I discovered by accident an easy way to pit cherries...freeze then first! Once defrosted they are soft and the pits pop out in a squeeze, then you can go ahead and make your jams and pickles :)
One suggestion: If you are going to make pie (which is a common use for my canned cherries) use the liquid from the canning jars as the liquid for your pie crust. It adds a lot of flavor (and color) to the crust. With the cider this should be especially good.
Just started (Feb 2022) watching your channel and your website! absolutely love it! While I'm in an urban jungle, preparing my kitchen for some Country Living, my in-laws live on a high altitude farm so I pass along the great recipes and tips on live stock and gardening (they speak another language). I have the Country Living encyclopedia, so actually seeing many of the things from the book in your videos is wonderfully educational. God Bless you and keep you strong and healthy!
Cherries are my absolute favorite! I have not tried canning yet but this does look like a good project to start with! Thank you so much for the information-- blessings to you & your family!
Carolyn, I adore you. I feel like there's just a small amount of satisfaction missing when I watch your videos and I just realized that it's that I want to see the end result. Maybe that's strange, but I feel like I'd love your awesome videos even more if you just showed us what things look like when they are finished. Does the pressure canning change the beautiful red of these cherries? Please show the results, if it's not too much. Thank you!!!!
Ann Merrick just giving feedback on something that would make her channel even better. I'm not going to unsubscribe or stop watching if she doesn't. And it wouldn't take that much more to just show one shot of the end product. Let her determine if it's too much for her. Unless you're speaking on her behalf. Then I'm sorry for my suggestion.
Thank you for a wonderful video! What a great idea adding the almond extract. I never would of thought about using the apple cider....cherry cider plus a bowl of cherries in the middle of winter ....yes!
Really great video, well presented, great explanations to a new generation who has never canned or us old timers who need a refresher, also good camera position and audio.
Thanks for taking your time on videoing canning cherries. It's very informative and doesn't look hard to try out. Hope you show more videos on possibly making cherry pie filling and the process of canning them.
+María Santiago Thank you Maria! Unfortunately that one will have to wait for next year as I am now officially done with cherries for the year (and I only preserve what comes off the trees here or for free from neighbors).
You are a fantastic instructor! And the backdrop of your kitchen is so wonderful to look at. I don't have access to local cherries but our farmers market gets them shipped in from MI for us. We love them!
2 things- my mom was the canner of the family and I remember she used to put the jars in a lasagna casserole dish w/ warm water in the bottom to stop shocking the glass (like the one in your video). And me if I don't have cider I buy frozen apple juice concentrate the darker colored juice one and simmer that w/out adding water to it.
I wish cherries shipped well!!! I need to get a TX variety that I can grow! When I lived in CA I used to pick and can my own and I sure miss that part of CA although I'm glad to be back home in TX!
New subscriber here and I enjoy your videos! Thank you for making this video on raw fruit canning. I would love a cherry tree but I think it's too hot to grow them in South Louisiana. We do however, have a Fuyu Imoto persimmon tree and I am seriously thinking of trying this with some peeled and roughly-chopped persimmons next season! I'm trying to imagine persimmon-infused apple cider. ☺ Thanks also for the lesson on water-bathing. My latest thing is pickled eggs and I water-bathed some jars in a white vinegar brine solution with spices. Do you think the pickled eggs which sealed are shelf stable and would not need refrigeration? Thank you. ☺☺
love this idea, thank you! I have a question though, would it be ok to use the apple cider at the grocery store for this if I don't have my own canned from my own trees?
+My New England Kitchen - If it is canned in a water bath it wont ferment... which is why canning works for anything, it kills the yeasts and bacteria responsible for the spoilage (or fermentation). I water bath can in 1/2 gallon size (only safe for clear juices) for the recommended time.
I am so going to make this! I did cherries with almond, but never apple cider. BTW, how do you can just apple cider? How many minutes in a water bath? My elevation is 1, 378.
What is the variety of your cherries? Is it hardy to zone 4? I would like to grow sweet cherries, but I'm having trouble finding a variety that is hardy in SD.
+Katie Grazier You can certainly pit them - but we use as snacks for the kids - so they will pit them when they consume them! We do pit all of the cherries for jam or cherry pie filling - but after doing about 50 quarts of those, this is a welcome change. If I were going to use these to cook with, I would certainly want them pitted before canning!
Does your apple cider have any additives? Our stores carry semi-local cider but it always has 1 or 2 preservatives added to it. I wasn't sure if it would be ok with those preservatives to use it to can.
Just one question, the apple cider that you're using is your homemade version. I will be buying the store bought version, should it be with or without sugar?
