tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24249451.post3907947183887070867..comments2023-11-03T04:54:06.981-05:00Comments on The Balancing Act: Using the harvest, Part 2 (potatoes)Dorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16001818777096357255noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24249451.post-12108058553677635702008-07-17T11:19:00.000-05:002008-07-17T11:19:00.000-05:00On Freezing your tomatoes, does this cause them to...On Freezing your tomatoes, does this cause them to be soggy when thawed or can you slice them and eat them on a sandwich?<BR/><BR/>Lori Dayton, Shipshewana, IN<BR/><BR/>loridayton@hotmail.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24249451.post-52533680064493564032007-02-12T06:16:00.000-06:002007-02-12T06:16:00.000-06:00Kate a post on potato uses sounds great... althoug...Kate a post on potato uses sounds great... although I would be interested to see what other vegan bloggers are doing with them to get more ideas for myself.<BR/><BR/>Sorry to hear about your tater tragedy FOTM.... I remember my mom buying cans of them (like cans of green beans) from this store called Aldi's.Dorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16001818777096357255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24249451.post-13482914199712257882007-02-11T23:21:00.000-06:002007-02-11T23:21:00.000-06:00Wow! Your potatoes look so good! You always inspir...Wow! Your potatoes look so good! You always inspire me to make more of my little garden than I did in previous years... My mom preserved absolutely everything - including potatoes... as kids we really didn't like them all that much, I have to admit, but I am not sure here method was all that great either.<BR/><BR/>I probably won't try canning potatoes as a result of this childhood trauma :) but I'm always interested in what you post...Tofu Mom (AKA Tofu-n-Sprouts)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16536769929670412138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24249451.post-1040581370914622972007-02-11T12:39:00.000-06:002007-02-11T12:39:00.000-06:00Oh wow, the picture you have with the mashed potat...Oh wow, the picture you have with the mashed potatoes looks so fantastic. I had no idea canning potatoes was even a possibility, I have never seen canned potatoes in a store so I guess I just assumed that they did not exist. But leave it up to you to introduce me to new ways of saving food. While on the topic of potatoes, what are some of your favorite potato recipes? I would love for you to share them.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04040838481245270528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24249451.post-88375772436040837032007-02-11T11:32:00.000-06:002007-02-11T11:32:00.000-06:00My mother does a lot of canning. I love to see a ...My mother does a lot of canning. I love to see a pantry full of homemade canned goods. I have never seen canned potatoes though. coolTwisted Cinderellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14273548648344779210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24249451.post-90759509580116181782007-02-10T23:08:00.000-06:002007-02-10T23:08:00.000-06:00This is definitely not boring! Your posts are alw...This is definitely not boring! Your posts are always very informative and interesting to me. I never would have thought to can potatoes. That might be a bit ambitious for me right now but your comments on storing them in a cooler is brilliant. I have some coolers in our attic just waiting for summer and in the meantime, I bet this would be a great job for them to do. Perfect!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24249451.post-10703804848448458102007-02-10T09:30:00.000-06:002007-02-10T09:30:00.000-06:00You absolutely amaze me... I really admire your ga...You absolutely amaze me... I really admire your gardening/canning skills.. I wish so much that I could garden like that.. and have food over the winter that I grew myself... your family is so lucky that you work so hard.MeloMealshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16957104951513167524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24249451.post-82379611262174816922007-02-09T11:44:00.000-06:002007-02-09T11:44:00.000-06:00Thanks Dori! That makes sense. I was thinking th...Thanks Dori! That makes sense. I was thinking the pressure canning probably had something to do with it.ericahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936647044479364798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24249451.post-82214312554895080772007-02-09T10:29:00.000-06:002007-02-09T10:29:00.000-06:00I love, love, love potatoes! and even being an Ida...I love, love, love potatoes! and even being an Idaho-girl, have never ever seen them canned -- not even by my grandma. You are revolutionary!Vicki's Vegan Vicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00786229426003858902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24249451.post-19261796085995565072007-02-09T09:39:00.000-06:002007-02-09T09:39:00.000-06:00It's amazing at all the bottling you do Dori. I ha...It's amazing at all the bottling you do Dori. I haven't see home bottled fruits and veggies for many years. I suppose that is because I live in a city like Urban Vegan.