July Mastery Challenge Round-up: Hot Pack Preserving
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We closed the books on July a few days ago and so it’s time finish up another skill to bed in our Mastery Challenge. This month, we focused on hot pack preserving and more than 130 of you reported in that you’d tried preserving something using this method.
Starring ingredients included apricots, apriums, artichokes, beets, black currants, blackberries, blueberries, cantaloupe, carrots, cherries (both sweet and tart), corn, cucumbers, eggplant, fennel, figs, gooseberries, green beans, jalapeños, kohlrabi, mangos, mushrooms, onions, peaches, plums, raspberries, rhubarb, shishito peppers, sour cherries, strawberries, watermelon rind, wineberries, and zucchini.
People made all sorts of products, including chutneys, fruit packed in syrup, jams, pickles, salsas, and tomato products.
According to the survey, a lot of you made more than one batch, which is always delightful. I’m happy that so many of you were inspired to dig in more deeply.
As far as satisfaction with skill goes, the results made me giggle. Most of you felt pretty friendly towards hot packed at the start of the month.
But, at the end of the month, those of you who participated were all in. Such happy, positive reactions!
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Jams, Chutneys, and Mostardas
Peach Lime Jam – Jarla
Cantaloupe Jam – Southern with a Twist
Peach Mostarda – Tesla Anomaly
Spicy Tomato Jam – Love & Wild Honey
Blueberry Basil Jam – My Savory Spoon
Peach Brandy Sauce – Tiffany Mitchell-Brewer
Peach Raspberry Jam – Heidi Graham
Sour Cherry Jam – tastycraft
Black and Blueberry Jam – Southern Fried Yankee
Mango Chutney – Southern Fried Yankee
Boysen Plum Jam – Will Graves
Pickles, Relish, and Salsa
Pickled Watermelon Rind – Putting up with Erin
Bread and Butter Pickles – She’s Almost Always Hungry
Corn Relish and Pickle Relish – Prospect the Pantry
Roasted Tomatillo Salsa – East of Eden Cooking
Tomato Rhubarb Ketchup – Gena Boehme
Peach Habanero Hot Sauce – Andrea
Tomatillo Salsa – Southern Fried Yankee
Curried Zucchini Pickles – Britt Mammenga
Jalapeno Dijon Mustard – Kim Lewandowski
Pickled Fairytale Eggplant – Jenn Spinosi
Classic Hotdog Relish – Laurie Kane
Bread and Butter Pickles – Will Graves
Roasted Salsa Verde – Candice
Cherry Chipotle BBQ Sauce – Will Graves
Sweet Cherry BBQ Sauce – Kim Lewandowski
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Tomatoes and Whole Fruit/Veg Preserves
Vanilla Bean Infused Peach Slices – Not Starving Yet
Pressure Canned Green Beans – Casula Mellita
Tomato Sauce and Tomato Paste – Cooking with Mary and Friends
Spiced Cherry Preserves – Stephanie Beauchamp
Preserved Artichokes – The Pit Stop BBQ
Sweet Cherries in Vanilla Honey Syrup – Seed to Pantry
Hot Pack Cherries – Grace Lee
Sour Cherries and Apricots – Ava George Stewart
Zucchini in Pineapple Juice – LeAnne
And finally, a few comments from the submission form:
Lisa from Aurora, Ontario said, “Interesting to see how the hot pack played out in practice, not just theory. Peaches are a lot more work than I thought they’d be!” So true! Peaches are a beast, but so worth the work!
Ann from Vashon, Washington said, “My time was limited and produce was lagging – but the Walla Walla sweets were in so I tried the onion relish. Definitely worth while! So glad I’m learning more about hot pack. Hope to do some tomatoes soon as they are now arriving in our local markets.” Onion relish is delicious!
Tesla from Memphis, Tennessee said, “I had already done a lot of hot pack preserving, but until this month I had no idea that’s what I was doing – or the reasons why you’d use a hot pack with a particular fruit or to get a particular result. This month was an example of how the Mastery Challenges are educational for me, even when I’m not making something new!” So glad it was useful!
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