Preserving Food Every Day ~ Week 4 of the
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.ค. 2024
- Week 4 of the #everybitcountschallenge. This week we preserved:
Apple Butter
Barbeque Sauce
Chive Blossom Vinegar
Frozen Chives
Dehydrated Mashed Potatoes
Shredded Carrots
Sliced Peaches
Vanilla-Maple-Peach Jam
Peach Pit Jelly
Peach Vinegar
and more!
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My mother (she would have been in her 90's now) told of her father that used to work in a restaurant in a little town in NE Oklahoma. On his first day, he was set to peeling the potatoes. When he asked about what to do with the peels, he was told to set them aside. Later on in the day a rough-looking man showed up at the back door of the restaurant and the owner had my grandpa give him the potato peelings. The man had a large family, a sick wife, and no job. This owner's charity fed a whole family on potato peels. I would imagine sometimes that was all that they had.
"Five bushel energy" that is priceless. I think every woman who heard that description understood that and has experienced it! ♥️
For sure!
You are so right. This comment was just priceless ….along with her expressions. Jessica, is just one beautiful woman of God
I feel so blessed that she takes the time out of her day to do these videos.
I know I've commented on this before, but we absolutely love that your kids do some of the work!!! In our experience, having raised five awesome kids and now eight grandkids, encouraging kids to work instead of allowing them to be on their devices is VITAL to their character development. Well done Mom and Dad! We love your channel!
We didn’t have devices in my day...we had an Atari that we never played because we had books that we loved to read all the time! I especially enjoyed being in the kitchen with my mom and I’m looking forward to it when she retires in December 🥰
Cooking with family is the best. My son is grown now and I miss cooking with him when he was small, such a curious mind. He also loved to wipe stuff clean, sweep, and mop.
I hope you and your mom have fun creating delicious foods and rekindle what are probably some of your fondest memories in the kitchen with her.
Agree as doing sticks with u longer than just watching. No regrets
Sarah from Living Traditions Homestead recommended your channel. I only had four kids with huge gardens and canning. I don’t know how you do everything. You make me tired just watching you.
I’m in my 60’s now, but still do the large garden and preserving. I’m saving up for a freeze dryer.
God bless you and your family.
“Five bushel energy”. That belongs on a T-shirt or hat. I can imagine how overwhelming it was staring at 5 bushels of peaches. I like how you handled the fact that they were cling peaches. Definitely better than fighting the pit. Great video.
You have really inspired me to preserve. I wasn’t able to do the whole month because on August 2nd my son had a kidney transplant. He is doing well thankfully! Well tonight I noticed that my mandarin oranges, some of them had peelings not looking the best so I made a simple syrup and canned up 3 pints of them. Then I realized I had 4 lemons that were looking sad, so I juiced them and put the juice in the fridge, put some in the leftover syrup-instant lemonade! I may not be able to do something every day, but having the mindset to preserve whatever I can.
Laurie, I bet those oranges tasted delicious! My grandma always froze lemon and lime juice in ice cube trays to make lemonade or lemon water.
I hope your son's health continues to improve. Happy New Year!
What a great idea. I have about 7 Mandarin oranges that look sad. I wonder if I can do something with them.
Wow, you are literally a super woman. I’m new to canning and dehydrating but I’ve been at it non stop for weeks
( I’m from the Uk) and trying to get ahead of the energy price hike that are due to hit us by the end of the month- I really do appreciate how hard you must work each and every day as I’m totally exhausted 😴
Amen as she has endless energy & extreme patience & thankful ness
I love how mindful you are to not let anything go to waste. You’re so inventive! I liked the idea of the potato peels turned into the potato skins treat and the peach pits turning into jelly. Awesome!
The exhaustion you felt was so evident when you picked up all those peaches. I’m so proud of you for pushing through all week and working extra hard to preserve all that healthy food for your family this week. I’m sure you will look back on this time and smile and be thankful that you had that “5 bushel energy” when you placed your order… those peaches will be delicious over the next year!
And don’t be embarrassed about a weedy garden… EVERYONE’s garden looks like that right now. 🤣
I’m certainly going to make that BBQ sauce with my next batch of tomatoes!
LOL so relatable... "a few weeks ago I had 5 bushell energy and now... I have 2 bushell energy." I've been watching you're channel for a bit now and I can't thank you enough for the helpful info you're sharing. Not just for food preservation but also I want to affirm you in your motherhood. Always getting your kids involved in the daily work and nuturing them is a beautiful witness. Thank you again!!!
I just learned so much! The peach vinegar is going to be a must! I sure enjoy every video, and your little ones are just precious. God bless you all.
I recently found your channel and I find it so inspiring! You are a powerhouse. I hope you know that. I stay at home with my two boys and don't get nearly as much accomplished as you can. I think you're amazing. My putting up is not as impressive, but I've been drying herbs and orange peels for winter tea consumption.
