Canning 47 Quarts of Pumpkin | Best Pumpkin Soup I've Ever Made
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The 2 min blanching stops the enzyme that causes the pumpkin/squash to lose its color and texture through the canning process . I can tell you as an old woman that's been canning a long time it's worth the 2 mins if you plan to keep it in storage for yrs. I have some jars that are over 2 yrs old and looks as fresh as the day I canned it.
I like squash/pumpkin soup with the curry powder seasoning but my family doesn't like curry 😮 your soup recipe sounds so yummy 😊
Perfect explanation!
Thank you!
Also, IMHO, maybe the 2 minutes is enough to kill any bacteria that the pumpkin might have picked up on its outer surfaces when being processed into chunks and, therefore, longer is unnecessary - though 10 minutes would likely kill any bacteria within the pumpkin chunks before processing Either way, the canning process should eliminate any risk. Nice Vid!
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Hi everyone. I am not sure if any of you do this or not but I love it along with my family. I make a stew and bake it till about 1/2 way there then I put it into a pumpkin that has been cleanout like halloween time and put my stew in it then continue baking. When you feel the stew is done to how you like it and the pumpking flesh is soft it is ready to enjoy. I just like the fact that when you scoup out some stew you get the walls of the beautiful pumpkin meat with it. YUM. Great video Chelsea. cheers
"It turns out, I just love soup"! -Chelsea
This statement needs to be on a shirt. Because this is a mood and I totally relate to it so much. A warm hug of joy to you and yours.💚
Another great video. So glad Dan helps you out. The gift he brought home is beautiful and so nice. You're both such a great couple.
Keep enjoying your soup! I read an article years ago that discovered that people who consumed soup more consistently maintained their diets and metabolism better, lost 15-20% more weight, and had smaller waists and belly fat.
Hi Chelsea,
Its so funny because I was going to look up your videos today to see what I was going to do with them : I harvested two (out of the three that managed to grow) Cinderella pumpkins from my garden today and shall try to process them this week. I was able to find seeds here in France after watching your 2023 harvest and am so very excited to taste it! I have tried several new squash crops this year (Longue de Nice, Ushiki kuri, Violina, Sucrine du Berry). By the way, your peanut squash also called 'galeuse d'Eysines' (I live about 25 kilometers away from the town of Eysines - pronounced gah Luze dAy zine). Next year, I shall try Queensland blue, Blue banana and of course the Gete Okosomin (seeds found from a gardener in Austria... Can't wait to get them in the mail! ... Isn't that wild?). As pressure canning isn't an option here, I mean to attempt water canning a pre roasted, pre blended portion of one of them into a 500 ml jar. We don't use mason jars and our glass lids have a rubber 'gasket' for sealing... I will probably leave it to boil for 90 minutes. I hope it will work 😆 I'd love to try your soup as well!
Best regards
Cécile
I live in NL and there is a small company that is selling pressure canners now, maybe that is an option?
Water-bath (Weck) is also an option, 2h if you use Weck/European time I believe. 90 minutes is just a little on the short side.
Yay! New video! I love how you stay so engaged with your followers! Definitely the highlight of my day!
I’ve never grown pumpkins. I don’t really use pumpkin for anything and they take a lot of growing space BUT your pumpkins are so rich and meaty looking, I may take the plunge next year!
Once you've grown and used your own home grown pumpkin/winter squash you will be hooked. It's enjoyable watching them grow and the feeling at harvest time is so special.
They do take some space but they’re delicious and so low maintenance which is a nice change in any vegetable garden.
Cubed in curry they are awesome! My Dad is diabetic, and we have to do low-carb, so instead of curry over rice, we add pumpkin to a liquidy curry stew (+chickpeas) and that seems to satisfy without blowing up his blood glucose. And I love it because it's delicious and most veggies can be added gracefully.
They are great! Just don't plant them in the middle of you veggie patch as they will take over EVERYTHING haha. I had that this year. But I also have an enormous amount of fantastic looking pumpkins now!
