Applesauce Oct. 7

Tonight we make applesauce out of Courtland Apples. 6:30 at Forest Hills Baptist Church's kitchen. Hope to see you there. Lots of applesauce to make and bring home!

Some like it hot, some like it mild, but we all like it.

Some liked it hot, mild, fruity, pureed, medium but we all liked it. Thank you Terri for leading us in making fresh roasted garden salsa. Here is a recap and recipe of the event.

9 cups of tomatoes, blanched (boiled until skin pops -approx. 30 sec), skinned, and diced.

9 peppers diced (3-green, 3-red, 3-yellow)

3 garlic cloves minced

2 large onions chopped

12 oz can of tomato paste

salt-n-pepper

1/4 c vinegar

Chop, mix and put in large pot on stove. Bring to boil. Reduce heat and let simmer for 1 hour. Add whatever you like, hot peppers, fruit, herbs, etc. Puree produce instead of chopping for a thinner consistency.

Canning:

Put jars in a pan. Put in oven preheated to 200 degrees for about 10 minutes. Boil lids in water on stove for 5 minutes. Remove 1 jar, fill jar with salsa to the bottom of the rim. Remove 1 lid, put lid on jar, screw on rim over lid. Flip upside down. PLEASE HAVE HOT PADS READY TO PROTECT HANDS. After 2 minutes, flip jar right side up. Leave still for 24 hours. You will know it sealed if the center of lid pulls down tight. If it can pop up and down, eat it or redo process. I vote to eat it. Salsa is for more than chips: top on eggs, burgers, or fish!

ON for Monday, Aug 30th for Cukes and Preserves

Sorry for the short notice but we've had to reschedule Tuesday the 24 to Monday the 30th. Please come join us in the Forest Hills Baptist Church kitchen for cucumber relish and preserves. Heather Dilly will be leading us on this fun and tasty endeavor. $5 to cover cost of materials, save a $1 by bringing your own pint glass canning jar and ring. I will have enough lids on hand. Bring a friend. Let me know if you are coming so I can get enough produce. 6:30-8:30pm.

Salsa!!!

It is gonna be HOT, or mild or pureed. Whatever your taste you will learn to make homemade salsa and an easy (well easier) method of canning. Terry leads us again on August 12, 2010 starting at 6pm at FHBC. Hope to see you there!

Merry Heart Berry Pie

The FHBC Gleaner's Guild first gathering was to make Merry Heart Berry Pie. Lead by Terri we mixed it, rolled it, and even ate it. For some of us it was our first homemade pie.
Here is the recipe for crust: This made enough crust for 3-4 pies. Seriously, how can you make only 1 pie at a time, you have to make a few to freeze. Making it easy to entertain or pass along to a neighbor, new mom, or someone in need. Someone is always in NEED of a pie.

Crust:
4 c flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 tsp salt
1-3/4 c shortening
Stir above with a fork until crumbly
1/2 c water
1 egg
1 tbs vinegar
Stir above 3 together with fork then add to flour mixture with fork.
separate into fist size balls. flour surface and dough ball. roll with rolling pin flat.

Pie Filling (for only 1 pie)
3 c fruit of choice, we used blueberry and raspberry on GG night.
1/3 c sugar
1/4 c flour
1 tsp lemon juice
Mix above together, pour on crust in pie pan
Crumb and top with 1 tbs of butter on top of filling.
Top with 2nd pie crust.
Cut off edges, pinch around edge or tuck crust under edge.
Lattice or punch holes into top of full cover crust.

Sorry this isn't detail directions, this is more of a reminder for those who were there, a tease for those who weren't. Don't miss the next Gleaner's Guild so you too can practice food-preserving and home-making skills while developing mentoring friendships among the church body of women.