<BR/><BR/>I also would never have thought of canning potatoes as I once tried a tin of potatoes and found them bitter, so the home made version must be nicer or you wouldn't do it.<BR/><BR/>The one thing I do want to try is bottled picalilli as the shop bought ones are far too acidic and the homemade ones I have bought at flea markets were not.Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11400551733221594392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24249451.post-50842655950221515722007-02-09T09:14:00.000-06:002007-02-09T09:14:00.000-06:00I want to be just like you when I grow up Dori! :...I want to be just like you when I grow up Dori! :)<BR/><BR/>Well, I'll settle for learning how to garden for right now.Nikkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05249699369711350995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24249451.post-2507818300226185252007-02-09T08:45:00.000-06:002007-02-09T08:45:00.000-06:00I Love potatoes and gravy. Is there a good place ...I Love potatoes and gravy. Is there a good place I could go to learn about what foods I would plant first, how to prepare the soil, products to by for gardening ect.... I am so interested in learning about growing and canning my own foods, I just dont know where to start.<BR/>Thanks, Kim<BR/><BR/>Froggiechon.blogspot.comKimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02488856725735957846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24249451.post-36681788306689175102007-02-09T07:44:00.000-06:002007-02-09T07:44:00.000-06:00I could sooooo go for a big bowl of mashed potatoe...I could sooooo go for a big bowl of mashed potatoes right now! lol<BR/><BR/>:)<BR/><BR/>Have a smashing weekend!Harmoniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09005561900381062963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24249451.post-36415942151657390992007-02-08T16:30:00.000-06:002007-02-08T16:30:00.000-06:00Dori, I am curious about the air in the potato jar...Dori, I am curious about the air in the potato jars. I thought that all the food was supposed to be under water? <BR/><BR/><BR/>Good question erica. I called the Iowa State Extension experts and asked them the same thing when I first saw the water level (which was not this low when I started)... meaning I had the potatoes covered and 1/2 inch from the top before they went into the pressure canner. After canning at 10 lbs pressure for the required 45 minutes (time set by the ball canning guide) for a quart jar the water level lowered below the potatoes. The extension office said that this was normal, the vegetables soak them in when cooking and some of it comes out in steam during the pressure cooking process. The important thing is that the temperature is high enough to kill the botillism bacteria, ONLY a pressure canner that is working correctly and at the right pressure setting as well as the correct time can accomplish that task. Once this happens the water level below the potato is acceptable, however it may be a bit drier.... I didn't not find any difference between the tators at the top and the ones at the bottom. <BR/><BR/>I would definitely recommend getting the canning guide prior to attempting LOW ACID canning. It has great pictures of the process and explains everything is great detail.Dorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16001818777096357255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24249451.post-62164715860119584422007-02-08T11:47:00.000-06:002007-02-08T11:47:00.000-06:00Dori, I am curious about the air in the potato jar...Dori, I am curious about the air in the potato jars. I thought that all the food was supposed to be under water? <BR/><BR/>Good thing you canned the potatos, otherwise it sounds like you might have lost them. I must admit the only thing I've canned was plum jam from my tree out back; my mom was so excited to teach me to can, we made a day of it and had a lot of fun, and a few burns. >P Last year I had no plum harvest to speak of, all the fruit rotted on the trees before it even ripened. I'm hoping this year will be better, plus I'll have much more of a garden this year besides my strawberries and raspberries. My rhubarb isn't here yet, though :(ericahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936647044479364798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24249451.post-36080040747132394272007-02-08T10:04:00.000-06:002007-02-08T10:04:00.000-06:00You are very inspiring Dori !It is also my goal to...You are very inspiring Dori !<BR/><BR/>It is also my goal to be organised enough, and have a big enough garden for me to can. I also need to find the space to store all the canning. It will be easier once the renovations are done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24249451.post-76102856718125338642007-02-08T09:46:00.000-06:002007-02-08T09:46:00.000-06:00I love reading your posts on canning. I didn't kn...I love reading your posts on canning. I didn't know you could can potatoes. I'm also intrigued by your frozen tomatoes. Do you clean/treat them before freezing? Do you defrost before using? What's the texture like?