My 89 year old mother was raised Mennonite in Manitoba, Canada. I remember her canning when I was very young; however, she never taught me. I taught myself 40 years ago when I was in my 20s. Yesterday I invited her and my youngest sister, who has never canned to come over and do some canning. Before we made my Grandma Plett’s Sweet Pickle recipe as well as your Pineapple Zucchini recipe, we sat down and watched this video together. My sister’s name is RuthAnn. My mother is the oldest, but the oldest brother’s name is Alvin. This video meant a lot to us as it brought back wonderful memories. Thank you for sharing your life with us!
Thank you for telling me your story. It was so nice to hear this! Bless you! It's wonderful that you have your mother at 89 years old. There's some longevity in my family but my parents died near 80 years old and younger than my grandparents. Food is so important in our lifespan. RuthAnn is very good with choices of ingredients. It was quite heartwarming that your mom did get to watch and maybe help in your canning along with RuthAnn... God works in mysterious ways. It was also a good idea for watching this video together to unify the three of you. I wish I had my mom here to use this concept with her. Thank you ❣️
I was thrilled to hear you say children need structure. I guess your philosophy on child rearing explains why your group of little people are always gathered around and willing to pitch in. God bless.
I believe the philosophy that playing only is the work of children has contributed so much to the mental health issues, including narcissistic tendencies we are seeing today. A person feels more valued when they actually are a needed part of their family and community. Children are no different.
They also acquire a sense of resourcefulness, ask me how I know. My mother owned a flower shop and we new the meaning of the word "work" and had to work in the shop and in the house cleaning.
I'm so glad to hear you say you reuse your lids/flats!! I have been canning over 40 years and just this year learned that yes, you can in fact re-use lids/flats that are in good condition [not bent/dented. . . ]; I am thoroughly disgusted at how much money I have wasted buying all new lids every year!! I've also learned you can can in glass jelly jars, glass peanut butter jars . . . that have lids with 'gaskets' built in!!! Have had great success doing so. SO enjoy your videos!!
You are a doll. Thank you for your commitment in passing along the real “how to’s” of life to not only your family but anyone else smart enough to pay attention!! I think you have Proverbs 31 down pat! May God bless and keep you and your precious family right in the hollow of his mighty hand!
I am a 68 year old great grandmother that just learned how to can a couple of years ago by watching videos. Thank you so much, you are an inspiration.I will be trying this recipe . ❤
I love your channel I went back and watched all of your videos. Absolutely delightful to watch ! Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful life with all of us ! GOD BLESS You and your family and all of your animals ! ✝️🙏🏻💕
I also love your channel. It is a long time since I baked as you do. I love ❤️ the ‘Bread_Sticks’ you’ve shown all of us how to do. I used to make bread twice a week. Just the husband & myself (with a newborn). I live in Queensland, Australia. The property we were on was about 120 miles from nearest town. We lived quite a few miles west of a ‘Railway Siding’ it’s a bit of a town today, Nebo. Not to be confused with a Mt Nebo - that is on the outskirts of Brisbane- our State Capital. No Nebo was and I think still is about 14 hrs drive north of BNE. There was a small shop in Nebo but the shop owner was greedy for every thing she could be, example : the Mail would come through Nebo in late arvo. Too late for people to dash in and collect goods. I’m not real sure but I think Mail would arrive after shop shut. The shop would charge 10c per loaf to store it till morning. I had a GOOD cook book. I got a drum of Bakers flour + yeast. We had some ‘ROUGH’ bread - no matter how GREEN IT STILL fills the tummy. A few weeks later we were eating fairly ‘choice’ bread. That newborn is 50 next year. This was a cattle/grain property. We had a house supplied (we found an old vegie patch - it had a windmill + pipes to water so we grew most veggies and enjoyed a simple life. Never thought of preserving veggies- we ate them all. Anyway, I’ll continue your lovely TH-cam. God Bless and all my Love Ellen
I make it with shredded zucchini. It works perfectly in any recipe calling for crushed pineapple. I have been watching your old videos and am really enjoying getting to know your family. I love gardening and canning and love learning from you. Have a great week!
I’ve been canning for over35 years, why have I never heard of this 🤷🏼♀️ I’m so excited to give this a try !!! Pineapple used to be .99 cents, now it’s $1.39 so I’m stocking my shelves with this !!! Thank you, love your channel Blessings
I MADE THIS!!! Thank you for sharing your process for canning pineapple zucchini and the cake recipe. I had no idea this is my aunt's favorite kind of cake. And I have so much zucchini this year! My husband loved pineapple on cottage cheese. I did 15 pints yesterday and baked the cake today. It was AMAZING!
Thanks for sharing your recipe for turning zucchini into pineapple pieces. I like to substitute 50% or more grated zucchini in carrot cakes. Extra green veggies and no one notices the difference.
