This was the first video I've watched here and what a joy. We are actually cranberry farmers and I can honestly say I've never heard anyone who's not a cranberry farmer talk about cranberries as thoroughly and with as much love as you did here. I make my own juice, too and you're right the color and flavor is phenomenal. Thank you so much for supporting the cranberry industry.
Jennifer! I love your channel- A COUNTRY LIFE. I was just there again for your jellied cranberry sauce. I'm getting ready to make it again because it's SOOO GOOD! I've been wanting to try this recipe of Sarah's for some cranberry juice concentrate as well. Here goes!! Thanks for walking us thru the process Sarah. Happy Thanksgiving everybody & God bless 🙏🙏🙏
Sarah, I appreciate you and Kevin and the girls more than words can say, but I wanted to try and say how in just a few ways. I grew up on a homestead for a few years and my mother and grandmother both grew up their whole lives on homesteads, so they taught me a lot. Both of them have passed, but you have, unknowingly, picked up the mantel. I am physically disabled, so haven't been doing a lot of the things I used to, but you have inspired me to do some things and to start a small garden again. You've made a difference in my life and I thank you
SARAH, Thank you for teaching safe canning! Been canning for 30+ years and continue Ball's methods to sterilize my jars. Great you continue safe canning as many You Tube Videos TAKE SHORT CUTS..ie Unwashed cranberries, not sterilizing jars and not boiling cranberries in the jars and dump large amts of sugar into jars, etc. Years ago, i admit i watched your videos to critize your methods...I have yet to do so. Now, if i have not done so, i praise you for teaching others SAFE CANNING AND FOOD PRESERVATION!
I make homemade cranberry sherbet every Thanksgiving , a tradition my grandmother started. I wish I’d paid more attention when my mom and grandmother were canning fruits all summer! I love your channel
INSPIRED... I found your video at the right time. What a blessing! NW Wis here. I proceeded to get a 24 qt. stock pot. Then Walmart had Cranberries on sale for $1.50 a bag. Inspired by this video, I bought 15 bags of FRESH Wisconsin Cranberries. The results were amazing. I just spent the past two days on this project. 18 Pints of Cranberry Juice Concentrate. 14 Pints of Cranberry Jam/Sauce. [ I could only find Navel Oranges, so i used 2 and added 4 Limes.] Just a note, I bought and used 2 Nut Milk bags--the Nylon ones. They worked SO WELL, especially for twisting and squeezing. Then, they washed out clean. Thank you again. Bless your efforts. Enjoying your other videos.
I use a juicer to make a juice for UTI. I put 1 pkg. Of cranberries and a apple and drink it quick. The apple sweetens it without sugar. Its great for UTI. I've had issue with UTI and in 30 min. For me its gone. Just letting anyone that has UTI problems, try this. Thanks Sarah, for showing how to can cranberries!
Another thing to use for UTI or getting sick in general is eating fermented foods such as homemade sauerkraut (fresh not canned). The probiotics in them naturally boost your immune system and within minutes I can feel a difference. If you take a couple of spoonfuls every hour or every few hours you will notice a big difference. If you only have pickle juice you can do the same with that and it also works well. Hopefully this gives you another possibility to help you feel better.
Kefir milk is another one of those fermented foods with lots of probiotics. It looks and tastes like liquid yogurt, but has way more probiotics than a typical yogurt does.
My grandmother made grape jelly. She hung the bag of pulp on a broomstick straddles between two kitchen chairs. She would have a second shorter stick in the knot of the bag and would twist and let it set and drain, the twist again. Love your videos.
Sarah, I saw someone use a wooden TV tray, they turned it upside down and used hair ties to hold the four corners to the legs, set a large pot under the cloth and pour in the stuff to drain. I have been using this method since then and I set it on my table and let it drain all night. Works like a charm, I use it for jelly or grape juice.
One year we got cranberries on sale and made fruit leather in the dehydrator. So good, and it is surprising how little sugar you need for such a tart fruit. Who wouldn't want to have those gorgeous jars in their pantry?
Cranberry juice is the only one I drink. I usually buy one container a month. (This might be a tmi, but I only use it to help maintain urinary health) I never thought of making my own. Definitely going to scour the grocery stores next time I'm in town lol. Thanks! Happy New Year!
Thank you for posting a SAFE APPROVED recipe for canning! It really bothers me when people post videos teaching unsafe recipes to people who may not know any better. Can always trust that YOU are doing the right thing!
My 5 year old just watched this video with me and said can we go to her house and try that juice! Lol I guess we will have to make a batch. Great video as always! Yall have a great day!