Yay🎉! Maudies squash scraper comes out to play again! Glad you still love it!❤😊
I have always cooked my pumpkin and pureed it an canned it. I have never had any problems with it.
Is it very thick? And do you pressure can it? If so, for how long? Chelsea only is comfortable using recommended methods on her channel, which I respect for a content creator, she wouldn’t want anyone to get sick. I don’t always follow recommended methods myself, but I usually do. It’s important to understand the science behind canning low acid foods.
I canned some pumpkin pie mix a couple years ago. I cooked the pumpkin in an electric roaster. Then I put it through my Victorio strainer, put it back in the roaster, cooked it down for a while, measured it and added brown sugar and spices. Then I pressure canned it in pints for, I think, 45 minutes. It worked great! I figure I cooked it for long enough in an open vessel that it killed any botulism spores that it could have had. I use one jar for a pie with 2 eggs and one can of evaporated milk. My husband is queasy about food, so he wouldn’t eat it. That’s ok, more for me!
I need to try squash soup I really don’t like pumpkin
Then you’ve been lucky.
That is not considered safe by the the national center for home preserving. I'm not critiquing. Informing. You do you.
A-MAZING what you produce on that simple 30” electric stove!
Nice!! You do make pie ? 🥧
Where do you get your Cinderella pumpkin and peanut pumpkin seeds?
Love pumpkin!!
Thanks for sharing!
The rain on your high tumble sounds so wonderful! I live in northern. Okla , and we are so dry. The grass is crunchy under foot, and cracks in the ground you can put your hand in. Enjoy your rain, and pray for some for us.
Not sure how you can stand being outside all of the time. 🤣🤣🤣 I believe you live in the heaven that I want to believe in. Thank you, darling lady. ❤️
My Presto Electric Canner thru an error code earlier in the year. I contacted Presto and a rep worked with me. We tried lots of things and I emailed videos to her. But eventually they sent me a brand new canner. It wasn’t a bad process at all. The customer service was amazing! I’m sure they will make it right for you too!
Same here. Excellent customer service from Presto!
This is great to hear, I have a Presto electric canner, and I haven't had any issues, but if I do, I'm so happy they have great customer service!
Yes Pumpkin and Squash seeds are Good wormer.
When I have trouble cutting through squash etc I have a designated rubber mallet that I wack the top of the knife with and it helps cut through the pumpkin with little effort
I canned pumpkin for the first time last year. Getting the seeds out took me FOREVER! Wish I had known about your trick! I swore I would never can pumpkin again, but have maybe changed my mind. I might just give it another try! Thanks for sharing!!
I love your adventures in putting up your harvest. It is such a pleasure to come along. You always bring such joy with your videos! Thank you!😊
I thought the blanching of squash for two minutes is to boil out the air… like a flesh debubble. Helps to keep the pumpkin intact and head space constant and flesh from becoming discoloured above a lower liquid level during storage.
I think it would also reduce the chance of siphoning.
A canning flat works great for scraping seeds out of pumpkins too. That's what I use because I always have them on hand.
I'm going to try that thanks
Question- what is a canning flat?
@@jacquethirlkel3001 I think they are referring to the canning lid like Chelsea used in her video?? 🤷♀️
We are a soup family too. If we could ever get out of the 80 degree temps, I would be making more. 😃
If the electric canner is a Presto, call them. Thy have great customer service. Replaced my whole unit when it just suddenly quit.
I use my freeze dried fruits and veggies to add into canned or fresh processed to thicken. So add FD pumpkin to your canned (drained) pumpkin to make purée for pies etc. I use FD tomatoes to thicken up tomato sauce into ketchup, tomato paste, barbecue sauce, pizza sauce etc. rather than boiling it down. I use FD applesauce into apple butter too. So the concept is unlimited in what you can do with freeze dried produce.
I do the same. No more thickening with flour or cornstarch!
I would fall asleep with the sound of rain in your high tunnel beautiful ❤
Hi Chelsea, another great video. I absolutely love all your videos ❤
Hi Chelsea! You always bring a smile to my face! Love from Missouri!