Thank you for the new canning recipe. I believe you are doing a great job parenting those boys so they will grow up and be able to function in a world even if they move out. I really appreciate you taking your time to give out instructions on how things are done. I do understand why you always explain why you do with your children. I do hope you don't get to much hate mail and email.
I love your child raising philosophy. It's a rare thing these days! Kudos 👏 to you for your guidance. Your children will rise up and call you blessed rather than treat you like the usual American child with no respect or love!
I love each of your videos! It is so nice to see parents being parents and not a constant fun machine. Teaching the balance of work and play. Love it! Thank you again, suzie
Btw, I agree 100% with your philosophy about the kid's activities! When I was 5 years old it was my job to feed our chickens. It didn't hurt me one bit! And, of course, I had more "jobs" as I got older!
Good morning RuthAnn and sweet family! I have heard of taking zucchini and making pineapple zucchini and now I have the recipe. Your pineapple upside down cake looked delicious. I’ve always made mine in a cast iron skillet, but that’s how my grandmother and mother did it....we learn from what’s passed down and I guess that’s what we get used too. I hope you and your family have a wonderfully blessed weekend!
Hey there. I live off-grid with no oven, so, like you, I tend to use pans on top of the oven, which seems to work well for some things. I was going to try a bain marie method that I use, for this recipe. Have you tried it? I think it'll work well for this type of cake which tends to be very moist, so the extra steam moisture shouldn't ruin it.
Always give a reason for what what you’re doing that makes it so much simpler for me to understand. I’m talking about the putting the water only hat only up to the line of the stuff in the jar. Thanks.
I so enjoy your weekly video but it ends to soon 😊Living in TX we run our a/c all summer and I often wonder how my maternal grandparents raised 12 kids with no electricity, running water and only a wood cook stove to cook on all year round! They raised cotton and sorghum so we’re in the heat all the time. How times have changed.
RuthAnn, my husband and I look forward to your videos all week!! We always learn things we didn't know. We have been praying for rain for you and for us. We're in Kentucky and had a serious drought but got wonderful soaking rain this week. Did God send the rains to you? We've been asking farm friends if they knew if north Iowa got the beautiful rains we did!!
Lovely farm. I like what you said about the kids. I totally agree that kids need chores/work to instill good values. I can’t wait to make the pineapple zucchini. And thank you for confirming the water level in the canner I’ve been wondering which is correct. I remember always just up to the product line but then I got confused with the new info for this. Thanks again. God Bless 🦋
You have such a beautiful way about you Ruth Ann! I so appreciate learning from you. Thank you for all the time you put into your family, and these videos.
I usually watch your videos on Saturday while I eat my lunch. I realized today even though I have no plans to make anything out of zucchini I really enjoy just hanging out with my new friend ❤ And you always have informative content even if it's something I don't care about. Great job!
Hello fellow Iowan! We live on a farm in Southwest Iowa. I have loved watching your videos and Instagram feed. My favorite game, hunt for the measuring spoons. I played that game for many years but now almost all of my children have moved to their own homes. It's funny to think of the things you miss but never thought you would. Blessings!
I'm so glad that you are sharing this canning knowledge in your videos. I always hated putting so much water in the canner. Mine always sloshes over. I'm going to try it your way from now on.
This is the first of her videos I have watched and I am very curious about the water volume in the canner. Been canning for 12 years and I don't like using all that water either! 😊
I had no idea that zucchini would take on the taste of what it is cooked with. Thank you for making it so easy to print out the Zucchii Pineapple and Pineapple upside-down cake instructions, I can't wait to try them. Now, I'll have to make sure now that I have a lot of Pineapple Juice in my storage. 🙂May God bless you and your beautiful family.
I'm very proud of your family in which you all work together. This reminds me of the good old days and my parents and grandparents in which taught me about life, honor, respect, and how to make it through life. The food was great, and you knew it all came from love and hard work. I will be watching and reading and learning a little more about you all and what more you can help teach and make life more beautiful!!!!! God Bless Your Family!!!!!! Thank You Very Much!!!!
I laughed right out loud when I saw you measuring the lemon juice. That is so like me in the kitchen. I wish we were neighbours as I know we could be great friends. I love the twinkle in your eyes. I will try this recipe this year but I will not tell anyone that it is zucchini as then they would not try it. :)
Hi Ruth Ann. Potato bugs are very bad in our area of Canada. I was listening to a gardening program and it was suggested to plant marigolds in between each potato plant or plant an onion in each hill of potatoes.
LOVED this❤ I never knew this was possible! I've added shredded, then diced zucchini to oatmeal, but this is on a whole new level💃🏼your dress is so pretty too💙
Wonderful video. I have to try both the pineapple zucchini and the pineapple upside cake. I love how “real” you are…searching for the place where your kids left the measuring spoons. 😄👍
Did you use 1 TB of Lrmon Juice like she says in the Video or did you add 2 TB per the written? I didn't see the written until they were already in the canner!
