{"id":3721,"date":"2014-01-06T15:29:57","date_gmt":"2014-01-06T20:29:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/?p=3721"},"modified":"2014-01-06T15:29:57","modified_gmt":"2014-01-06T20:29:57","slug":"q-and-a-dilled-green-beans-and-canning-butter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/2014\/01\/06\/q-and-a-dilled-green-beans-and-canning-butter\/","title":{"rendered":"Q and A: dilled green beans and canning butter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Dilled green beans<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>I have canned dilled green beans for many years. I use the right vinegar, and good quality spices. They look and taste good, but the beans are shriveled and soft. I also can them the correct length of time. What can I do to get crisper beans? (Type of beans, canning process, when picked.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Linda Bartholomew<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Caldwell, Idaho<\/em><\/p>\n<p>First off, pickle only very fresh beans. I pick them and pickle them the same day. Always use slightly immature beans, ones with the seeds small and not bumpy. Trim both ends then place into jars. Make brine and bring it to a boil. Ladle hot brine over beans leaving 1\/2 inch of headspace. Process for 5 minutes in a boiling water bath canner. If you live at an altitude above 1,000 feet, adjust your processing time to suit your altitude if necessary. They will be crispy and tasty. &#8212; Jackie<\/p>\n<p><strong>Canning butter<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>So I gave canning butter a shot&#8230; I followed the instructions in your book but after about an hour of shaking every five minutes I fell asleep. Well, it set up, still slightly separated maybe half inch of liquid on the bottom. I don&#8217;t care how it looks, but would you still use it? I love the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/store\/files\/jc01.html\" target=\"_blank\">canning book<\/a> and bought your new <a href=\"http:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/store\/files\/jc02.html\" target=\"_blank\">recipe book<\/a> for my own Christmas present; the lasagna was excellent.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Challis Moffitt<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Ramseur, North Carolina<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The butter is still fine, Challis. It is just the buttermilk left in the butter after being churned. Your butter will still taste and keep like normal. I&#8217;m real glad you like the canning and cookbook. It always makes me feel good when I hear that! &#8212; Jackie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dilled green beans I have canned dilled green beans for many years. I use the right vinegar, and good quality spices. They look and taste good, but the beans are shriveled and soft. I also can them the correct length of time. What can I do to get crisper beans? (Type of beans, canning process, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,8,13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3721"}],"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=3721"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3721\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3721"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3721"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3721"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}