sl loving. It's as if there was nothing wrong makes me 🤔 think my illness is nothing. Sending you all my love and 🙏 prayers Mel xxx
When I got married and for probably 10 yrs. after we used a hand grinder. Talk about a workout. Now we have people lined up to use our meat grinder. Even though I’ve been married to a hunter for 38 yrs. it is great to see what others do with their meat.
I love that every single family member helps to harvest the food that you'll all enjoy together 😊 even Colt helped out as an adorable little supervisor! 😇💕 Lolll my mom and I both LOVE your channel- thank you for sharing your ~country life~ with us!! 😉💗💗💗
Hi Jennifer. Really enjoyed this video. I have always found it super great that all your children are involved and skilled, starting at a young age, when it comes to hunting, trapping, and fishing. Truly a family affair! I thought it was so sweet when Maria went hunting with Warren. Hugs and blessings.
We just processed two deer. Not only is it a blessing in the freezer/canning shelves, but a blessing to our farm as well. The deer here (MI) are prolific and can destroy a crop field quickly. We manage our game as carefully as our crops.
Great video to show that our efforts are not always totally successful but to not give up. Figure out what happened and try again! Home canned meat is the ultimate fast food. I appreciate how respectful of the meat your family is as you process it and prepare it to nourish you. Plus, including your kids and teaching them the skills.
Life skills! Love deer tenderloin on grill! A good roast in crockpot on a day like you have when snow is on ground, that's a good day! Way to go family👍
Love love love this video! So fascinating. My dad was a butcher so this touched me. I always watched him cutting and trimming meat. I learned so much! Now, as an older woman, I try to teach my kids and grandkids the easiest ways to buy a big piece of meat at a lower price and cut it for what they need. Thanks very much for sharing your family with us! Happy cooking and eating!
My family and has are just getting into hunting deer and getting into hunting deer for meat so any videos you provide are much appreciated. Thank you so much!! 😉
Jennifer I loved watching you and Emily do this video it’s wonderful you guys very smart ladies Colt is so precious and all the beautiful whole family I also love your Advent It was wonderful loving you are blessed to say the say everything about Jesus our to come in His birth thank you for saying it 🙏🏽✝️🇺🇸📿🙏🏽✝️🇺🇸📿🙏🏽
This was such a great and informative video! Thank you very much for sharing how your family processes meat. Girl, you need a nice big 'ol Presto canner! Christmas gift!!😉🎄❤
I can meat all the time. I would raw pack it , add no water it will make it own juice. 75 minutes in the pressure canner .. number of pound pre pressure for you altitude.
We do the mini roast blackstrap too but I cut a slit in the middle a fill it with cream cheese and jalapeño then wrap the whole thing in bacon. So good!
One of my sons got his first deer last week. My hubs always wanted to take him when he was a kiddo ( 20 years ago) but he is now feeding a family so he was so happy to put meat in the freezer :)
Yay I was hoping you'd show us your deer processing! I got done doing our 2 last week. I did all the trimming , packaging, and grinding myself. I'll be the one cooking it so I cut and packed how I want!
It was alot for me to see all that meat being cut up so I did fast forward that part. Love your channel and it is great your whole family is doing it together❤. Im making chicken tortilla soup now in the crockpot
Rada cutlery knives my daughter bought me I think every set of cutting knives I love mine the steak knives are very sharp to I found out the hard way ouch ! I love this my daughter bought her. A Big grinder she loves hers
I found the box of 60 eggs at Walmart are cheaper than aldis eggs lately, also the crisp are great broken up on salad too, i love watching the hauls it surprises me how some things cost more there than here in NY.
I make both of those all the time and can it. I didn’t notice you do anything I don’t, except I can quarts for 90 minutes. You should invest in a digital canner. I just got one. So worth the money. I skip the jar sanitize and warmer and go straight to canning. It cans everything at 15 pounds. Perfect for you. You just put it in the canner, set the time, vent, then can and walk away. You don’t have to watch it. I like this because when I make something like roast, soups,chili and such…..I just can the leftovers. Really adds to your pantry a little at a time. I like to take my canned beef with beef broth…bring to boil and add egg noodles. Love it! I canned about 40 quart jars of it for winter. Enjoy!