What an idea❤- pineapple Zucchini 🍍 😋 I'm going to try it! Thank yoy! God Bless you and your family! I agree about structure for kids and finding value in chores/work! I loved going to my friend's house because we worked in the garden for half the day. Then we got to play ❤
I can’t wait to watch more of your videos. I find such humor in the realness of your style. “Zucchini that identifies as pineapple” “I’m an adult I clean up my own mess” 🤣 will be trying this recipe soon
When my children was growing up they learned just like yours to work hard n play hard when work is done that day . We have a granddaughter that you can’t get her to do any hard work at all . Ugh . Love you all . Godbless you all .
LOL! I'm with you on messy, Ruthann! I'm the only person I know that can get half a cake of batter on the cabinets, even when I'm trying to be extra careful. Canning, juicing and wine making just about require galoshes. I'm actually debating putting in a floor drain and fittings for a pressure washer in my kitchen of my new house. :) Thank you for the reminder of the mock-pineapple. My mom used to make it often. She also made mock cherries and mock berries with the same recipe but white grape juice and a 1/8th tsp of berry or cherry Kool aide per jar, and sweet lemon bits for fruit salads by essentially canning it with strong lemonade. I'm thinking about trying it with storebought juices like cranberry, instead.
@@simplydivine5053 No real recipe. She did just as the pineapple but used white grape juice instead of pineapple, the same lemon juice and sugar and used 1/8-1/4 tsp of berry soft-drink powder. I'm sure it's safe to use Ruthann's times, bc grape juice is actually more acidic than pineapple.
@@marcellacruser951 thank you for your answer. After re reading your first post I realized your answer was already there, lol. So thanks for making it even clearer.
This is a great idea. Pineapples in Australia can be a little expensive when your canning in bulk for the pantry but zucchinis are super cheap... I will have to try this on pizza 😀
@andreamortimer2610 we tried is with the zucchini and the flavour didn't quite hold up to pizza. What did, though, was choko. We use it alot in pies and soups as a filler because it absorbs all the flavours and I found it makes the best pineapple substitute!
@@kelsihills3926 Thank you for your quick reply! Unfortunately I am not growing Chayotes but am getting swamped with zucchini. If you have some ideas for zucchini preservation, I'd be happy to hear them 🤗Will definitely look into growing Chayotes though!
@andreamortimer2610 I like to grate mine and freeze it. I defrost it and add it to baked goods like muffins. Those zucchini butter is apparently good too. @OurSmallFootprint has a recipe for that one.
@@kelsihills3926 Thank you so very much ❣❣ One of my friends just told me she makes big batches of zucchini lasagne and freezes them. She also sent me a link for a zucchini cottage cheese flatbread that I'll give a try. Time to experiment 😁
Wow!! I have lived in Florida my entire life. I can't believe those summer temperatures!! 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 I admire your lifestyle. You definitely inspire me. I started a container garden!!!
Thank you so much for this Ruth Ann, your recipe to can it it so much faster and easier. Grateful for the recipe on how to use it as well. Your channel is one of my most favorite Homesteading channels, I gain so much knowledge from your video's. I love how you explain things so plainly and how you interweave stories or facts from your childhood. I feel like a very welcome part of your journey. Much love and respect.
What a great recipe. Thanks for sharing. Pineapple upside down cake is my favorite. I also have to add that I did your open kettle canning method for my wild blackberry jam, and it worked like a charm. I'm surrounded by a field of wild berries, so I'm getting ready to can my second batch.
I love this session Now I can hardly wait for our zucchini to ripen to try this canning method. You have such interesting videos! We live in the Mpls area of MN so our weather is quite similar to yours. I pray you have nice not stormy rains and a plentiful harvest.
Thank you. That was really good and different. I will make sure my granddaughter does some structured work, cooking, chores before we play outside. I have always done this with her already but so nice to hear from you the merits of doing this. She turned 3 and I have her starting a 2x2 foot garden, putting peanut butter and jelly on bread and cutting a banana with 2 hands with a butter knife. Her Mom didn't say anything but I hope to set an example for her as well. Thank you.
This is the first of your videos that I have watched. Thank you for the information on the water bath canning! I've been counting for 12 years and never knew anything more than using water to cover my jars. Very interesting! And if I was younger I would have a homestead like yours. Will be following more of your work!❤
Just found your channel! Great ideas for using zucchini. We do the faux pineapple, zucchini pie filling, and several others, but my favorite is zucchini salsa! Love it!
Love you’re recipes. I always sauté sliced zucchini with olive oil fresh summer tomatoes onions and oregano parsley garlic as a side dish or over pasta .
Thank you, we love zucchini and I'm always looking for new ways to use it. I plant a lot of zucchini because it has gotten so expensive in my area, it cost over a dollar for one skinny little zucchini.
Thanks for the reminder to do up some Upside-Down cake. I grew up on that cake and haven't thought to do it in so long! I also have some pineapple zucchini to be used up so it's s total score.