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24249451.post-45709463425735806342007-02-08T07:12:00.000-06:002007-02-08T07:12:00.000-06:00urban vegan... just the same I enjoy reading abou...urban vegan... just the same I enjoy reading about the restaurants and seeing the city sights from yours (one day when I visit I'll know exactly where I would like to go)<BR/><BR/>The bakehouse only sells locally and not via online. My sister manages the little bit of cooking that the bakehouse provides now. This blog is not to promote or try to sell, it is just because I enjoy connecting with others foodies and to share my flavor of being vegan and the gardening lifestyle. Just recently I decided to totally give up the bakehouse work to my sis, so I will no longer be a part of the bakehouse cooking and sales. I am working as high school teacher now and pursuing higher educational goals, so my foods promotion comes in a different way now.<BR/><BR/>A stevia series ... that I could could do, I'll think about that more as I complete the "using the harvest" posts. <BR/><BR/>My mom gardened a couple of years, but the only thing I remember about it is a HUGE sunflower plant (over 16 foot tall) that made the local newspaper. She did not get into canning, etc. My husband is the one who wants to garden the most (I just like the food), he grew up in it ... as in that is what his dad did and still does for a living (greenhouses and all things garden/ growing). The canning I learned initially from a friend and then I explored it further for education in the food science area.Dorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16001818777096357255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24249451.post-41854455652851433282007-02-08T02:32:00.000-06:002007-02-08T02:32:00.000-06:00I'm also very impressed with all the canning you'v...I'm also very impressed with all the canning you've done. When I was a child, I read books like "Little House in the Big Woods". They had to can their harvest to make it through the winter and I've always thought that it would be so satisfying to be able to eat fresh vegetable grown from your own garden throughout the winter.<BR/><BR/>Now that I own my own home, each year my garden gets a little bigger. I'm no where near canning stage though. We've got some interesting creatures that seem to consume many of the veggies I grow as well. <BR/><BR/>Anyway the meal looks great and I was just commenting on another blog about how I still need to try the PPK chick pea gravy.Jody from VegChichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06905561189922286609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24249451.post-57669397708579610842007-02-07T22:58:00.000-06:002007-02-07T22:58:00.000-06:00Your canning achievements are truly amazing, Dori!...Your canning achievements are truly amazing, Dori! I am just in awe of what you have done. I wish I had canned some tomatoes awhile back - I miss them now!aTxVegnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17949520229934543457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24249451.post-16191330772046580142007-02-07T22:33:00.000-06:002007-02-07T22:33:00.000-06:00I'm more of a patchouli and 80s music vegan. How w...I'm more of a patchouli and 80s music vegan. How weird is that? Anyway, I totally LOVE what you're doing. It's my goal to do the same sometime, even if I do it living on a 1/4 acre in the city. :) Keep posting! <br /><br />By the way, does the Bakehouse have an online store?Ruthiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15385890645302358783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24249451.post-79977969811596087482007-02-07T19:22:00.000-06:002007-02-07T19:22:00.000-06:00That's so cool that there's a natural bac'un alter...That's so cool that there's a natural bac'un alternative... the other day, we bought the Betty Crocker stuff, but after reading the ingredients, just couldn't go through with it, so we returned it to the store! The potatoes are good-looking, can't wait to see the rest of the harvest!<br />Oh, and I'm that rare freak who likes both patchouli and punk rock- go figure!bazuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07020880461667324114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24249451.post-76839482669084072622007-02-07T19:11:00.000-06:002007-02-07T19:11:00.000-06:00Maybe it's the "grass is greener on the other side...Maybe it's the "grass is greener on the other side" syndrome, but I must confess that this urban vegan loves reading about your country vegan lifestyle. Maybe one day, I'll have to try being a country vegan, too.urban veganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01541085454822240908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24249451.post-21238461274823155382007-02-07T18:58:00.000-06:002007-02-07T18:58:00.000-06:00Canning potatoes is a neat idea that I would never...Canning potatoes is a neat idea that I would never have thought of! Your stuffed mushrooms sound delicious. I've made homemade bread crumbs before but I find that when I need bread crumbs my bread isn't stale enough to make them, so half the time I just end up purchasing them anyway, or doing without them.<br /><br />I am really enjoying your "using the harvest" series--I just think it's truly awesome to grow so much of your own food. I aspire to that one day.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17124236356802448254noreply@blogger.com