I really enjoyed this video. Nice seeing it full circle and everyone involved, such a wonderful skill. My husband has yet to get one this year, but we’re still hoping. I have such memories canning with my grandma over the years that I’ll always cherish. My son got his kitten in August, and my husband is not a fan of cats, but he too has come to love him lol
I am glad you tried to keep the bloody mess out, I am an animal lover of all kinds, and deer are one of my favorite because they are so kind and trusting. I do understand the concept of we eat meat and it is from animals, but for me it is a ruff road for me. I was a vegetarian, then 20 yrs later I eat meat and it is good. But I do feel guilty. So any hoo Thank you for keeping it tasteful. I also wanted to say I love your cookbook ,so easy to make things and good too.
We are processing venison and elk this week also. From Oregon. Have you ever vaccum sealed your burger or roasts, back strap etc? That is how we package ours. 4 deer and 3 elk. Good video!
How awesome to get such a bountiful supply of meat. I'm like you. I love calculations. I was hoping you were going to add up the amount of ground meat. I also found myself counting the seconds from the pressure canner while you were cutting up the veggies.😀 Great, great video!!!
I find this just fascinating. Hunting just isn't a thing where we live (there isn't anything to hunt) so all of this is so interesting to me. I just love how everyone in the family is involved and works together!
I really enjoyed this and the whole family pitching in. It does take a few people to process a lot of meat. I am the only daughter in law that never minded to step in and help. Poor girls don't know what they are missing.like job well done when finished. May have to try some ground venison in the future. Tried a few jars of canned venison last year. Processed nicely. Can't figure out why the jars didn't seal In wondering if it was the lids.Always a learning curve huh.Thank you so much for sharing
So glad you got venison Hubby did not go this yr but I have some left from last yr I also can mine with onion soup mix and a little brown gravy mix and it tastes just like hot beefs Blessings
The Miller High Life is my Dad's preference of beer. He does live in Wisconsin and can get it there. Here in MN at least in the area I live...all the liquor store owners say they no longer can get it.
What a wonderful family to all get together and work towards a common goal. Such a beautiful process...the care yall are taking in this process. What a blessed family! From Montgomery al 🙏 ❤
Great video!!! We are an avid hunting family but my husband is not a fan of ground venison so instead that meat gets taken to be made into venison cheese hot dogs and a few other things. Have you ever rendered down the fat? It makes a fantastic face/body lotion and/or soap!
Hi Jennifer. What a great way to get meat for the family. I am glad your beef stew worked at the end. Your grandson is such a cutie pie. 💓luv n huggs for ya'll
Congratulations on so many new subscribers Jennifer, your video took me back to my younger life. My garage was our butchering table, freezer top lol. You cannot take the country out of the girl thank goodness! 🇬🇧🥰
When I was a kid my family always butchered our own meat. We did venison,beef and pork every year. I think I was around 6 when my dad started teaching me how to cut up meats and how he wanted it to be done. I really enjoy doing it. One year I was pregnant and my mom was afraid I was going to be sick from the smell of the blood, I never did. I haven't had venison in years and years but still cut a lot of my own meat. I will buy big roasts and cut them in steaks and pork chops. The only thing with growing up on fresh meat is store bought stuff just doesn't taste the same.
My husband ended up getting us 3 does this season! One with muzzleloader and 2 during gun season. I hope he doesn't get a 4th one (the bag limit) since our freezers are totally full!!!
This video couldn’t have come at a more perfect time, my husband killed a deer this morning and we’re going to process it ourselves for the first time ever! I’ve watched your other processing videos!
This was such a wonderful, informative video, thank you so much for sharing your day with me, I was fascinated with your meat preparation and your canning process! Wow, there is so much that goes into hunting and butchering and preparation! One thing I wasn’t clear on was where the silvery skin went to, is it waste and inedible or did it ground up, or put into the carcass pile? How wonderful to share the bones and such with the wildlife! I did wonder how far from your house is the carcass pile? I really enjoyed this video!
very interesting and informative. i enjoyed it! i grew up in the burbs, not a farm girl at all, but my dad loved hunting and fishing. i learned a lot from him. i know how to scale fish and hunt. my boys learned hunting, fishing and trapping from my dad. they can skin a small animal...i cannot. that was many years ago, but the skills are not forgotten. one of my sons passed down the skills to his sons. you use the entire animal plus feed the wildlife. kudos!