I watched this video years ago and I finally was in the store when Aldi had 99 cent fresh cranberries on sale. I got 8 bags and will be looking for more now!😊
I may have to check my grocery stores for cranberries and do this! Awesome! Thank you Sarah! P.S. my 4 year old daughter just loves watching you. Out of all the Homesteading UA-camrs I watch, you are her favorite! She loves your braids!
Thanks for letting us know about this. I bought 25 bags for 25 cents each!! Now there are lots of concentrate and lots of cranberry orange preserves in our pantry. So good!!!
We always buy several bags and turn them into sauce. We chop them up, add cinnamon, cloves, anise, black pepper, and sugar. We then let it simmer in the slow cooker several hours and then water bath can it. Sooo much better than textureless tin can cranberry sludge from store.
ArgentOrangeOK interesting recipe!!! Im gonna try that this year!! Love homemade cranberry. I haven’t boughten that canned stuff in over five years. Nasty!!! I make and can my own!!
I'm just seeing this video and comments.. I make my own fresh cranberry sauce but never thought to can it... I haven't bought the store bought stuff in years. I'm gonna have to try this...
@@5points7019 We can for the following year. One year in a jar lets all those spices set in and blend really well. It goes really well with my wife's lechon on New Year's Eve dinner.
I love your ideas and got inspired to make this myself. I already make a cranberry tea, so this takes me to the next level! Anyhow, Publix had cranberries 2 for $1, but we were able to negotiate 4 cases for $.25 EACH bag (24 bags in a case). Talk about nerdy math and great savings!!
Dear Sarah, my favourite tipple is cranberry juice with soda water, ice and lemon slices. I’m going to hunt down that book and those bargain frozen cranberries! I adore the tart taste of the berries and lemon, and it is so good for you too. Another excellent video. I now will not be happy until my pantry is full of gleaming jars.....☺️🥰☺️
You are one smart gal . I got so much cranberries from CSR and I just froze them and used them for recipes and chutney but didn’t think of Juice or maybe I thought this would be impossible. Your kidneys are thankful for the effort.
Good morning Sarah. Yesterday I canned 15 jars of cranberry sauce and jellies . I never once thought about making my own cranberry juice, which I buy from the store. 😔 Thank you for sharing. I'm going to head back to town today and see if I can get another case. Have a wonderful day. 🇨🇦
Lol. I saw cranberries on clearance at my store and I thought “ great price but what would folks do with them?” Lol. Now I know!!!!! Thanks. I have learned sooooo much from you over time. You are an inspiration to all of us out here in UA-cam land....keep the wisdom coming! ✌️💕
Always UA-cam everything and someone is doing it. It’s awesome. Sam’s club has the bags for 51 cents right now so I searched to find things to do with them too. Besides smoothies. :)
Linda Fisher Great idea. I was in a really fancy restaurant and they offered as a nonalcoholic beverage cranberry juice with tonic water it was really nice.
EXCELLENT BUY! I do this as well. I also do mine in a juicer. If you like to have a cocktail now and then crush the berries, juice, save the pulp. I freeze a tsp. Pulp in ice cube trays with a couple drops lemon juice and fill rest with water...freeze. The drink is called Sea Breeze. 1 shot vodka over your frozen berry pulp cubes then add liquid cran juice. You can also do a Virgin Sea....no booze. At the grocery wher I work we gather up crans that don't sell and make an Orange Jello with Mandarin oranges for fruit salad desert. Sells like crazy.
This is such a great idea! Unsweetened and/or low sugar cranberry juice is so expensive by me. This would save so much money. (I drink a lot of cranberry juice. 😂) Thank you!! ❤❤❤
Try straining it once without the towel first, then strain a 2nd time through a cloth. You will remove most the pulp the first time around and save yourself a ton of time.
Here in Canada you will never see 50 cents a bag, a few years ago I found them for 95 cents, I went crazy, have never seen it again.. what fun at 50 cents a bag :)
I'm a huge fan of cranberry sauce. So last year I bought a lot of fresh cranberries and then made cranberry sauce and then canned it. Some I added walnuts to. Amazing. Now I can have homemade cranberry sauce all year long. Thanks for all you do and may our God continue to bless you and your family.
Now I loved this video and idea! Super great idea and HUGE money savings!!! One thing I do to save even more money and time in instaces like this when taking things from the freezer to either cook for a meal or can like this is I take them out of the freezer usually the night before so they have time to naturally get to room temperature then start the cooking process. Doing that saves me time cooking them on the stove and money spent on gas. Also another way to easier ladle things into my jars I use a glass measuring cup with a handle so in one motion I can see that I have enough amount in the measuring cup and there is a pour spout on the cup. Well Sara I am going to make sure I check out the freezer section of the grocery store this weekend to do this! Such a great idea that I have never thought of nor did I even know how to do! Thanks!!!
