Darlene Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 Bear in mind, this is currently a work in process so as things move along, I'll post more pictures... I picked up 40lbs of mushrooms yesterday and am in the process of homecanning them. I figured I'd take pictures and show you the process so that you could feel comfortable home canning mushrooms too! The recipe is simple Mushrooms Salt (if desired) lol The first thing I do is wash my mushrooms well. (see attached) 108318-HomeCanning210.jpg Quote Link to comment
Darlene Posted September 26, 2006 Author Share Posted September 26, 2006 After washing them, I slice them up and place into a stockpot with water. (see attached) 108319-HomeCanning211.jpg Quote Link to comment
Darlene Posted September 27, 2006 Author Share Posted September 27, 2006 I bring them to a boil and boil for 5 minutes. (see attached) 108335-HomeCanning216.jpg Quote Link to comment
Darlene Posted September 27, 2006 Author Share Posted September 27, 2006 I drain the mushrooms out into a collander and fill the steralized jars up with the mushrooms. (see attached) 108336-HomeCanning217.jpg Quote Link to comment
Darlene Posted September 27, 2006 Author Share Posted September 27, 2006 I pour clean boiling water over the mushrooms, add 1/2t of salt to pint jars, place the lids on top, and put them in my canner. (see attached) 108337-HomeCanning218.jpg Quote Link to comment
Darlene Posted September 27, 2006 Author Share Posted September 27, 2006 Once the canner starts to vent steam, I let it vent for 10 minutes, put my weighted gauge on, and process them for 45 minutes. Here's the final product...and yes, I'll wash them in soapy water with a little vinegar tomorrow to remove the mineral deposits from the canner...lol (see attached) 108338-HomeCanning215.jpg Quote Link to comment
Darlene Posted September 27, 2006 Author Share Posted September 27, 2006 Note to self: 40lbs makes 37 pints and 4 half pints of mushrooms. Quote Link to comment
arklatex Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 Darlene, just curious, where do purchase your mushrooms and what is the cost if you don't mind telling. The only place a have found are in grocery, and they are very expensive. I luvvvvvvvvvvvv mushrooms. Quote Link to comment
Darlene Posted September 27, 2006 Author Share Posted September 27, 2006 I bought them at the grocery store...they had them on a good sale this week...the last time they had them on sale was last April (cause that was the last time I canned them lol). I paid $1.99/lb...they normally go for $2.99/lb so I saved $40 with the 40lbs I bought. I might be able to find them cheaper if I did some searching but I have so much going on right now that when I saw the sale, I went for it. Quote Link to comment
Jewlzm Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 Someone forgot the vinegar in the processing water (((Dar))) Dont kill me! Quote Link to comment
Darlene Posted September 29, 2006 Author Share Posted September 29, 2006 *I* march to the beat of a different drummer... I put the vinegar in the hot soapy water that I wash the jars in the next day, so HA! LOL Quote Link to comment
Mysticdream44 Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 Darlene, could they be raw packed, instead of boiling them? Quote Link to comment
Darlene Posted October 29, 2006 Author Share Posted October 29, 2006 No, I wouldn't do that. Most mushroom cannot be canned for safety reasons, so I wouldn't want to push the envelope here. Besides, mushrooms release so much liquid when they're cooked and a full packed jar of raw mushrooms would probably turn into a half jar after cooking during the processing. Quote Link to comment
Mysticdream44 Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 Thanks for the reply Quote Link to comment
Violet Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 I agree, I think you would wind up with a tiny bit of mushrooms in the jars if you didn't cook them first. I love them canned as marinated mushrooms ! Quote Link to comment
Andrea Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 Hmmmm, any reason I couldn't do this with the pre-sliced mushrooms you can purchase in the grocery store? Quote Link to comment
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