Unfortunately I don't have the opportunity to utilize much in this video, but it sure is good to know. As a life long learner, I certainly appreciate you for being such an awesome teacher!
Hope this helps, I can a lot and the only thing I would have done different is on the deer meat I think you need to tighten the rings about an inch more. It takes me awhile to get the jiggle just right and the lids back off some and if they get loose it can't vacuum or the food lodges under the flat. On the stew, I fill to the bottom of the rings with water, broth or tomatoes, potatoes or all veg that are out of the liquid will turn dark . But its just too much air to be able to catch a vacuum and pop down to seal. You don't need to precook anything. Layer meat and veg in a jar raw, add water and beef paste. It will all cook in 90 minutes. I have made all the mistakes more than once in my 45 years of canning alone. All the hype now in the canning groups is Burritos in a Jar. I canned 14 quarts of venison today. Its the same as printing your own money. Work that makes everyone feel good. I have the exact same canner and altitude as you. Seen all your videos and enjoy and look forward to them. Gotta feed the family and it gets bigger which is the best part of the Sunday dinners!
Agree, a bit too much headspace. If you aren’t sure there is a simple tool you can purchase that measures headspace from the top of the jar. I prefer to raw pack my stew as well, and fill with broth
We use a product called game tame , it is very good especially with deer roast, we have our own beef cattle and hogs also and game tame is good on them. Really enjoy your channel, first found you when I started chemo 2 years ago. And I still love to watch. Your family lives alot like we do. Merry Christmas.
Those backstraps are HUGE! We don't get them that big down here! Is season over there already? How many deer did you all get? I have had a lot of lid failures this year and some of that I think is using lids that were 10+ years old. But then some of the new ones from this year seem to have not been through as good of quality control measures either. Also, you did use 15 pounds of pressure on the first set of jars. I was wondering if you all were above 1000 ft or not. Just as an aside, you can add wine and tomato juice when you are canning meat and they both turn out so good!
I actually have always thought we were at 1000 ft. But I just checked and we are 1037 so I need to can at 15 pounds for meat. The second time I ran the stew through I did 15 pounds and every jar sealed. We got 5 from the gun hunt and 2 from bow season and yes, gun season ended yesterday. Muzzle loader is next.
Food for thought...PUN intended 😜 Why is ground beef called hamburger when it is not made out of ham? 🐄🐖 Anybody with a curious mind like me here is what found: The name “hamburger" actually came from Hamburg, the second largest city in Germany. In the late 1700s, sailors who traveled between Hamburg and New York City often ate hard slabs of salted minced beef, which they called “Hamburg steak."
Not that you don't already have enough to do but have you ever used your roaster or instant pot to cook down the bones to then either can or freeze the deer broth? I know the one Alaska couple does this with their moose carcasses and they really enjoy using it later.
This is very exciting! My husband bought me a pressure canner last Christmas and I still haven’t used it, I am a little nervous! I will have to try this recipe sometime once I get acclimated with it. Thank you for sharing!
I have canned deer meat many year ago it taste like stew beef where we live in North Carolina we use a 15 pound pressure at 90 minutes in pressure canner. I am older than you and have never canned much at all my mom did it and my husband know likes deer I don't like it much at all I like it a little bit but I'm glad you all like it way to go. GOD BLESS you all. The reason you don't pack it tight because it makes it on water. I would do the same thing you did re can my mother-in-law dose the same thing too. Great job.
Harvesting deer is necessary for the preservation of the species...ethical hunters should never feel like you have to explain yourself. Enjoyed this video. We live in SW Missouri and my guys are avid hunters we love " deer meat" (that's what we call it)...we had fried back strap Saturday night . Delicious!! We let the wild life have the scraps...
I love watching your channel and yes you do need to can at 15 pounds of pressure if your elevation is over 1000. Also on your stew it didnt look like you were at the one inch headspace. You either need the stew to be right under that last bottom line or add liquid to that line. Its very important to have the correct headspace or they will not seal. I usually dont reprocess for another 90 minutes if they dont seal because the vegetables tend to turn out too mushy and if you do always use a new lid. I hope this helps you and have a blessed day.