Great idea. I used up some cranberries in the fridge and made juice to go with Christmas brunch and my son's girlfriend loved it. He bought me more cranberries and I made two gallons of it for them.
Oooooh! Such a great deal! I would save 2 bags to make cranberry-orange-pecan relish. Soooo good! It can be frozen in portions too. Great info on the juice!
I found cranberries for .68/bag and bought 10 bags. I followed your directions and ended up with 17 pints of concentrate! I tried it mixed with some seltzer water without sweetener and I loved it. I enjoy a tart beverage. Tomorrow I will make your cranberry relish Thanks!!!!!
I am new to canning. You have been both inspirational and a good instructor. I canned tomatoes and peaches last summer for the first time and nobody has ended up in the emergency room so I am taking that as a good sign. LOL.
I freeze my for a year and cook a half gallon per large bag and use a hand blender to puree them after they've popped open. I use no sugar and add some to water or kombuchi. Great for curing bladder or kidney infection. Love the shows.
Sarah, you are amazing! How lucky for us that you share your talents and in such a simple way! Because of recently being diagnosed with some health issues I have changed my diet to as all natural as possible and have cut as much sugar from my diet as possible. I have stayed away from store juices because of the sugar, so this is perfect! I can’t thank you enough for taking the time to share this process.... it will bless my life. Thank you, sweet lady 😊
Hi Sarah. I always enjoy your videos. One of the things I really appreciate is that you don't waste bandwidth on showing drying paint! You show what is essential in the process and then cut away and return when it makes sense to show the next step! Thank you! As for the straining and draining without staining....I put 2 dining chairs back to back. I put a broom across the tops of the dining chairs and then tie the straining rag around the broom handle. I let the berries drain into the pot which is sitting on the floor. HEY.....It beats painting the cabinets every year! Haha! Keep up the good work...R
I bought a bunch of cranberries when they were $1 a bag and canned cranberry sauce. I wish I would have saved some to make juice! What a great idea! I will definitely have to do that next year.
Loved the canning video. You are a natural in front of the camera. Your voice is pleasant, your presentation is educational and your dimples are to die for!! Keep smiling.
You are a hard worker Sarah. I am a lazy old gal so I make mine one frozen bag of cranberry at a time. And use the pulp in cranberry bread. All in the same day. So much easier for me. Love all you do.
Hello Sarah, I did this very thing last year. Most stores near me were selling cranberries for around $4.00 a bag. I found that our Aldi store had them on sale for .89 a bag. I bought all they had also. I was so excited to be able to can my own cranberry sauce and still have enough left for juice. I keep a bottle in my fridge most of the time, it's so refreshing.
I hang tomatoes, berries for wine, etx over a 5 gal bucket to drain, tomatoes especially to make sauces, paste, ketchup, etc. Cuts down cooking time and no long simmer times to cook off the water. 😍
I do a similar process, not to make juice for drinking but for the first step for making cranberry and port jelly ( in England we use it for an accompaniment to roast poultry eg, chicken, turkey, duck even roast pork) The pulp that’s left is then made into Christmas chutney which is fantastic with cheese or gammon ham (cold cut)
Cherrie Mckinstry No the jelly is a clear deep purple set jelly. I include some freshly pulped and juiced Bramley Apple juice with the sugar in the final jelly process so there’s a lot of pectin - no gelatine is used and there’s a good set. The port is added near the end before putting it in the jars. Unlike the USA, the British jam making process does not include a bottling water bath in the process for jam or jelly making. The chutney recipe I use is one from Mary Berry the British cooking doyenne.
@@elizabethprior4968 that is good to know as I know people used to do it w/o a canning bath though some items that don't have sugar, acidic, or salt are not as stable with out a canning bath.
One of my favorite jellies for gifting is jalapeño cranberry. Everyone thinks I am gourmet, but I'm really just frugal. Just follow your favorite cranberry jelly recipe measurements, first having simmered 10 jalapeños in the cranberry juice. Most recipes suggest removing seeds and inner membranes, but not enough heat for us that way so I remove stems and just slice in half lengthwise. Of course you strain before canning. Makes a lovely, deceptive pink jelly that packs a punch!
I love making cranberry juice. We get cases of cranberries for under $10 Canadian here ... at discount produce stores. I found if you did a first wire mesh strain... then ran the batch through a cloth it sped up the process. That pulp leftover I used with some sugar and made fruit roll ups. I can't wait to see what you did with your pulp.