Love this video!! My son loves anything related to pineapple and this will be amazing to try at any time! Adore your videos & your voice is so soothing. I just turned 48 last summer on the 2nd & I have desired to live a rural life since I was 4 and doing my all to find a way to by next Spring Divine willing. I would have given anything to be raised in this lifestyle you raise your dear children in. Blessings to you all!💗✨
GOD is good all the time! I make pineapple jam with zucchini but never thought of canning it with pineapple juice. I'll have to try that. Thanks for sharing!
I have never heard of this.... genius! I ordered the seeds and will still have plenty of time to plant them, here in the deep south! Thank you, RuthAnn!
What a lovely lifestyle! I live in the city… and can’t raise animals or grow too many things, but it’s a delight to watch you♥️ your young boy is super adorable, enjoy your family, you’re truly blessed!
I've been enjoying your videos so much. And learning! Knowing that I don't have to cover my jars with water to waterbath them has made canning so much easier. I had been watching European ladies on TH-cam doing the same type of low water canning and, truthfully, was too scared to follow their lead, fearing dire consequences if I didn't cover my jars completely. After watching your videos, I felt more confident and followed your (and their) method. So I no longer have liquid siphoning out of my jars or lids not sealing because of the siphoning. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Love this idea. Hard to fathom an area where you don’t need an a/c. We had 136 days above 90 last year and are well on our way to be the same this year here in Texas. My garden is just about burned up.
Same here! I'm in AZ, and temps here are really hot too. However, the evening temps have been dropping lower than usual, which is really nice, but I still need my AC during the day. The 30 degree drop at night has been a nice change though! 🔥💃🏼☀️
I just love your videos, I always look for your videos first. So informative and always interesting! Your family is so sweet. Cant wait for your harvest to come in so we can all watch your canning videos!
You're doing an amazing job with your kiddos. They don't appear to have to be asked to do anything. Wonderful!! My 2 boys were fun and learned a lot once we moved to the country. Now, I love zucchini, but I 🥒 🥒 never would have thought about making pineapple 🍍 🍍 from it. Yum!!!
My family enjoyed Zucchini Cookies; Chocolate Zucchini Cake. I shed it with the skin on while small and freeze in 2 cup measures in small bags for winter delight treats. I am delighted to hear about this new way to use it! Many thanks❣️😊
I love this and can't wait to try it . When I first started watching your channel I wondered why you weren't covering your jars lol. I puts some hooks inside one of my cabinet doors for my measuring spoons and cups it took a little bit to get everyone in line with putting them there when they put the dishes away, but now I can usually always count on them being there. :)
I can’t wait to try your canned zucchini…it sounds too good to be true😊! I did make your shortcake recipe for strawberry shortcake, it was absolutely delicious!!
My 89 year old mother was raised Mennonite in Manitoba, Canada. I remember her canning when I was very young; however, she never taught me. I taught myself 40 years ago when I was in my 20s. Yesterday I invited her and my youngest sister, who has never canned to come over and do some canning. Before we made my Grandma Plett’s Sweet Pickle recipe as well as your Pineapple Zucchini recipe, we sat down and watched this video together. My sister’s name is RuthAnn. My mother is the oldest, but the oldest brother’s name is Alvin. This video meant a lot to us as it brought back wonderful memories. Thank you for sharing your life with us!
Matthew 19:26 NKJV💝
[26] But Jesus looked at them and said to them, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”💝
I live in Manitoba, near Beausejour.
Thank you for telling me your story. It was so nice to hear this! Bless you! It's wonderful that you have your mother at 89 years old. There's some longevity in my family but my parents died near 80 years old and younger than my grandparents. Food is so important in our lifespan. RuthAnn is very good with choices of ingredients.
It was quite heartwarming that your mom did get to watch and maybe help in your canning along with RuthAnn... God works in mysterious ways. It was also a good idea for watching this video together to unify the three of you. I wish I had my mom here to use this concept with her. Thank you ❣️
I was thrilled to hear you say children need structure. I guess your philosophy on child rearing explains why your group of little people are always gathered around and willing to pitch in. God bless.
I believe the philosophy that playing only is the work of children has contributed so much to the mental health issues, including narcissistic tendencies we are seeing today. A person feels more valued when they actually are a needed part of their family and community. Children are no different.
Amen!
They also acquire a sense of resourcefulness, ask me how I know. My mother owned a flower shop and we new the meaning of the word "work" and had to work in the shop and in the house cleaning.
I’ve canned zucchini that identified as apples and that worked great for apple desserts. Can’t wait to try this one, Yumm.
Did you do the same process but with apple juice? Does it taste like apple chunks?
How did you accomplish please.
How long did you wait before eating, for them to taste like apples? Thank you?
I'm so glad to hear you say you reuse your lids/flats!! I have been canning over 40 years and just this year learned that yes, you can in fact re-use lids/flats that are in good condition [not bent/dented. . . ]; I am thoroughly disgusted at how much money I have wasted buying all new lids every year!! I've also learned you can can in glass jelly jars, glass peanut butter jars . . . that have lids with 'gaskets' built in!!! Have had great success doing so. SO enjoy your videos!!