Orange peels for tea? Brilliant! Thx for a great idea.
@@CG-mj8tk no problem! Be sure to scrape the pith out before drying. It can make your teas bitter
@@rebeccaturner8340 ty for the tip, I'll be sure to remember ☺️
Glad to hear that you can your peaches without sugar! Glad the kids like them in their natural juices! 💞
You may be overwhelmed but you get more done in a day than most of us do in a month!!! You should be nothing but proud!!!& tired.😆go take a nap!💕How wonderful are these videos going to be when your children are grown?! PRICELESS💕 Memories of my Grandmother are tatooed on my brain... but it would be nice to have a few pictures...
Thank you for taking the time to document all that you’re doing! I’m sure it makes everything take a little bit longer! 🙂 it is appreciated!
I've enjoyed your canning videos while I'm canning and preserving myself. I think I've been in the kitchen day and night canning since the middle of July. You are such a great role model for so many. Have a great day Jessica.
I've found that freezing ripened whole Peaches in gallon freezer bags is a life saver. Then just run hot tap water or dip in hot water and the skin will rub off. Just slice the sweet peach flesh off the pit and use in your favorite recipe and enjoy. It's just like fresh peach season!!
I failed to note... freeze whole Peaches prior to washing (avoid any moisture on the peach during freezing process).
My aunt just gave me one of these old food mills and I’m so excited to use it I had no idea I could just spin it to scrape the outside. Love it thank you
Yeah I learned that aspect of it too from her
Your family are very blessed to have such wholesome, healthy food and a super mamma preparing ahead for them. You're doing a wonderful job investing in your family and juggling everything Jessica xx
I do enjoy and appreciate these videos! Your children are precious, and I love seeing how they help you with the preserving. It was delightful seeing how little John was enjoying the smell of the peach jelly!
One of my favorite peach treats is to freeze peach slices then take out some frozen ones and add coconut milk and blend to make ice cream! Yummy and sugar free
Yum!!!
Yes, this sounds delicious!
Very well done as usual! You are such a fantastic homemaker!! Blessings to you and your family.
Yes it’s good thing to do something as preserving everyday. Small accomplishments add up . Increments of time we’ll spent prepping is priceless
Yummy plans for the peaches! Within the next 2 weeks we will be making the 5-6 hour drive to eastern Washington to pick up peaches, nectarines and Italian prunes! Hoping for a 5 bushel energy week!
"5 bushel energy" LOL! I know how that is 😂 I had that last Friday at our local poultry sale, picked up two giant bags of peppers to make into picked peppers (I was feeling good that day) Still working on processing them, keep thinking as you said "What was I thinking?!" I also have a 4 week old baby boy, and a 12 month old little girl, as well as a huge garden full of tomatoes, and we have tons of animals 😂 My husband is a sweetheart and is helping me, I think he noticed I was overwhelmed 😂 It is fun though for sure :) Blessings to you and your lovely family 🥰
Love u as u make me laugh when u say “what was I thinking” as that’s me too. And u make me thankful as u r thankful . I like that u show & teach us that nothing goes to waste. Thank u so much
That one oddly dark jar of BBQ sauce confused me until I realized it was a green jar. I sometimes see green, blue, or amber colored canning jars, but I prefer clear so I have a realistic view of the condition of the contents.
Your children are just lovely!!!
"What was I thinking!" ---- I often feel that way when my garden starts yielding full force! Totally understand!
These videos are so helpful with your calm demeanor because harvest season is very intense and anxiety ridden for me.
You deserve an award!
Thank you for canning your peaches with water only!
I remember 55 years ago when my oldest sister became a Type 1 diabetic. The no sugar sweeteners were $$$ and yucky.
My mom canned her peaches using unsweetened pineapple juice.
We grew up on no sugar/omitting sugar foods.
You are correct, you don't need the sugar, nor do you miss the sugar.
Peace on your doorstep!
You are such delightful and inspiring person. I’m amazed at your energy! I would be interested in a video of how you learned all your talents. You must have grown up on a farm? You parents must be very loving because it shows in all you do. God bless look forward more videos !!😇
I love your positive outlook on everything! I'm looking forward to expanding my preservation projects this year and have really enjoyed watching your videos and learning. Thank you!
Lol I overwhelmed myself by ordering 30 Cornish cross chics for first time and raised them the 8 weeks and they were 7-8 lbs processed holy cow doing it all by myself took me several days and yeah I had way way more chicken than I had chest freezer space, family had to come get chicken meat , but was grateful for my full freezer. Nice vid thank you
Hope your date day was awesome! You needed and deserved it. I love your videos and your sweet family. Good to see John John. Glad he's healed up.