Your headspace was about twice of what I do. I do mine one inch from the top of the jar and yours looked about two or more inches from the top. That can effect if they seal or not.
Have you ever made stock from the bones? From reading and watching chefs' books and videos, restaurant kitchens use "demi-glace" for sauces and gravy. It's roasted venison bones that are simmered with roasted onions, celery and carrots. Then it's covered in water and simmered for a long time. After that, I think they reduce it until it gets thick. Apparently, it freezes well and they use a few tablespoons to make a sauce or gravy. It's sold in some grocery stores, but it's very expensive. It sounds like a daunting project, but if you're home all day, you could just keep an eye on it while homeschooling or doing your regular routine. It sounds like that expensive stuff in the jars. Just an idea.
What a great video showing real life. I've processed many deer, elk, and even a bear. Boy is it a lot of work. I perked up a bit when I saw Warren with the backstraps and spotted the knife between them (at about the 15 minute mark). It was the Western and I have a full set of those. You can thicken up a stew when canning by using cook type ClearJel. It's designed to withstand the high pressure needed in canning and it works great. I've used it in pie filling, stews, and even sauces that I've canned. I don't use things like that until I've done lots of research on it beforehand. Just passing on information that might be helpful in the future.
What a blessing to have all that fresh venison in your freezers! We went to my in-laws for Thanksgiving and she gifted us a lot of fresh beef (they raise cattle and generally butcher one every fall). We received several roasts, steaks, and at least 20+ - 1 pound packages of ground beef (lean). To buy all that beef in the store would have costed several hundred dollars, at least. So, I feel blessed to have received it. ❤
Jennifer is SUPER MOM !!!!!!!
Tell Warren that my husband took 8 ft lengths on PVC pipe and cut them in 4-2ft pieces. He puts one on each leg to raise the table. Saves his back.
Super tip!!
Jennifer, I really enjoy watching your channel. Our lives couldn't be more different but I really enjoy learning so many new things from your channel.
Have a good one!
i love that your kids have experiances and knowledge to get them through life. its sad not many do any more.
Seeing Warren with the cat reminded me of my Dad.
He would profess to disliking cats, complain about them, but I'd go to the barn to do chores, he would be sitting on a hay bale petting and talking to them.
He was also the one who insisted on buying the best dry food for them.
He even bought a gravity feeder,,normally used for piglets, that we had to keep full for our barn cats
Very sweet ❤️
You have to buy tags for the deer you catch which costs money. It is a great family activity. Shells, guns, blinds, tools, equipment, bags, tape, dispensers, grinder, your time, energy, planning, marksmanship all adds up. It may not add up in dollars, but it is a laborious activity. Nice work. Good skills to teach your children. Memories to last a life time too!
I was thinking the exact same thing and I wondered what the meat actually costs per pound when you factor in all the expenses you listed above.
Love 😍 you guys so much when I saw Joseph in the kitchen it made me look twice I thought it was Peter. With the money you are putting aside. I would like to be nominated as my grandson was born with a syndrome he is deaf and partially sighted. He is 5now and have had 12operations he's a joy to be around he is sl loving. It's as if there was nothing wrong makes me 🤔 think my illness is nothing. Sending you all my love and 🙏 prayers Mel xxx
When I got married and for probably 10 yrs. after we used a hand grinder. Talk about a workout. Now we have people lined up to use our meat grinder. Even though I’ve been married to a hunter for 38 yrs. it is great to see what others do with their meat.
I love that every single family member helps to harvest the food that you'll all enjoy together 😊 even Colt helped out as an adorable little supervisor! 😇💕 Lolll my mom and I both LOVE your channel- thank you for sharing your ~country life~ with us!! 😉💗💗💗
Thankful for God's provision! I've processed a few deer over the years. Lots of work, but worth it!
What a great blessing to have all that Vincent
Hi Jennifer. Really enjoyed this video. I have always found it super great that all your children are involved and skilled, starting at a young age, when it comes to hunting, trapping, and fishing. Truly a family affair! I thought it was so sweet when Maria went hunting with Warren. Hugs and blessings.
Awesome video!!! Love 💘 that your comments are back!!!