You are a doll. Thank you for your commitment in passing along the real “how to’s” of life to not only your family but anyone else smart enough to pay attention!! I think you have Proverbs 31 down pat! May God bless and keep you and your precious family right in the hollow of his mighty hand!
I know you already realize this, but our world is hungry for the wisdom and skills you are sharing.
I am a 68 year old great grandmother that just learned how to can a couple of years ago by watching videos. Thank you so much, you are an inspiration.I will be trying this recipe . ❤
I love your channel I went back and watched all of your videos. Absolutely delightful to watch ! Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful life with all of us ! GOD BLESS You and your family and all of your animals ! ✝️🙏🏻💕
I also love your channel. It is a long time since I baked as you do. I love ❤️ the ‘Bread_Sticks’ you’ve shown all of us how to do. I used to make bread twice a week. Just the husband & myself (with a newborn). I live in Queensland, Australia. The property we were on was about 120 miles from nearest town. We lived quite a few miles west of a ‘Railway Siding’ it’s a bit of a town today, Nebo. Not to be confused with a Mt Nebo - that is on the outskirts of Brisbane- our State Capital. No Nebo was and I think still is about 14 hrs drive north of BNE. There was a small shop in Nebo but the shop owner was greedy for every thing she could be, example : the Mail would come through Nebo in late arvo. Too late for people to dash in and collect goods. I’m not real sure but I think Mail would arrive after shop shut. The shop would charge 10c per loaf to store it till morning. I had a GOOD cook book. I got a drum of Bakers flour + yeast. We had some ‘ROUGH’ bread - no matter how GREEN IT STILL fills the tummy. A few weeks later we were eating fairly ‘choice’ bread. That newborn is 50 next year. This was a cattle/grain property. We had a house supplied (we found an old vegie patch - it had a windmill + pipes to water so we grew most veggies and enjoyed a simple life. Never thought of preserving veggies- we ate them all. Anyway, I’ll continue your lovely TH-cam.
God Bless and all my Love
Ellen
I admire you RuthAnn and your family, living your dream! You are so sweet and pretty and such a great teacher!! I love you and your family!
I make it with shredded zucchini. It works perfectly in any recipe calling for crushed pineapple.
I have been watching your old videos and am really enjoying getting to know your family. I love gardening and canning and love learning from you. Have a great week!
I’ve been canning for over35 years, why have I never heard of this 🤷🏼♀️
I’m so excited to give this a try !!! Pineapple used to be .99 cents, now it’s $1.39 so I’m stocking my shelves with this !!!
Thank you, love your channel
Blessings
You are not a mess Ruthann! The problem is that restrictor cap on the lemon juice. Remove it and you won’t have a problem! ❤️🙏🏻 Val C
All I can say is that you are the sweetest lady I have ever watched, love your life. Happy for you and thank you for sharing.
I MADE THIS!!! Thank you for sharing your process for canning pineapple zucchini and the cake recipe. I had no idea this is my aunt's favorite kind of cake. And I have so much zucchini this year! My husband loved pineapple on cottage cheese. I did 15 pints yesterday and baked the cake today. It was AMAZING!
Absolutely love it. I shared it with my friends as zucchini that identifies as pineapples. Love it.
Thanks for sharing your recipe for turning zucchini into pineapple pieces. I like to substitute 50% or more grated zucchini in carrot cakes. Extra green veggies and no one notices the difference.
Thank you for the new canning recipe. I believe you are doing a great job parenting those boys so they will grow up and be able to function in a world even if they move out. I really appreciate you taking your time to give out instructions on how things are done. I do understand why you always explain why you do with your children. I do hope you don't get to much hate mail and email.
I love your child raising philosophy. It's a rare thing these days! Kudos 👏 to you for your guidance. Your children will rise up and call you blessed rather than treat you like the usual American child with no respect or love!
Thank you, Ruthann. I’ve never heard of pineappling zukes, so this is a great add to my repertoire. God bless you.
The mike helps me hear SOOOO much better..being hearing impaired ❤👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
I love each of your videos! It is so nice to see parents being parents and not a constant fun machine. Teaching the balance of work and play. Love it! Thank you again, suzie
Btw, I agree 100% with your philosophy about the kid's activities!
When I was 5 years old it was my job to feed our chickens. It didn't hurt me one bit!
And, of course, I had more "jobs" as I got older!
I agree. I never put water over my lids ether and then thought about all the times I should’ve gotten sick. Lol.
Good morning RuthAnn and sweet family! I have heard of taking zucchini and making pineapple zucchini and now I have the recipe. Your pineapple upside down cake looked delicious. I’ve always made mine in a cast iron skillet, but that’s how my grandmother and mother did it....we learn from what’s passed down and I guess that’s what we get used too.
I hope you and your family have a wonderfully blessed weekend!