Yum! We got 2 bushels each of peaches and pears. We froze the first bushel of pears, and are freezing all the peaches that we didn't eat fresh. I figured out how to make an easy peach ice cream, too! 2c frozen peaches, 1c milk (I use raw goatmilk), 1 Tbsp sugar, 1 tsp vanilla, run through the blender until smooth. Perfect soft-serve consistency ❤
Sarah from Living Traditions Homestead sent me over to your channel. I really enjoyed your video. I love homemade apple butter. My son in law loves bbq sauce, so this video is a win win for me. Thank you so much for the valuable information.
I recently came across your videos and am enjoying them and learning a lot. I'm a recent homesteader and started canning 2 1/2 years ago. There is so much to learn. Thank you! :)
Yummy yummy yummy I love apple butter . I love the fact that your kids are very much a part of what you are doing. My grandmother was full blood Cherokee indian. I was always in the kitchen helping her and I am very blessed that I was. I miss her so much I would give my left arm for a hug from her.
You're such a lovely lady with a beautiful family!
Thank you for sharing your life, I'm trying to grow/preserve more of our food and I love watching how you use everything. I'm a momma to one little 8 month old doing my first year gardening, in a new to us home, helping husband cut/split/stack wood for winter and I'm tired. The goal of one task a day towards my goal is motivating! Thank you for all your videos and Instagram content 👏
I totally understand the “five bushel” energy. Thank you for putting a name to it. I admire you for all that you do. It can’t be easy. I’m so happy to have found your channel. God Bless you.
So much hard work, so much DELICIOUSNESS!!!
I can watch your videos all day 😊🥰
Your great outlook is very inspiring. Really enjoying your canning videos. Thank you for sharing . Beautiful family. Blessings
I'm amazed how much you get done in just one day . Love watching and learning from your videos
My German mom cooked hers down to resemble nearly black licorice. She put it in tins and stored it in the cellar. Lasted all year. Incredible flavor and spread so smoothly!
Very clever to use the potato skins like that!
"Aaaahhh, it smells like ice cream." He is so adorable. Makes my heart smile.😊😊😊
I have to say ... Your mother's no fuss approach to preserving has got me loving your channel. I truly love it and has me thinking that I can do it too (and add that approach to all aspects of homemaking). Thank you!
Freeze dried peach slices are really good, I have used them to make peach cobbler and just eat as a snack.
You are amazing! Such a big family and all that canning! I am the oldest of eight so I know you have massive amounts of laundry and huge meals to prepare! Bless you! ❤
You are an amazing woman/wife/mother!
"Yaaaay - what was I thinkiiiing" ... thank you for the good info and laugh!
You have a lovely family ❤️ I'm learning so much, thank you. Have a blessed Sunday.
You are so amazing. Love from South Africa..love to see the kids working n learning as well. God bless u aĺl..❤❤
I have loved this series. I am just getting in to canning and preserving, so I am learning so much!
I learned so many extra tips and new techniques in one video. I look forward to going back to the last three weeks. Thank you!
You are amazing momma! Getting so much done with kids around. Learning lots from your videos, thank you!
I'm really enjoying these videos. You have shown me show much I didn't know. Thank you
I love these videos,what a beautiful family,thank you
I use a clean pillowcase that has been seam ripped open, lay on screen and spread your choice of veg or fruit to dry hanging over our wood stove. This is free to dry & works great when you have no power for a dehydrator to plug into
Just found your channel. What a lovely family you have. Getting ready to catch up on the other challenge videos you did ❤️
Thanks for some of your thrifty ideas. Things I never thought of and much appreciated!
I really enjoy ur canning videos, the peach week was great! Alot of hard work. Hello from Glendale KY.
I LOVE that you involve your precious children so much! Such a great mommy
Loved the apple butter. We can't wait to get our orchard moving forward next spring. Congrats on a great effort and incredible results!
14:30 I can see your eye twitching and honestly I don't know where do you get even 1 bushel of peaches of energy to do all of this, I really admire people like you, I am at home after rare episode that had me hospitalized for a while and now I'm looking for things to do while I'm at home to try and not sink in depression and I stumbled on your channel. Your work is absolutely gorgeous and let me tell you doing just 1 of the many ideas you are sharing in this one video would be a huge victory for me. All love and respect for you and your kids!
My eye twitches a lot 🤣 I have permanent nerve damage from pregnancy-induced Bell's Palsy 13 years ago
You just gave me a great idea to dry my peels to use for vegetable powder! I usually use them for broth, but powder is another excellent option, thank you!
i just found your channel and all of this is an inspiration! i’m just baffled amazing i’ll make sure to come back! thank you for sharing your wisdom
Hey there! New subscriber! You’re such an inspiration to me. Your mommy skills are top notch and the way you teach your children is so wonderful. I’m going to start a month of preserving, canning, freezing and dehydrating. I love your channel. I’m so glad to have found your channel.
The apple butter looks delicious, thank you for hosting this challenge.