Pumpkin is our favorite food to grow, we love shredding it and making coleslaw, pancakes, also can it shredded with pineapple juice for desserts- it works for a carrot cake. Haven’t tried canning chunks yet. I usually cook and purée it and put it in freezer bags for different items. Great video 🎉
I can up cubed pumpkin and butternut in diluted apple or carrot juice to boost the flavor for pies (save the juice for muffins and pancakes) and in chicken or veggie broth for soups.
I grew two Cinderella pumpkin plants this year and they produced so many pumpkins. I have them on my deck curing right now, will grow them again next year.
Congratulations ,❤ My husband & I also have a grandson born on 9/11 11 years ago .
So sorry you hurt your wrist, pumpkin is so beautiful. Thanks for sharing❤👍
Beautiful, beautiful video thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us
Amazing - my recipe for pumpkin soup is almost the same. Glad to see that it’s a from fav in the Little Mountain Ranch Homestead!
Thank you! That soup sounds so good!
Inspired me to make some pumpkin curry soup for dinner! Cutting up chicken in it and serving it over basmati rice! Thanks for the great video!
A while ago when I made pumpkin soup I didn't have enough pumpkin for the ratio of other vegetables I had ready...
So I put in carrot and sweet potatoes...
So yummy.
Now I do that all the time.
So it seams like everyone has different ideas as to why you blanch squash. I was told blanching allows excess air to bubble out and be replaced with water. So less air bubbles in the food while canning. So who knows. 😊
Now i have to make a huge pot of soup! LIVE your home and videos. Always learn something.
Love how Dan helps you and his gift was awesome. Thank you for sharing
Looks awesome!
Apple is also great in pumpkin soup. I also roast the pumpkin partially before cutting open. So much easier to cut. I can’t cut thru them raw anymore.
I’ve always let my roasted pumpkin drain and used that as part of the liquid with either powdered milk or evaporated milk (or use it to make nut or seed cream),
Ooo do you have a recipe for those creams??
I could sit in that high tunnel all day listening to the rain. I guess living in Vancouver is a good place to live when you love rain lol.
Great video as usual Chelsea ❤
The Great Pumpkin !! Love it as a side or bread . I use canned for pie .
Hey Chelsea, maybe next time you can use a cookie scooper to help put the pumpkin in balls on the tray to freeze dry. Just an idea❤
It really looks great.
Great video thanks for sharing your pumpkins with usL
I puree my pumpkin and freeze it , in ziploc bags, doubled very tasty
Good job. The reason for the boiling for 2 minutes is to remove the starch from the squash, much like potatoes. For that reason, I never cook my squash for canning....a raw pack is all I do. The water is essential for proper heat transfer and therefore would never can without water. The canning process will kill any and all bacteria that may have accumulated during chopping.
Soup is my favorite too!
I love pumpkin anything. I've never made a pumpkin soup but will now. The first year I gardened in a field that had never been used for gardening - I had over a hundred pumpkins - big fat globes of wonder. It never did that again so 5-10 pumpkins a year after that first bit exhausted the land. That sure was a wonderful summer. I had never canned anything but slowly learned over the years so I ended up giving so many away - like zucchini LOL. Your coat hanger is really nice!
Great video!!
If you want texture in the soup , try apple chunks or bacon bits.
Squash have a dry matter content range from about 4%-30% that's about an 8 fold density range which is extremely unusual for any kind of vegetables or crop for that matter, I don't know if overdoing it on the low end would compromise the quality of your product
Yum!!
Adding Chinese five spice powder to squash based soup is delicious 😊
That soup looks so yummy
Love the soup! Going to try it
Just found you. I really enjoyed this
Blessings!
Looks delicious Chelsea. Cant wait to try it.