Hey there. I live off-grid with no oven, so, like you, I tend to use pans on top of the oven, which seems to work well for some things. I was going to try a bain marie method that I use, for this recipe. Have you tried it? I think it'll work well for this type of cake which tends to be very moist, so the extra steam moisture shouldn't ruin it.
Always give a reason for what what you’re doing that makes it so much simpler for me to understand. I’m talking about the putting the water only hat only up to the line of the stuff in the jar. Thanks.
I so enjoy your weekly video but it ends to soon 😊Living in TX we run our a/c all summer and I often wonder how my maternal grandparents raised 12 kids with no electricity, running water and only a wood cook stove to cook on all year round! They raised cotton and sorghum so we’re in the heat all the time. How times have changed.
RuthAnn, my husband and I look forward to your videos all week!! We always learn things we didn't know. We have been praying for rain for you and for us. We're in Kentucky and had a serious drought but got wonderful soaking rain this week. Did God send the rains to you? We've been asking farm friends if they knew if north Iowa got the beautiful rains we did!!
I never heard it before 👍
In Germany we pickled Zucchini in slices.
Great job 👏
Lovely farm. I like what you said about the kids. I totally agree that kids need chores/work to instill good values.
I can’t wait to make the pineapple zucchini. And thank you for confirming the water level in the canner I’ve been wondering which is correct. I remember always just up to the product line but then I got confused with the new info for this. Thanks again. God Bless 🦋
What a fabulous idea! Thanks for sharing it 😊 and I want to add that indeed, God IS good!
You have such a beautiful way about you Ruth Ann! I so appreciate learning from you. Thank you for all the time you put into your family, and these videos.
I usually watch your videos on Saturday while I eat my lunch. I realized today even though I have no plans to make anything out of zucchini I really enjoy just hanging out with my new friend ❤ And you always have informative content even if it's something I don't care about. Great job!
Hello fellow Iowan! We live on a farm in Southwest Iowa. I have loved watching your videos and Instagram feed. My favorite game, hunt for the measuring spoons. I played that game for many years but now almost all of my children have moved to their own homes. It's funny to think of the things you miss but never thought you would. Blessings!
I’m so happy I found your channel. Your wisdom at a young age is beautiful to behold.
Love these videos. You are a pleasure to watch. So much common sense in a world where it’s hard to find. 😊
I'm so glad that you are sharing this canning knowledge in your videos. I always hated putting so much water in the canner. Mine always sloshes over. I'm going to try it your way from now on.
This is the first of her videos I have watched and I am very curious about the water volume in the canner. Been canning for 12 years and I don't like using all that water either! 😊
I had no idea that zucchini would take on the taste of what it is cooked with. Thank you for making it so easy to print out the Zucchii Pineapple and Pineapple upside-down cake instructions, I can't wait to try them. Now, I'll have to make sure now that I have a lot of Pineapple Juice in my storage. 🙂May God bless you and your beautiful family.
Ruthann…changing the subject..I tried the zinc in the green beans…what a good difference!! Thanks for the tip!
So glad that Jess from Roots and Refuge sent us your way...I really enjoyed your channel.
I'm very proud of your family in which you all work together. This reminds me of the good old days and my parents and grandparents in which taught me about life, honor, respect, and how to make it through life. The food was great, and you knew it all came from love and hard work. I will be watching and reading and learning a little more about you all and what more you can help teach and make life more beautiful!!!!! God Bless Your Family!!!!!! Thank You Very Much!!!!
Oh my! This is the best cake I've had in a long time. It really does taste and texture like pineapple. Thanks for sharing.
This AMAZING!! I made it for friends, and they can't believe it. I like your method better than others I've seen, too!
oh boy. excited to try. thanks for telling about NOT COVERING THE JARS WITH WATER - I will give it a try.
I am going to try this! Never heard of this! Thank you!
I would never even thought of canning it to be pineapple. Thank you for sharing. A new keeper 💐🙏🇺🇸
I laughed right out loud when I saw you measuring the lemon juice. That is so like me in the kitchen. I wish we were neighbours as I know we could be great friends. I love the twinkle in your eyes. I will try this recipe this year but I will not tell anyone that it is zucchini as then they would not try it. :)
Relatable!!!!
My old bottle of lemon juice doesn't have the plastic insert that's causing the splashing. You could take it out and splash less by just pouring.
@@wuznotbornyesterda thanks I will try that
Hi Ruth Ann. Potato bugs are very bad in our area of Canada. I was listening to a gardening program and it was suggested to plant marigolds in between each potato plant or plant an onion in each hill of potatoes.
omg i need to try this recipe for the pineapple zucchini! thanks for sharing 🍍
LOVED this❤ I never knew this was possible! I've added shredded, then diced zucchini to oatmeal, but this is on a whole new level💃🏼your dress is so pretty too💙
Wonderful video. I have to try both the pineapple zucchini and the pineapple upside cake. I love how “real” you are…searching for the place where your kids left the measuring spoons. 😄👍
My mom used to make canned "pineapple" in the 80s when I was a teen. It was so good!