We just processed two deer. Not only is it a blessing in the freezer/canning shelves, but a blessing to our farm as well. The deer here (MI) are prolific and can destroy a crop field quickly. We manage our game as carefully as our crops.
I enjoy your shows they are so enjoyable and shows true life
Great video to show that our efforts are not always totally successful but to not give up. Figure out what happened and try again! Home canned meat is the ultimate fast food. I appreciate how respectful of the meat your family is as you process it and prepare it to nourish you. Plus, including your kids and teaching them the skills.
Exactly!! I love learning new skills; it’s very satisfy.
Thank you for sharing a bit of your life with us.
This is my first year that my husband got a deer. We got it processed professionally but I love to see how this happens!
Congratulations!! 🦌
My family is not humters nor do I do canning. However, I found this video to be very informative and entertaining. Thanks!
Life skills! Love deer tenderloin on grill! A good roast in crockpot on a day like you have when snow is on ground, that's a good day! Way to go family👍
First I have watched canning meat. Thanks for sharing.
Love love love this video!
So fascinating. My dad was a butcher so this touched me. I always watched him cutting and trimming meat. I learned so much! Now, as an older woman, I try to teach my kids and grandkids the easiest ways to buy a big piece of meat at a lower price and cut it for what they need.
Thanks very much for sharing your family with us!
Happy cooking and eating!
These old time skills are making a comeback and so helpful when money is tight.
God bless you and your family during this hoilday season. Much love and prayers to you and yours.🥰
My family and has are just getting into hunting deer and getting into hunting deer for meat so any videos you provide are much appreciated. Thank you so much!! 😉
Good luck with the hunt.
I really enjoyed this vlog your family's unity is awesome👍.
I recently came across your channel and I am truly enjoying all your recipes and family!.
I really enjoy watching your channel have a blessed day
This was so interesting to watch Jennifer!!
I love your videos and learn so much from them. Much appreciation. Thank you!! 🥰
Jennifer I loved watching you and Emily do this video it’s wonderful you guys very smart ladies Colt is so precious and all the beautiful whole family I also love your Advent It was wonderful loving you are blessed to say the say everything about Jesus our to come in His birth thank you for saying it 🙏🏽✝️🇺🇸📿🙏🏽✝️🇺🇸📿🙏🏽
This was such a great and informative video! Thank you very much for sharing how your family processes meat. Girl, you need a nice big 'ol Presto canner! Christmas gift!!😉🎄❤
I can meat all the time. I would raw pack it , add no water it will make it own juice. 75 minutes in the pressure canner .. number of pound pre pressure for you altitude.
Thos was one of the best video's l have seen.It was so informative of how you can,cut up and store.Thanks
Those are some good looking deer! My fil just got 4 deer yesterday so we will be getting some deer roast and tenderloins 😋
We do the mini roast blackstrap too but I cut a slit in the middle a fill it with cream cheese and jalapeño then wrap the whole thing in bacon. So good!
One of my sons got his first deer last week. My hubs always wanted to take him when he was a kiddo ( 20 years ago) but he is now feeding a family so he was so happy to put meat in the freezer :)
Yay I was hoping you'd show us your deer processing! I got done doing our 2 last week. I did all the trimming , packaging, and grinding myself. I'll be the one cooking it so I cut and packed how I want!
It was alot for me to see all that meat being cut up so I did fast forward that part. Love your channel and it is great your whole family is doing it together❤. Im making chicken tortilla soup now in the crockpot
Omg it's so beautiful the snow it's been about 78 here in Los Angeles
Rada cutlery knives my daughter bought me I think every set of cutting knives I love mine the steak knives are very sharp to I found out the hard way ouch ! I love this my daughter bought her. A Big grinder she loves hers
Love watching Emily doing double duty holding the baby and working the grinder.
I always put my carcass in with the chickens and let them get that protein before the bones go to the woods. Great video
I found the box of 60 eggs at Walmart are cheaper than aldis eggs lately, also the crisp are great broken up on salad too, i love watching the hauls it surprises me how some things cost more there than here in NY.
I make both of those all the time and can it. I didn’t notice you do anything I don’t, except I can quarts for 90 minutes. You should invest in a digital canner. I just got one. So worth the money. I skip the jar sanitize and warmer and go straight to canning. It cans everything at 15 pounds. Perfect for you. You just put it in the canner, set the time, vent, then can and walk away. You don’t have to watch it. I like this because when I make something like roast, soups,chili and such…..I just can the leftovers. Really adds to your pantry a little at a time.