+Tdew DN Hi there! Restaurant supply stores usually carry them (both online and in person). Amazon has them too... but they are much more expensive. They are the 30qt. Stainless Steel Bowls.
My husband found me one It is so big and I am so happy with all the things I can make and prepare!!!! I am so in Love with canning. Black Cherries came in at the grocery and then went on sale for 1.77 a pound. My daughter and I bought 25 pounds and set at the table and pitted them then we canned them in organic apple juice. They are wonderful!!!!! We ended up with 28 pints.
I've heard that cherry trees that are not sprayed bear cherries with worms in them. I'm assuming the canning process will kill the worms, but is it still okay to eat those? I've never scanned cherries for this reason, but I'd like to try it. Just looking for reassurance. I've also heard that spraying the trees with kaolin clay will deter worms. Have you tried this?
I order jar flats on line ,boxes of 200. I was happy. But ! I've notice that some of then about 3 or 4 out of 7 when process. On 10 lb for 90 min ,since it's meat .the flat bow up as if going to blow up. Why?
Speaking of cherries, the last several years I have lost my cherry crop to birds. Other than betting, do you have a good way to ward off the birds? My tree is 25 feet tall, netting is just not practical. Do you think I should shorten the tree? It's a bing cherry tree.
This would be what is known in North America as a soft cider. Soft ciders are more processed than a juice but not fermented so there is no alcohol formed
+Cidni Stewart-Miles Point taken... I’m sure others would love that info too! Thanks for the suggestion... (cherries will last just fine for a year if stored in a cool dark place but will be edible for several years, as long as the seal stays good on the jar)
I made a recipe I found on the internet of baked oatmeal! Real slop! I am throwing it out. It is not Apple Betty that is for sure. Oatmeal cooked in water with a little bit of sugar, butter and salt is great. Can't be improved upon.
I canned some cherries last year. I had left a jar in our camping trailer in the back of the storage shelf so the temperatures were extreme. (I know not ideal) When I found them and took them out...the juice had decreased by at least an inch or more...do you think they are safe? What would you say happened to it?
I just wish you had a curtain to draw over those beautiful, precious bottled fruits to prevent them from fading and losing their nutrients in the light!
The video said it was going to show how to water bath can. But you only showed how to put the stuff in a jar which is pretty obvious. You never actually showed how to water bath can. Instead of the time you wasted on advertising the magnet you obviously didn't need by how much you handled the obviously not hot lid. You could've actually showed how to water bath can like it said you would.
I discovered by accident an easy way to pit cherries...freeze then first! Once defrosted they are soft and the pits pop out in a squeeze, then you can go ahead and make your jams and pickles :)
One suggestion:
If you are going to make pie (which is a common use for my canned cherries) use the liquid from the canning jars as the liquid for your pie crust. It adds a lot of flavor (and color) to the crust. With the cider this should be especially good.
Crazy canning day. Is that the 8th day of the week? This is definitely one of the best canning videos I have seen.
Love beautifully colored, fruit-filled jars, lined up on a pantry shelf. So satisfying.
Just started (Feb 2022) watching your channel and your website! absolutely love it! While I'm in an urban jungle, preparing my kitchen for some Country Living, my in-laws live on a high altitude farm so I pass along the great recipes and tips on live stock and gardening (they speak another language). I have the Country Living encyclopedia, so actually seeing many of the things from the book in your videos is wonderfully educational. God Bless you and keep you strong and healthy!
Cherries are my absolute favorite! I have not tried canning yet but this does look like a good project to start with! Thank you so much for the information-- blessings to you & your family!
You are so knowledgeable. I really appreciate you going into so much detail. Thanks for all you do :). (Watching from Australia)
Carolyn, I adore you. I feel like there's just a small amount of satisfaction missing when I watch your videos and I just realized that it's that I want to see the end result. Maybe that's strange, but I feel like I'd love your awesome videos even more if you just showed us what things look like when they are finished. Does the pressure canning change the beautiful red of these cherries? Please show the results, if it's not too much. Thank you!!!!
Ann Merrick just giving feedback on something that would make her channel even better. I'm not going to unsubscribe or stop watching if she doesn't. And it wouldn't take that much more to just show one shot of the end product. Let her determine if it's too much for her. Unless you're speaking on her behalf. Then I'm sorry for my suggestion.
Thank you for a wonderful video! What a great idea adding the almond extract. I never would of thought about using the apple cider....cherry cider plus a bowl of cherries in the middle of winter ....yes!
Really great video, well presented, great explanations to a new generation who has never canned or us old timers who need a refresher, also good camera position and audio.