Best recipe ever! I've made 15 pints so far... My family can't stop eating it.
Did you use 1 TB of Lrmon Juice like she says in the Video or did you add 2 TB per the written? I didn't see the written until they were already in the canner!
@@GeminiMoon47 I use 2
I didn't know you could make zucchini into pineapple! Going to do this for sure!
What an idea❤- pineapple Zucchini 🍍 😋 I'm going to try it! Thank yoy!
God Bless you and your family! I agree about structure for kids and finding value in chores/work! I loved going to my friend's house because we worked in the garden for half the day. Then we got to play ❤
I can’t wait to watch more of your videos. I find such humor in the realness of your style. “Zucchini that identifies as pineapple” “I’m an adult I clean up my own mess” 🤣 will be trying this recipe soon
Thank you so much for sharing! This is such a creative use of zucchini!
I learn something new from you all the time, Ma'am. I appreciate your common sense approach to the kitchen too. Thank you!
I wonder if I can do the same thing with peach juice
When my children was growing up they learned just like yours to work hard n play hard when work is done that day . We have a granddaughter that you can’t get her to do any hard work at all . Ugh . Love you all . Godbless you all .
LOL! I'm with you on messy, Ruthann! I'm the only person I know that can get half a cake of batter on the cabinets, even when I'm trying to be extra careful. Canning, juicing and wine making just about require galoshes. I'm actually debating putting in a floor drain and fittings for a pressure washer in my kitchen of my new house. :) Thank you for the reminder of the mock-pineapple. My mom used to make it often. She also made mock cherries and mock berries with the same recipe but white grape juice and a 1/8th tsp of berry or cherry Kool aide per jar, and sweet lemon bits for fruit salads by essentially canning it with strong lemonade. I'm thinking about trying it with storebought juices like cranberry, instead.
Do you have a canning recipe for the mock berries. That sounds really ggod!
@@simplydivine5053 No real recipe. She did just as the pineapple but used white grape juice instead of pineapple, the same lemon juice and sugar and used 1/8-1/4 tsp of berry soft-drink powder. I'm sure it's safe to use Ruthann's times, bc grape juice is actually more acidic than pineapple.
@@marcellacruser951 thank you for your answer. After re reading your first post I realized your answer was already there, lol. So thanks for making it even clearer.
This is a great idea. Pineapples in Australia can be a little expensive when your canning in bulk for the pantry but zucchinis are super cheap... I will have to try this on pizza 😀
Oh, that's a great idea! Have you tried it yet? If so, how did it turn out?
@andreamortimer2610 we tried is with the zucchini and the flavour didn't quite hold up to pizza. What did, though, was choko. We use it alot in pies and soups as a filler because it absorbs all the flavours and I found it makes the best pineapple substitute!
@@kelsihills3926 Thank you for your quick reply! Unfortunately I am not growing Chayotes but am getting swamped with zucchini. If you have some ideas for zucchini preservation, I'd be happy to hear them 🤗Will definitely look into growing Chayotes though!
@andreamortimer2610 I like to grate mine and freeze it. I defrost it and add it to baked goods like muffins. Those zucchini butter is apparently good too. @OurSmallFootprint has a recipe for that one.
@@kelsihills3926 Thank you so very much ❣❣
One of my friends just told me she makes big batches of zucchini lasagne and freezes them. She also sent me a link for a zucchini cottage cheese flatbread that I'll give a try. Time to experiment 😁
Wow!!
I have lived in Florida my entire life. I can't believe those summer temperatures!! 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 I admire your lifestyle. You definitely inspire me.
I started a container garden!!!
Love the way to put your canning together.
Thank you so much for this Ruth Ann, your recipe to can it it so much faster and easier. Grateful for the recipe on how to use it as well. Your channel is one of my most favorite Homesteading channels, I gain so much knowledge from your video's. I love how you explain things so plainly and how you interweave stories or facts from your childhood. I feel like a very welcome part of your journey. Much love and respect.
What a great recipe. Thanks for sharing. Pineapple upside down cake is my favorite. I also have to add that I did your open kettle canning method for my wild blackberry jam, and it worked like a charm. I'm surrounded by a field of wild berries, so I'm getting ready to can my second batch.
I love this session Now I can hardly wait for our zucchini to ripen to try this canning method. You have such interesting videos! We live in the Mpls area of MN so our weather is quite similar to yours. I pray you have nice not stormy rains and a plentiful harvest.
Thank you. That was really good and different. I will make sure my granddaughter does some structured work, cooking, chores before we play outside. I have always done this with her already but so nice to hear from you the merits of doing this. She turned 3 and I have her starting a 2x2 foot garden, putting peanut butter and jelly on bread and cutting a banana with 2 hands with a butter knife. Her Mom didn't say anything but I hope to set an example for her as well. Thank you.