I like to take my canned beef with beef broth…bring to boil and add egg noodles. Love it! I canned about 40 quart jars of it for winter. Enjoy!
A digital canner is on my Xmas wish list!glad to hear you like it!
@@robins5880 hope Santa is good to you this year!
I am so intimidated by pressure canners. You make it look so easy. I am so happy for you on your channel growth.
As long as you follow the directions everything will be fine.
Emily and her Baby so precious 😍
I love these videos!!!
I really enjoyed this video. Nice seeing it full circle and everyone involved, such a wonderful skill. My husband has yet to get one this year, but we’re still hoping. I have such memories canning with my grandma over the years that I’ll always cherish. My son got his kitten in August, and my husband is not a fan of cats, but he too has come to love him lol
I am glad you tried to keep the bloody mess out, I am an animal lover of all kinds, and deer are one of my favorite because they are so kind and trusting. I do understand the concept of we eat meat and it is from animals, but for me it is a ruff road for me. I was a vegetarian, then 20 yrs later I eat meat and it is good. But I do feel guilty.
So any hoo Thank you for keeping it tasteful. I also wanted to say I love your cookbook ,so easy to make things and good too.
Thanks for all the canning information! One day I will be brave enough to try.
We are processing venison and elk this week also. From Oregon. Have you ever vaccum sealed your burger or roasts, back strap etc? That is how we package ours. 4 deer and 3 elk. Good video!
How awesome to get such a bountiful supply of meat. I'm like you. I love calculations. I was hoping you were going to add up the amount of ground meat. I also found myself counting the seconds from the pressure canner while you were cutting up the veggies.😀 Great, great video!!!
I find this just fascinating. Hunting just isn't a thing where we live (there isn't anything to hunt) so all of this is so interesting to me. I just love how everyone in the family is involved and works together!
Glad you enjoyed it.
Yes, ma'am! Awesome! Congratulations on your deer.
Great to see every inch of your deer is being used and filling your freezer, awesome video
I really enjoyed this and the whole family pitching in. It does take a few people to process a lot of meat. I am the only daughter in law that never minded to step in and help. Poor girls don't know what they are missing.like job well done when finished. May have to try some ground venison in the future. Tried a few jars of canned venison last year. Processed nicely. Can't figure out why the jars didn't seal In wondering if it was the lids.Always a learning curve huh.Thank you so much for sharing
Great video Jennifer. I missed Joe and c was happy he made an appearance at the end. Thank you again for sharing your life with us.
So glad you got venison Hubby did not go this yr but I have some left from last yr I also can mine with onion soup mix and a little brown gravy mix and it tastes just like hot beefs Blessings
Great video Jennifer! It makes me want to get my canner out and try to can something! You work so hard. I'm glad they all (mostly) sealed for you.
Canning is so rewarding. Good luck!
The Miller High Life is my Dad's preference of beer. He does live in Wisconsin and can get it there.
Here in MN at least in the area I live...all the liquor store owners say they no longer can get it.
I have that same canner! Been using it for years and still love it!
Jennifer you are wonderful doing think canning meat I couldn’t do God is with you
My family does the same exact thing and we have been doing it for years and I love venison it’s delicious
So satisfying.
What a wonderful family to all get together and work towards a common goal. Such a beautiful process...the care yall are taking in this process. What a blessed family! From Montgomery al 🙏 ❤
Great video!!! We are an avid hunting family but my husband is not a fan of ground venison so instead that meat gets taken to be made into venison cheese hot dogs and a few other things. Have you ever rendered down the fat? It makes a fantastic face/body lotion and/or soap!
