2025 - So far this year I have preserved…

[MelanieSW]

Tested the new dehydrator today and made apple rings.
Also over the weekend I made batches of nectarine jam, nectarine-redcurrant jam, tomato sauce, and canned plums.

[Mark Rand]

Dehydrated three types of chilli (Lemon Drop, Cayenne and Kashmiri) after splitting them and saving the seeds for the future.

[Andraste]

I've done some pickled cuc slices too Otherwise just DFBs, broadies, tay/logan/raspberries in the freezer.

[Containergardener]

I've never pickled cucumber

[Nicos]

We have 7 large cucumbers to contend with at the moment, so I might be tempted to pickle some myself…but I am really enjoying chomping my way through them
Yesterday OH passata’d several jars of our tomatoes. I love them on pasta with grated Parmesan cheese.
Me?…well 4more kilos of cooked down windfalls apples.

[Peanut]

I highly recommend pickling cucumbers! I now have 6 jars in my fridge

[Containergardener]

I highly recommend pickling cucumbers! I now have 6 jars in my fridge

Never actually tried them to taste. I love pickle/chutneys of any sort but not gherkins

[Containergardener]

Blackcurrant gin is now bottled

[Plot70]

pickled gherkins.

[Containergardener]

Jam question.
Can I jar some up(with all the pulp seeds etc) then sieve some into a jar (seedless pulpless)?
My mum prefers seedless etc these days.

Or do I need to make separate batches?

[greenishfing]

Jam question.
Can I jar some up(with all the pulp seeds etc) then sieve some into a jar (seedless pulpless)?
My mum prefers seedless etc these days.

Or do I need to make separate batches?

I always seive the seeds out before I add the sugar. I'm messy though, and wouldn't attempt to do it with hot thickened jam as it would be an accident waiting to happen for me.

[Containergardener]

Ah good point about the hot jam. I'm also messy.
Will ponder that one.

Have made blackcurrant and vanilla jam this morning.

[greenishfing]

The pulp though, I just tend to put a stick blender into the fruit and give it a really good zap before I add the sugar. Mr GF hates lumps in his jam. I do it with marmalade too before I add the peel.

[Bren In Pots]

I sieve both blackberries and raspberries before adding sugar using my kenwood chef sieve its still very messy

[Containergardener]

Good idea .