{"id":3626,"date":"2013-11-07T03:00:30","date_gmt":"2013-11-07T08:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/?p=3626"},"modified":"2013-11-07T03:00:30","modified_gmt":"2013-11-07T08:00:30","slug":"q-and-a-sun-chokes-canning-pumpkin-and-canning-with-lemon-juice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/2013\/11\/07\/q-and-a-sun-chokes-canning-pumpkin-and-canning-with-lemon-juice\/","title":{"rendered":"Q and A: Sun chokes, canning pumpkin, and canning with lemon juice"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sun Chokes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jackie you mentioned Sun Chokes. Do you have any recipes to share? I have not been able to find many on the internet.<\/em><\/p>\n

Rhona & Brad Barrie<\/em>
\nStrong, Maine<\/em><\/p>\n

I usually use sun chokes raw, sliced, or grated in salads or tossed in a stir fry near the end so they stay crisp, as they are like water chestnuts. You can also drizzle olive oil over them and sprinkle seasonings over them and roast them with other vegetables. Or use about any way you would potatoes. They are very versatile! — Jackie<\/p>\n

Canning pumpkin<\/strong><\/p>\n

The other day I canned up some crook neck pumpkin. The canner wasn’t full, so I decided to put some jars of winter squash (sweet dumpling) as well. Unfortunately, I forgot to put water in with the squash. (I did put it in with the pumpkin.) Is my squash ruined because it has been dry canned? I’d love to know what you think!<\/em><\/p>\n

Lisa Seibel<\/em>
\nCoburn, Pennsylvania<\/em><\/p>\n

As squash is quite moist, it probably is okay. But don’t carve that in stone. (After all, you can raw pack meat and chicken with no water added\u2026) As usual, I’d follow normal procedures on opening those jars; observe, smell then hold at boiling temperature for 10-15 minutes. — Jackie<\/p>\n

Canning with lemon juice<\/strong><\/p>\n

Since we use so much lemon juice in canning and lemons are getting so expensive way out west here, is there anyway to can fresh lemon juice? If not can you suggest something suitably acidic like a diluted form of vinegar that will work just as well without pickling what we are canning? Would powdered ascorbic acid or dissolved vitamin C tablets work as well?<\/em><\/p>\n

Margaret Baker<\/em>
\nValleyford, Washington<\/em><\/p>\n

I buy my lemon juice in bottles at the Dollar Store for $1 each and they’re 16 oz bottles. They go a long way! Yes, you can home can fresh lemon juice. All you have to do is strain the fresh-squeezed juice then bring to 165 degrees. Fill hot jars with hot juice, leaving 1\/4 inch of headspace. Then process in a boiling water bath canner for 15 minutes.<\/p>\n

You can use plain vinegar when lemon juice is called for in recipes such as tomato sauce, etc. I wouldn’t use vitamin C as it would be more expensive. — Jackie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sun Chokes Jackie you mentioned Sun Chokes. Do you have any recipes to share? I have not been able to find many on the internet. Rhona & Brad Barrie Strong, Maine I usually use sun chokes raw, sliced, or grated in salads or tossed in a stir fry near the end so they stay crisp, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,13,1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3626"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3626"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3626\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3626"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3626"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3626"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}