Hi Jennifer. What a great way to get meat for the family. I am glad your beef stew worked at the end. Your grandson is such a cutie pie. 💓luv n huggs for ya'll
Great video.,unfortunately my husband hasn’t gotten anything yet and only a few weeks left.. keeping fingers crossed
Congratulations on so many new subscribers Jennifer, your video took me back to my younger life. My garage was our butchering table, freezer top lol. You cannot take the country out of the girl thank goodness! 🇬🇧🥰
When I was a kid my family always butchered our own meat. We did venison,beef and pork every year. I think I was around 6 when my dad started teaching me how to cut up meats and how he wanted it to be done. I really enjoy doing it. One year I was pregnant and my mom was afraid I was going to be sick from the smell of the blood, I never did. I haven't had venison in years and years but still cut a lot of my own meat. I will buy big roasts and cut them in steaks and pork chops. The only thing with growing up on fresh meat is store bought stuff just doesn't taste the same.
What wonderful memories and great skills to have.
My husband ended up getting us 3 does this season! One with muzzleloader and 2 during gun season. I hope he doesn't get a 4th one (the bag limit) since our freezers are totally full!!!
Sounds like you might have to start canning venison. 😀
Any extra we get we donate to Hunter's for the hungry. If you have that program or similar food donation project.
What a great video with lots of new knowledge for myself, never have I seen meat being canned, how neat.
That was really interesting. Thanks for sharing.
This video couldn’t have come at a more perfect time, my husband killed a deer this morning and we’re going to process it ourselves for the first time ever! I’ve watched your other processing videos!
This was such a wonderful, informative video, thank you so much for sharing your day with me, I was fascinated with your meat preparation and your canning process! Wow, there is so much that goes into hunting and butchering and preparation! One thing I wasn’t clear on was where the silvery skin went to, is it waste and inedible or did it ground up, or put into the carcass pile? How wonderful to share the bones and such with the wildlife! I did wonder how far from your house is the carcass pile? I really enjoyed this video!
Silver skin went in the scrap heap and either went on the carcass pile or I give it to the chickens. The pile is about 1/3 mile from our house.
very interesting and informative. i enjoyed it! i grew up in the burbs, not a farm girl at all, but my dad loved hunting and fishing. i learned a lot from him. i know how to scale fish and hunt. my boys learned hunting, fishing and trapping from my dad. they can skin a small animal...i cannot. that was many years ago, but the skills are not forgotten. one of my sons passed down the skills to his sons. you use the entire animal plus feed the wildlife. kudos!
Unfortunately I don't have the opportunity to utilize much in this video, but it sure is good to know. As a life long learner, I certainly appreciate you for being such an awesome teacher!
Jennifer thank you so much sharing this wonderful video you are one special Lady I know Warren knows it God bless you all
Hope this helps, I can a lot and the only thing I would have done different is on the deer meat I think you need to tighten the rings about an inch more. It takes me awhile to get the jiggle just right and the lids back off some and if they get loose it can't vacuum or the food lodges under the flat. On the stew, I fill to the bottom of the rings with water, broth or tomatoes, potatoes or all veg that are out of the liquid will turn dark . But its just too much air to be able to catch a vacuum and pop down to seal. You don't need to precook anything. Layer meat and veg in a jar raw, add water and beef paste. It will all cook in 90 minutes. I have made all the mistakes more than once in my 45 years of canning alone. All the hype now in the canning groups is Burritos in a Jar. I canned 14 quarts of venison today. Its the same as printing your own money. Work that makes everyone feel good. I have the exact same canner and altitude as you. Seen all your videos and enjoy and look forward to them. Gotta feed the family and it gets bigger which is the best part of the Sunday dinners!
Agree, a bit too much headspace. If you aren’t sure there is a simple tool you can purchase that measures headspace from the top of the jar. I prefer to raw pack my stew as well, and fill with broth
We use a product called game tame , it is very good especially with deer roast, we have our own beef cattle and hogs also and game tame is good on them. Really enjoy your channel, first found you when I started chemo 2 years ago. And I still love to watch. Your family lives alot like we do. Merry Christmas.
I've canned so much venison. Very easy just add the spices you like
Those backstraps are HUGE! We don't get them that big down here! Is season over there already? How many deer did you all get?
I have had a lot of lid failures this year and some of that I think is using lids that were 10+ years old. But then some of the new ones from this year seem to have not been through as good of quality control measures either. Also, you did use 15 pounds of pressure on the first set of jars. I was wondering if you all were above 1000 ft or not. Just as an aside, you can add wine and tomato juice when you are canning meat and they both turn out so good!