How handsome Gabe is and what wonderful teeth! Good job on teaching him how to care for himself! Of course, all your children are beautiful! Says something for the wholesome living!
Love your videos and such an adorable family!!!!! ❤️😍❤️
Just found your channel, I'm just starting on canning and preserving...I learned so much from this video! Yay! Headed out to find peaches, have a Blessed day of and as a mom of 4, the babies sweeten the deal, you have beautiful kids, mine are grown and I miss them at home♥️
A Foley Food Mill would help so much.
You're doing amazing!!! Loved seeing John smell the jelly! So precious!! This week I canned sauerkraut, salsa, tomato sauce, pizza sauce, whole tomatoes. I'm feeling like you with the overwhelming feeling with peaches except with tomatoes! Our tomatoes are just producing like nobody's business. Very thankful but I'm getting worn out with tomatoes! Lol
I found you through Living Traditions Homestead. You have a lovely family and I appreciate all your canning tips. I'll be on my acreage by Christmas and hope to have a garden in the spring of 2022. God bless your precious family.
Sarah from Living Traditions Homestead recommended your channel. I watched the adds just for you.
I enjoyed the video. I know you will enjoy those peaches this winter.
Blessings for you and your family. God is good! I enjoy your videos
Oh My! I have that same mill and have never used it, but honestly I didn't even know that's how it worked. Thank you!
I truly love your videos and your beautiful family. Thank you for sharing.
One thing I love about Mason glass jars is it you can use a permanent marker and you can write on the glass then when you're done with what was in there you can wash it. The permanent marker will wash off.
I thankfully stumbled upon this video and I'm so happy. You are the sweetest lady ever. Subscribing right now!
I bet you have SOOO many jars!!🌻😎
Thanks for the great idea with a carrot pucks I have tons of carrots that I need to do something with and this will be it
Rebecca, I love this challenge. You are an amazing mom and very creative with your preserving ideas. Thank you for sharing your August preserving journey with us. I have been preserving for a few years but I love your new ideas (to me) like peach vinegar, how to use peach pits, dehydrating mash potatoes, etc. What a wonderful challenge you have created. I look forward to participating in the 2022 August Every Bit Counts Challenge. I am learning new ideas from your great videos. Thank you for sharing with us :)
Were you brought up with all the cooking and canning skills or did you learn them after marriage? My era still had most moms who stayed home and we also had Home Economics in HS so we learned from both places before marriage. But half of my generation had working moms and boxed food was in full swing so and they did not learn home skills. So interesting to watch how it is all coming back full circle in such a big way. Such a joy to watch you and I love how you always say "I'm not complaining" when explaining when you know you're in for a huge load of work. I'm happy you got a date day!! May God bless you greatly!!
Definitely wasn't brought up this way. I didn't even know how to cook rice when I got married. Adam taught me! I just enjoy learning new things and out if necessity in feeding a large family learned these skills.
@@threerivershomestead Well you learned well!
I bet that jelly would taste lovely with some soft cheese on a crusty bread. Thanks for the inspiration!
One year I had so many apples, I made apple BBQ sauce. It was amazing!
Peach salsa!! Wow that sounds amazing.😍
I have a freeze dryer, I'm going to try the mashed potatoes in the FD. Freeze dried seem to powder up better for me.
I am so enjoying this series! Thank you!
“5 bushel energy!” ❤️❤️❤️
For years in the uk saying frozen mash is better dry power mash, but now I how ever all new things to do with power mash potatoes!!!
Just seen you with peaches and your younger children, occupied with preaches!!! Such fun!
I just found your channel and I love watching you and your family! I’m in Kzoo and love finding Michigander TH-cam channels 🙏🏼
I love your channel. I am learning a lot thanks xx
Love how your little one kept smelling the peach jelly! So cute!!!🍑 🤗
As I keep stating...you are absolutely amazing. Such a role model for your children and all of us who are fortunate enough to learn from you 💗!!
I just started watching your channel. You have a beautiful, sweet family. Several people have mentioned you and the challenges you do. I think that is awesome. That's how life kinda is around here in the summer and fall. Every day it seems like something is ready to be preserved in one way or another. I haven't heard you mention a freeze dryer yet. It sure would be a huge benefit for your family. We are really thinking about doing that.
😱love the chive infused vinegar!!! Glad to see I’m not alone in the jungle garden🤪
I did way to much peaches/apples/pears last year so those we are skipping this year.
-guess the Lord had me prepare ahead! After being sick this past month we are just trying to catch up from garden.
I love your sweet helpers-awesome idea dehydrating mash potatoes!
I just found your channel, and what a Blessed Family you all are. I raised two boys alone and what an inspiration you are. Since i did just find your channel, in one video you mentioned having no AC, so just wondered how you keep you house cool with allnthe canning and daily cooking. Blessings to your growing family!