I didn’t know about the peanut pumpkin I’ll have to get some to can. I love pumpkin next year gonna plant some I planted some the big long ones Georgia sweet I think they did so good
You inspire me so much. Of course, I have the worst luck growing pumpkins and squash. But there is a fantastic vegetable produce stand by me with some amazing butternut and Cinderella pumpkins that I will purchase and then process. I love pumpkin curry soup; it is a comforting, yummy food. Thank you, Chelsea!! Also, I had an issue with my Presto Canner, and the customer was great and sent me a replacement part. You haven't had yours long, so I see the Presto company not having any issues helping you. I am sorry you're having a problem with your Presto Electric Canner; I love mine. It has been a great addition to my kitchen; I want another one. LOL
A few years ago I made green tomato ketchup. It was delicious you should try it your kids will like it.
Your soup looked delicious.
I love pumpkin soup, I put smoked gouda cheese in it!!! Yours looks good too!
Your pumpkins are beautiful looking! Have you ever made pumpkin ravioli? Or a pumpkin pasta sauce?
Blanching kills an enzyme that would continue to breakdown the texture, taste and color of a canned pumpkin as well as other veggies.
❤️❤️❤️ any soup‼️‼️ It’s so comforting, especially in Fall & Winter. However, if soup’s offered in Spring or Summer, I won’t turn it ⬇️.
My Parents always Cubed,Cooked for awhile my Mom always hot packed everything.
Melon seeds are also a natural de-wormer for animals.
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Chelsey, could you use broth in the jars of pumpkin that you are canning? Might be a nicer flavour than just water.
Can't wait for fall soups! Still about 90 degrees F here in Ohio today though. Not quite soup season!
WOW can’t wait to try the canning lid trick to get seeds out of winter squash!
Can you tell me what brand of food processor you use? I think I’ll need a new one soon and I love the dicing function that I’ve seen in videos!
Those cannerss have little fuse. They are notorious for blowing. So check that first.
Sadly I was told when I used a kitchen appliance for stuff like bulk cooking in school canteen tuck shop and bulk cooking for parties when the items played up a month or two after purchase they are not covered under warranty because the amount cooked preserved is classed as commercial amounts the appliance is only recommended to use for a certain time frame a day not constant use daily.
Thanks for sharing👍🦋👍🦋👍🦋
The only reason I can think of for boiling the squash 2 minutes would be because it gets too soft after 10 and may pack down more when canning. But I'm no pro that's for sure. 🙂
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I’m in the electric Presto Digital Canner FB GROUP. A LOT OF PEOPLE SEEM to be having trouble with those canners lately.
Isn't it easier to use an immersion blender in the pot instead of having to scoop it all out and put it back again?
I’m a soup person too.
Great video!!! Continue to use you wrist support while healing.
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I think it's about heating the squash/pumpkin to the temp of the canner
I love watching you cook. You need another stove with all the canning and cooking you do.
I always thought the two minutes was to get some air out of them before canning
Hi Chelsea. Did you grow Georgia Candy Roasters this year? I remember a taste testing video where you said it was so good.
Great video!
Newbie question: if you had to buy a canner to start with, which one would you buy???
Oh, you could have run that coconut milk in the blender to get all that goodness off the sides lol
You should save the pumpkin seeds to grow next year
They has cross pollinated.
I didn’t realise there were so many varieties of pumpkin
I would think that the canning process should be hot and long enough to sterilize the pumpkin, so in my mind the blanching would not be necessary for that.
What small appliance is on the counter next to the steam canner? Looks interesting and fun!! I have a Presto electric pressure canner, and haven’t gotten to use it yet - can’t wait.
My mixer, maybe?
Wish I had a Freeze dryer.
I roast mine. Then put it in the ninja blender. Then freeze. Love it! I love pumpkin! I've never Sen the peanut squash. I will definitely be on the look out for that one. Your soup looks so good!
I am looking at a freeze dryer as I am most comfortable with that method of preserving….I have read however, that they are horrible on electric bills.😉 Has that been your experience? Thank you for sharing such a wealth of knowledge with us! 😊
I used a watt reader for a 24 hour freeze dry cycle. It only cost about $3.
Not bad at all! And the work it saves is worth a lot to me.