I actually have always thought we were at 1000 ft. But I just checked and we are 1037 so I need to can at 15 pounds for meat. The second time I ran the stew through I did 15 pounds and every jar sealed. We got 5 from the gun hunt and 2 from bow season and yes, gun season ended yesterday. Muzzle loader is next.
Food for thought...PUN intended 😜
Why is ground beef called hamburger when it is not made out of ham?
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Anybody with a curious mind like me here is what found:
The name “hamburger" actually came from Hamburg, the second largest city in Germany. In the late 1700s, sailors who traveled between Hamburg and New York City often ate hard slabs of salted minced beef, which they called “Hamburg steak."
That was a great addition to the dime Har! Congratulations!!
Not that you don't already have enough to do but have you ever used your roaster or instant pot to cook down the bones to then either can or freeze the deer broth? I know the one Alaska couple does this with their moose carcasses and they really enjoy using it later.
❤❤ stay well guys !
Thanks. 😀I’ll have a new video coming later today.
This is very exciting! My husband bought me a pressure canner last Christmas and I still haven’t used it, I am a little nervous! I will have to try this recipe sometime once I get acclimated with it. Thank you for sharing!
This is how our homestead looks we live in Northern Michigan; lol we don't call this snow lol
Beautiful delicious 😋 Venison yum 😋 especially Back-strap.1st week of Advent 🕯 Hope 🎄
I have canned deer meat many year ago it taste like stew beef where we live in North Carolina we use a 15 pound pressure at 90 minutes in pressure canner. I am older than you and have never canned much at all my mom did it and my husband know likes deer I don't like it much at all I like it a little bit but I'm glad you all like it way to go. GOD BLESS you all. The reason you don't pack it tight because it makes it on water. I would do the same thing you did re can my mother-in-law dose the same thing too. Great job.
Harvesting deer is necessary for the preservation of the species...ethical hunters should never feel like you have to explain yourself. Enjoyed this video. We live in SW Missouri and my guys are avid hunters we love " deer meat" (that's what we call it)...we had fried back strap Saturday night . Delicious!! We let the wild life have the scraps...
They were not explaining themselves. They were explaining how to package and store it
I love watching your channel and yes you do need to can at 15 pounds of pressure if your elevation is over 1000. Also on your stew it didnt look like you were at the one inch headspace. You either need the stew to be right under that last bottom line or add liquid to that line. Its very important to have the correct headspace or they will not seal. I usually dont reprocess for another 90 minutes if they dont seal because the vegetables tend to turn out too mushy and if you do always use a new lid. I hope this helps you and have a blessed day.
She said she followed the directions. And she said she redid it and they sealed
omg this video was so cool !!!! I learned so much thank you God Bless you and your family>
Love watching the reality of your life. Even the carcass pile. 🤗
Your headspace was about twice of what I do. I do mine one inch from the top of the jar and yours looked about two or more inches from the top. That can effect if they seal or not.
Great video, I have been wanting to can some deer but have been a little intimidated so far. I am going to give it a try! Thanks so much!❤
It’s delicious 😋
Have you ever made stock from the bones? From reading and watching chefs' books and videos, restaurant kitchens use "demi-glace" for sauces and gravy. It's roasted venison bones that are simmered with roasted onions, celery and carrots. Then it's covered in water and simmered for a long time. After that, I think they reduce it until it gets thick. Apparently, it freezes well and they use a few tablespoons to make a sauce or gravy. It's sold in some grocery stores, but it's very expensive. It sounds like a daunting project, but if you're home all day, you could just keep an eye on it while homeschooling or doing your regular routine. It sounds like that expensive stuff in the jars. Just an idea.
Might have gotten herbs under lid when product boiled. Would have prevented sealing. Learning curve. Great job
Thanks what a fabulous video
What a great video showing real life. I've processed many deer, elk, and even a bear. Boy is it a lot of work. I perked up a bit when I saw Warren with the backstraps and spotted the knife between them (at about the 15 minute mark). It was the Western and I have a full set of those.
You can thicken up a stew when canning by using cook type ClearJel. It's designed to withstand the high pressure needed in canning and it works great. I've used it in pie filling, stews, and even sauces that I've canned. I don't use things like that until I've done lots of research on it beforehand. Just passing on information that might be helpful in the future.