+Kathleen Gustafson Thanks! Glad you enjoyed!
Thanks for taking your time on videoing canning cherries. It's very informative and doesn't look hard to try out. Hope you show more videos on possibly making cherry pie filling and the process of canning them.
+María Santiago Thank you Maria! Unfortunately that one will have to wait for next year as I am now officially done with cherries for the year (and I only preserve what comes off the trees here or for free from neighbors).
You are a fantastic instructor! And the backdrop of your kitchen is so wonderful to look at. I don't have access to local cherries but our farmers market gets them shipped in from MI for us. We love them!
+Kelly F Thanks Kelly!
Excellent vid for practical, common sense canning presented with safety in mind.
Super video as we are starting getting cherries now
Fabulous share thank you
2 things- my mom was the canner of the family and I remember she used to put the jars in a lasagna casserole dish w/ warm water in the bottom to stop shocking the glass (like the one in your video). And me if I don't have cider I buy frozen apple juice concentrate the darker colored juice one and simmer that w/out adding water to it.
Those cherries look beautiful. Thanks for the video.
+Deb G You are welcome, Deb!
Hi. Love your canning videos. Can't wait ti get started. Thanks so much.
Almond extract in cherry pie filling is awesome, I always use it, yum! 💚☘️
+Patti Foote Something about the combination of Cherry and Almond is so good!
The production quality and information you are sharing is great! Thank you =)
I would love to see the juice extractor and how it works when the season is right. :)
+Nana's House & Garden I'll have to try to film it... but they don't even open around here until the end of September!
That will be just fine. Thank you.
Oh yes! This would be an awesome video!
Awesome tutorial! Thanks so much!
Thank you for your videos I love them all
+Daniel Dorsey Thank you! 😊
You are amazing!
What a wonderful tutorial
Thank you so much for sharing all your knowledge and experience. Bless you and your family
I wish cherries shipped well!!! I need to get a TX variety that I can grow! When I lived in CA I used to pick and can my own and I sure miss that part of CA although I'm glad to be back home in TX!
Barbados Cherry
Looks delicious!
1:07 I am from the future... Your baby girl is adorable 😅
I thank you so much for the videos you do I want to do more canning. Can you use the cherries in cider as pie pulling if you pit them?
Terrific!
I have GOT to find some cherries!!
can you do other fruits this way? thinking blueberries, strawberries, peaches when in season
Do you guys do workshops or anything for people just starting off with homesteading? I'd be interested in attending one if you do.
No, but maybe one day!
Great video!!
+The Frustrated Gardener - Thank you!
I think you have read your bal book well!!!
New subscriber here and I enjoy your videos!
Thank you for making this video on raw fruit canning. I would love a cherry tree but I think it's too hot to grow them in South Louisiana. We do however, have a Fuyu Imoto persimmon tree and I am seriously thinking of trying this with some peeled and roughly-chopped persimmons next season! I'm trying to imagine persimmon-infused apple cider. ☺
Thanks also for the lesson on water-bathing. My latest thing is pickled eggs and I water-bathed some jars in a white vinegar brine solution with spices.
Do you think the pickled eggs which sealed are shelf stable and would not need refrigeration?
Thank you. ☺☺
Carolyn. I'm curious. What brand of stainless cookware are you using? It looks a lot like my 40yo Give later TempTone 😊
love this idea, thank you! I have a question though, would it be ok to use the apple cider at the grocery store for this if I don't have my own canned from my own trees?
avonleanne I believe she said organic was fine
How do you can your apple cider? And how do you prevent it from going hard? This looks delicious!
+My New England Kitchen - If it is canned in a water bath it wont ferment... which is why canning works for anything, it kills the yeasts and bacteria responsible for the spoilage (or fermentation). I water bath can in 1/2 gallon size (only safe for clear juices) for the recommended time.
Homesteading Family Do 1/2 gallons fit in the water bath canner? How long do you process them for? This is so interesting to me.
Would love to see your canner.
I love your stainless steel Bowles! Where can I get a couple? Beautiful 🍒
I found some wonderful large stainless bowls on facebook market place and they were cheap.
I am so going to make this! I did cherries with almond, but never apple cider. BTW, how do you can just apple cider? How many minutes in a water bath? My elevation is 1, 378.
What is the variety of your cherries? Is it hardy to zone 4? I would like to grow sweet cherries, but I'm having trouble finding a variety that is hardy in SD.
I know this is a few years out, but do you need a plastic faucet? or can it be stainless?
what type of stove heat source are you using outside for your pressure cooker?
