Comments on: 12 Pints of Butter Canned Today

By: admin

admin — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 22:45:20 +0000

Hey Trevor…what’s up? Listen, I’ll try to do a video of the butter here in the next few days…it’s lookin good! Might taste like crap though??? Just kiddin.

Thanks for stoppin by my friend!

By: Trevor

Trevor — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 16:00:12 +0000

Now that it has been a year, I would be interested in knowing how the process has held up. Is the butter still edible? How about appeal, 1 year later?

By: Nita Turrell

Nita Turrell — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 13:35:29 +0000

“Food is an INVESTMENT today, it really is, so look at it from that standpoint if no other!” I agree with you totally. I would love to do the same thing. putting butter in cans sounds like a good investment.

By: Texas Gal

Texas Gal — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 16:44:42 +0000

Dear Dub and Deb,

Enjoyed your making butter (well, enjoy ALL your writings!)

I often say I was careful not to learn anything about farming and gardening when I was growing up out here in this farm — too busy riding my horse! — And guess I’d better add “careful not to learn about canning.”

But, we Depression Babies don’t throw ANYthing away… so I still have my Mama’s old processing thing with the gauge on top… likely needs new seals, etc… not sure whether to use it… I was afraid of it as a youngster… guess I still am.

You two have such great tales to tell about both gardening and putting up the produce… how ’bout teaching me (us?) what kind of equipment I need… and some HOW TO!

Loved watching Darling Deb cooking up that chicken, and knowing how you folks are diligent in the “alkaline eating” so’s to finish up Deb’s battle with the Big C! I also need the contact on the guy whose program you use…

Thanks for a breath of fresh air every time I read “Ridin’ Out the Recession”…

(I’d almost swear you both sound like Texans!)

Never drink downstream from the herd!
Blessings and Shalom,
Texas Gal

By: admin

admin — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 15:05:22 +0000

What’s up Mississippi? Hey I will be using cow tea today as you suggested! Snatched up a pair of Deb’s pantyhose, filled it with manure, and put it in a large plastic trashcan. It’s been sittin a week or two, so should be some good stuff!

Thanks as always, “Sport-model!”

D&D

By: admin

admin — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 13:40:07 +0000

Yeah, we try to keep politics out for the most part, but son-of-a-gun, I just get so dern mad sometimes, I can’t keep my big-mouth shut! Sorry…not really, hee, hee!

I have to agree, we’ve got a pretty good stock on food ourselves, but like you, we find doing a lot of this stuff, just a HOOT! Plus, it gets more costly every day!
Thank you Sandy!

By: admin

admin — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 13:36:01 +0000

Go ahead, Sandy! I do want to know how your pumpkin bread turns out though…when you find the time to make it! The butter turned out really well for us. A lot of fun making, and looked really, really good too. No, we haven’t tasted it yet, kinda wanted to wait a month or so to see what happens with a little age on it. Had a neighbor stopped by yesterday, saw how it turned out, and dadgum if she didn’t beat me outta a jar of it! I told Deb not to show her the dern stuff! LOL!! No, she’ll be letting us know how it tastes I’m sure in the next day or so.
Will be having a little article on the butter topic again today. Many say you can’t do it, many say you can. I believe you can, plus Bonnie does it too. Will be supplying links to hopefully clarify the topic up somewhat. I’ve read where women have done it and had opened jars, still good after 5 years. I can’t prove it, but take them at their word. We do it because, it frees up space in our freezer. But also because we think it’s fun stuff. It becomes a personal preference, you want to try it, or you don’t. Try it…I think you’ll like it, we did. Anyway…great hearing from you as always!!
D&D

By: Sandra

Sandra — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 13:52:04 +0000

I have more of that post but you just went ahead and done it.
ds.net/forum/preparedness/canning butter

Comment#4

Yes you can ‘can’ butter but it is much much better and easier and so much tasier of you order it from Australia. The butter and cheese for that matter will last about 20 years on the shelf.
We canned butter and though after 1 year it was not ‘bad’ it looked gross. So yes you can
but there is a better way. I will have to get the company and it is shipped out of California.
It is the best both the cheese and the butter. Commercially canned it safer, esp. with working with butter.
Australia again! Last time I saw an Asutralia peddler he was trying to sell me chicken Poop. No offence to our Aussie neighbors but we have lots of stuff here.

By: Sandra

Sandra — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 13:41:52 +0000

I hold my head in shame. wrote this on your first request. too busy to post.
so here it it anyway.

DUBS BUTTER
Dub is at it again. Canned butter indeed!
Don’t go to Dub’s house, he will want to keep you forever, root cellar, pantry, attic. Mail him some post cards people he’ll keep those for ever, just take them out look at them and smile. Don’t take up too much room either.

Checked this out on the net. Several sites on canning butter. Not sure this is a good idea.
Before you decide to can butter think first what you are going to use it for. Cooking, butter on veggies, mashed potatoes, in baking. If you are thinking big wad of wonderful butter on a biscuit, don’t think so. Freezing butter is reccommended,
shelf life frozen is short. Upon storage butter can develope strange odors, chemical compositions can change due to the amount of liquid in butter and presevatives. For butter storage at my house I make ghee. Long storage life, stores in pint jars. Can be used in breads and pastries, for frying, cooked vegetables. Even brushed on toast. The flavor is always good.
Kudos to you guys for jumping the ner’sayers. Gonna keep making ghee.
Want a big picture when you open first jar and put it on a biscuit.

By: Sandy Grant

Sandy Grant — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 03:06:22 +0000

forgot to include my political views when I got excited over the butter. Have you opened a jar and tried it? Jus curious.
All I can say is DITTO on your politics and what little I truely understand about Revelations………..Well……we may not need all this food but I am having to much fun to quit.