Gramma's Canning Recipes

Gramma's Canning Recipes

For as long as my memory can hold a stop at Gramma's included leaving with pickles, tomato soup, jellies and jams and more.  Here are some of the families favorite recipes:(I will add to this as I find more)

Celery Pickles
(Just found the recipe in another book written on an old brown paper towel napkin thing)

Cut cucumbers in quarters(lengthwise). Put in sterilized jars, with a sprig of dill on the bottom, and several chunks of celery and several slices of onion. 

Then boil:

1 quart water

2 cups cider vinegar

1/4 cup pickling salt(must be pickling salt)

Mix in 1/2 tsp pickling spice

Pour boiling brine over pickles to within 1/2 inch of top.  Use plastic knife or other nonmetal to poke around pickles to remove air bubbles.  Seal with lids, according to directions on box.  Put in boiling water bath of 10 minutes. Remove from water and set on a towel or other cloth, out of drafts, or you might have broken jars.  This recipe makes enough brine for maybe about 3 quarts or 6 pints.  You need to double it if you want to make more

Refrigerated Cucumber Slices

 6 cups sliced cucumbers

1 cup sliced onion

1 cup cider vinegar

1/2 cup water

1 1/4 cup sugar

1 tsp pickling salt

1 tsp celery seed

2 cloves garlic crushed

In a large bowl, combine cucumber and onions.  Mix well.  In a large saucepan, combine all remaining ingredients except garlic.  Bring to boil, and stir to dissolve sugar.  Pour hot vinegar mix over cucumber mixture, Mix well.  Place 1 garlic clove crushed(or whole if desired) into hot sterilized jars(quart size) or 1/2 clove into pint sized jars.  Immediately fill jars with cucumber mixture.  Wipe top of jar and threads clean.  Place lids on jars and screw bands on firmly.  Cool completely before storing in refrigerator .  Makes 2 quarts or 4 pints

Hot Pickles

3/4 cup pickling salt

1 quart cider vinegar

2 quarts Water

Dill

Garlic

Hot Peppers

Bring salt and cider vinegar to a boil  Sterilize jars.  Put a sprig of dill, a clove of garlic and one hot pepper into each jar ten pack the jars with small cucumbers.  Pour boiling brine into jars to 1/2 inch from top.  Tap jars on folded towel to get air bubbles out.  When all air is out there should be only 1/2 inch space of air to top of jar... you may need to add ore brine.  Boil for 15 minutes in a boiling water bath and then let them cool till they are sealed.

Tomato Soup

14 quarts Ripe tomatoes

7 medium onions

1 stalk celery

14 sprigs parsley

3 bay leaves

1 cup flour

1/2 cup oil

3 tbsp pickling salt(must be pickling salt)

1/2 cup sugar

2 tsp black pepper

Wash and cut up tomatoes, chop onions, celery, parsley and bay leaves   add to tomatoes.  Cook tomato mixture until the celery is tender.  Put through sieve, or blend first then put through sieve.  Mix together the flour, salt, sugar, pepper, and oil in a bowl and add enough of the tomato mixture to make the flour  liquidy.  Then stir the flour mixture into the rest of the tomato mixture and bring it to boil.  Pour into sterilized jars bringing the mixture to within 1 inch to top of jars.  Process in a hot water bath for 45 minutes or pressure cook for 30 minutes at 10 pounds pressure.  Makes about 10 pints.


Pickled Beets

4 doz small beets cooked
3 cups cider vinegar
5 cups water
2 cups sugar
1 lemon sliced thin
2 sticks cinnamon
1 tsp whole cloves
2 tsp allspice
prepare beets, slice them
make syrup of vinegar, water, sugar, lemon and spices

simmer 15 minutes
place beets in sterilized jars
put hot syrup over beets,
seal jars
makes 5 pints


Dilly Beans

(I don't know if this is the recipe Gramma used but is the only one I could find in her collection)

2 pounds trimmed green beans
4 heads dill
4 cloves garlic
1 tsp cayenne pepper(or a small red pepper)
2 1/2 cups vinegar
2 1/2 cups water
1/4 cup canning salt

pack beans lengthwise into hot jars.  leaving 1/4 inch head space.  To each jar add 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper, 1 clove garlic and 2 head of dill.  Combine  the rest of ingredients in a large pan bring to boil and pour hot liquid over beans leaving 1/4 inch head space Process pints and quarts 10 minutes in boiling water bath makes about 4 pints

Dilled Green Beans, Capri Style
digging through recipes I found a different recipe for dilly beans here it is: