Well we needed some plum sauce so Momma and Cindy went up on Wednesday to Tompkins in Vassar and picked up some plums. They sat and pitted them that evening making obscene little comments as they worked.
Momma and I canned them Thursday and Friday because it turned out that we had more than enough to make 19 half pints of sauce, 19 half pints of jam, 6 pints of orange favored plums in light syrup, and a double batch of stewed cinnamon plums.
As we neared the end of the plum crazyiness we decided what the hell let’s make some relish. What you see is three large heads of cabbage, onions, and peppers all ground up and ready to pickle!
Momma ground up the cabbage in the food processer on Friday so we could brine it over night.
We spent today grinding the peppers and onions, cooking the mixture, and ended up with 28 pints.
Here is the results of doubling a five pint recipe. Either we found the secret of fishes and loaves or the recipe was wrong.
A check of the canning pantry shows that pickled and possibly Harvard beets are on deck for next week!