Thank you Ruth Ann this was a great video. I love how you are raising your children. God Bless
This is the first of your videos that I have watched. Thank you for the information on the water bath canning! I've been counting for 12 years and never knew anything more than using water to cover my jars. Very interesting! And if I was younger I would have a homestead like yours. Will be following more of your work!❤
first time i've ever seen it. thanks
Just found your channel! Great ideas for using zucchini. We do the faux pineapple, zucchini pie filling, and several others, but my favorite is zucchini salsa! Love it!
Thank you for sharing!
My mother and I use to make this 45 years ago. Love it.
Love you’re recipes. I always sauté sliced zucchini with olive oil fresh summer tomatoes onions and oregano parsley garlic as a side dish or over pasta .
Wow!!!! I just discovered you're channel! Awesome, my sweet sister in Jesus.
Thank you, we love zucchini and I'm always looking for new ways to use it. I plant a lot of zucchini because it has gotten so expensive in my area, it cost over a dollar for one skinny little zucchini.
Can't wait to try this with all my zucchini. So happy I found you thanks to Roots and Refuge.
Thanks for the reminder to do up some Upside-Down cake. I grew up on that cake and haven't thought to do it in so long! I also have some pineapple zucchini to be used up so it's s total score.
Love this video!! My son loves anything related to pineapple and this will be amazing to try at any time! Adore your videos & your voice is so soothing. I just turned 48 last summer on the 2nd & I have desired to live a rural life since I was 4 and doing my all to find a way to by next Spring Divine willing. I would have given anything to be raised in this lifestyle you raise your dear children in. Blessings to you all!💗✨
GOD is good all the time! I make pineapple jam with zucchini but never thought of canning it with pineapple juice. I'll have to try that. Thanks for sharing!
I have never heard of this.... genius! I ordered the seeds and will still have plenty of time to plant them, here in the deep south! Thank you, RuthAnn!
What a lovely lifestyle! I live in the city… and can’t raise animals or grow too many things, but it’s a delight to watch you♥️ your young boy is super adorable, enjoy your family, you’re truly blessed!
You are absolutely correct about the water level.
I've been enjoying your videos so much. And learning! Knowing that I don't have to cover my jars with water to waterbath them has made canning so much easier. I had been watching European ladies on TH-cam doing the same type of low water canning and, truthfully, was too scared to follow their lead, fearing dire consequences if I didn't cover my jars completely. After watching your videos, I felt more confident and followed your (and their) method. So I no longer have liquid siphoning out of my jars or lids not sealing because of the siphoning. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Love this idea. Hard to fathom an area where you don’t need an a/c. We had 136 days above 90 last year and are well on our way to be the same this year here in Texas. My garden is just about burned up.
Same here! I'm in AZ, and temps here are really hot too. However, the evening temps have been dropping lower than usual, which is really nice, but I still need my AC during the day. The 30 degree drop at night has been a nice change though! 🔥💃🏼☀️
@@dreamscape405 our low is around 78-80 degrees. Mixed with the humidity, it feels like 90 at 7 am.
Awesome! Thanks for pineapple upside down cake recipe👍
I just love your videos, I always look for your videos first. So informative and always interesting! Your family is so sweet. Cant wait for your harvest to come in so we can all watch your canning videos!
I made this last year and it is absolutely dilishous, it taste like pineapple.
You're doing an amazing job with your kiddos. They don't appear to have to be asked to do anything. Wonderful!! My 2 boys were fun and learned a lot once we moved to the country.
Now, I love zucchini, but I 🥒 🥒 never would have thought about making pineapple 🍍 🍍 from it. Yum!!!
This was Awesome!
This is amazing…thank you I love zucchini - love your channel. Thank You for sharing all your knowledge.
That cake looks very good . I'll try it and can some of the pineapple zucchini for my nice, thanks . I love your videos. God bless.
My family enjoyed Zucchini Cookies; Chocolate Zucchini Cake. I shed it with the skin on while small and freeze in 2 cup measures in small bags for winter delight treats. I am delighted to hear about this new way to use it! Many thanks❣️😊
hubby planted zucchini this years so I'm ready to try this recipe. Again, love those kids....and you too!
I can hardly wait to try this. Do your children like Zuchini Bread? I laughed at the lemon juice! It was cute. Your cake is pretty & looks delicious.
I am sure going to try canning some zucchini like this. Thank you 🥰
I love this and can't wait to try it . When I first started watching your channel I wondered why you weren't covering your jars lol. I puts some hooks inside one of my cabinet doors for my measuring spoons and cups it took a little bit to get everyone in line with putting them there when they put the dishes away, but now I can usually always count on them being there. :)
I have a book where my measuring spoons are supposed to go!!!
Wow, I am going to try making this. Thank you for sharing. GM
I can’t wait to try your canned zucchini…it sounds too good to be true😊! I did make your shortcake recipe for strawberry shortcake, it was absolutely delicious!!