Glad to know that cherries grow well in North Idaho! What type do you have?
The title sound SO delicious!
They look beautiful but wouldn't they been easier pitted than regular? Great job for the kids.
+Katie Grazier You can certainly pit them - but we use as snacks for the kids - so they will pit them when they consume them! We do pit all of the cherries for jam or cherry pie filling - but after doing about 50 quarts of those, this is a welcome change. If I were going to use these to cook with, I would certainly want them pitted before canning!
Does your apple cider have any additives? Our stores carry semi-local cider but it always has 1 or 2 preservatives added to it. I wasn't sure if it would be ok with those preservatives to use it to can.
Would pressure canning make this last longer? Are there foods that don't need pressure canned and can last just as long doing it this way?
Just one question, the apple cider that you're using is your homemade version. I will be buying the store bought version, should it be with or without sugar?
How long do you waterbath them? That's the only thing I missed
More on it here: homesteadingfamily.com/canning-cherries-at-home/
Can I do the same with plums????
I wonder if I could use apple juice from the store. Then can my tart cherries. Thinking the tartness would offset the sweetness of the juice
What do they taste like compared to fresh?
Where did you find your large stainless steel bowls?
+Tdew DN Hi there! Restaurant supply stores usually carry them (both online and in person). Amazon has them too... but they are much more expensive. They are the 30qt. Stainless Steel Bowls.
My husband found me one It is so big and I am so happy with all the things I can make and prepare!!!! I am so in Love with canning. Black Cherries came in at the grocery and then went on sale for 1.77 a pound. My daughter and I bought 25 pounds and set at the table and pitted them then we canned them in organic apple juice. They are wonderful!!!!! We ended up with 28 pints.
Check thrift stores, too ! That's where I got mine.
Would this work with other fruit like strawberries or blueberries?
Can you use cherry juice?
I've heard that cherry trees that are not sprayed bear cherries with worms in them. I'm assuming the canning process will kill the worms, but is it still okay to eat those? I've never scanned cherries for this reason, but I'd like to try it. Just looking for reassurance. I've also heard that spraying the trees with kaolin clay will deter worms. Have you tried this?
I’m new here and love your videos. How do you can strawberries and peaches?
what kind of cherry is this? what can I tell the greenhouse that I want this cherry tree?
I order jar flats on line ,boxes of 200.
I was happy.
But ! I've notice that some of then about 3 or 4 out of 7 when process. On 10 lb for 90 min ,since it's meat .the flat bow up as if going to blow up. Why?
Speaking of cherries, the last several years I have lost my cherry crop to birds. Other than betting, do you have a good way to ward off the birds? My tree is 25 feet tall, netting is just not practical.
Do you think I should shorten the tree? It's a bing cherry tree.
Should have said netting, not betting.
Can you cold pack can venison?
Yes, you can raw pack. Here are directions: nchfp.uga.edu/how/can_05/strips_cubes_chunks.html
Or can I use just water??
Where you say "apple cider" do you mean "apple juice"? Or is it the really cider thus containing alcohol (then served to kids?)?
This would be what is known in North America as a soft cider. Soft ciders are more processed than a juice but not fermented so there is no alcohol formed
I love you videos. But its extremely helpful if you would start to state how long things will hold up. Sometimes you do, sometimes you don't.
+Cidni Stewart-Miles Point taken... I’m sure others would love that info too! Thanks for the suggestion... (cherries will last just fine for a year if stored in a cool dark place but will be edible for several years, as long as the seal stays good on the jar)
how do u get your living income? so much work when do u have time to earn money for things u need to buy?
I wonder could you you apple cider when canning sweet potatoes?
I made a recipe I found on the internet of baked oatmeal! Real slop! I am throwing it out. It is not Apple Betty that is for sure. Oatmeal cooked in water with a little bit of sugar, butter and salt is great. Can't be improved upon.
I canned some cherries last year. I had left a jar in our camping trailer in the back of the storage shelf so the temperatures were extreme. (I know not ideal) When I found them and took them out...the juice had decreased by at least an inch or more...do you think they are safe? What would you say happened to it?
I just wish you had a curtain to draw over those beautiful, precious bottled fruits to prevent them from fading and losing their nutrients in the light!
The video said it was going to show how to water bath can. But you only showed how to put the stuff in a jar which is pretty obvious. You never actually showed how to water bath can. Instead of the time you wasted on advertising the magnet you obviously didn't need by how much you handled the obviously not hot lid. You could've actually showed how to water bath can like it said you would.
That's not really an apple cider, isn't it? Apple cider is an alcoholic drink so I'm guessing it's an apple juice that's being used here.