I think I would have let them cook in a slow cooker overnight (so you don't have to stand there) and then once cooled put them through a blender to make more juice. I think it would be easier to strain that way too. Love the idea though! I think I will be looking for cranberries on sale now :)
I just have to say I love the expression on your face in the opening to your post. I get like this in the grocery store also...it's like a treasure hunt! Fresh cans are wonderful in so many ways.
I just made my first batch of cranberry juice and I am in love! I don’t even know why I am canning it, it will. Not last the week. 8 pints. Thank you for the inspiration.
I am 60 years old, back in the day when I was a child, my mom would do this with alot of fruit, we had 2 fruit tress of almost everyhing in the yard, I loved the rhubarb or fruit Jelly and of course she made this type of juice and I grew up on it, we never had store bought juice.
Wonder if I could do half cranberry and half black cherry. May have to try this and see how it comes out. Cut back on how much my husband spends on juice. Thank you.
I do thr same thing. I canned 19qrts this morning. I made 7 of those quarts with blueberries added. I never make the concentrate, I add 2 cups of berries to every quart then add boiling water. Then can in water bath.
Even when you add in the cost of the lid, it’s still cheaper than a sale, and we all know homemade tastes so much better! Can’t wait to see what you do with that pulp! Preserves maybe? I keep hoping I will come along some on sale, but so far no luck.
It's that way here too. Even old bannanas on sale are hard to find. Then suddenly we find a whole bag of mangos for .99 cents that's ripe and I put them through the food processor. Freeze in thin layers and fresh fruit sherbet. Great alone or a chunk on my yogurt.
It's never too late to come across your videos. This one will probably start me to get canning. We love cranberry juice and this might be the best thing to do to keep a good supply of concentrate in the pantry. Wish me luck and God bless you.
I love how they sound like popcorn when boiling. I made my own cranberry sauce the other day. I love cranberries. Great video Sarah. Lots of good info.
Never thought of doing this. And I love cranberries at Christmas! Will absolutely try this. Cant wait to see what you do with the pulp. I was thinking to give to the chickens but apparently you have something else in mind.
Thank you for sharing I am making 10 bags We like the pulp so I mash the berries with a spatula and use large stainless steel strainer then I freeze the juice for later use
I love this! I am the only one in my house who eats cranberries but they all love cranberry juice. Now I have a great way to use up all the cranberries I bought for the holidays. Thank you!
Do people do the same with oranges? Perhaps also with apples? I guarantee you, there’s nothing better than fresh-made apple juice (although my memory comes from apples being juiced for cider so that could make a difference).
This would save my family so much money. We buy 100% cranberry juice weekly. I've got to add this to my canning goals list for 2019. I just love your canning videos. I have learned a lot of useful information from them. After watching some of your pressure canning videos I've finally decided it's time to buy a pressure canner this year & overcome my fears of using it! Thanks so much for sharing all your knowledge of homesteading. God bless☺
That cran concentrate plus pure lemon juice & tbsp of apple cider vinegar is my morning cleanse. Drinking it hot on a cold morning sounds even better. Fresh cranberries is my dressing base for fruit salad.
So YOU bought them all LOL! We looked for cranberries for a relish recipe at Christmas time. Every store in 4 areas had NONE! Thanks for this video. We will be on alert next year for clearance. We love cranberry juice so we will make some concentrate. We like it mixed with other fruit juice as well.
Cleaning out the freezer I found 13 quart bags of blackberries from last summer. I tried your juice making method, for the most part, and came up with 13.5 quarts of juice. I love cran-BlackBerry mixed 50/50 with diet Dr. Pepper caffeine free. Thanks for the inspiration.
Thanks for the video! You inspire me to do so many new things. My husband and I are close to retirement (17 months to go, but who's counting!) We plan on moving and having a little homestead of our own. I think I'll call us the over the hill homesteaders! Lol Until then I'll keep learning new things through you and Kevin!
Thats what I was thinking. First strain through the strainer, then a second strain though the cloth. I was also thinking why not push down the pulp so some of the flesh gets into the concentrate. I'd think it might boost the antioxidant value up.
A tip is to dissolve the sugar in cup of tap water that is hot. Stir in the concentrate after doing that. It is like making a simply syrup. Then fill it up with cold water and chill it the rest of the way.
Mine isnt a concentrate, but I do it the easy way. 1 c berries in a jar. Add desired sugar. Top with water Either wb for 10 mins or bring the pc up to pressure and let it back down. The wb jars have to sit for a month, but the pc jars are ready now. Strain the fruit and drink.
@@sharylfuller9277 who knew the Amish was aiding and abetting my Cosmo cocktail. I use this method too......lol! I can't drink juice mixes unless they are 100% natural...the preservatives cause a reaction that takes me days to recover.
I do add grated orange peel and the orange juice, plus cinnamon stick and nutmeg. I just kept my comment short. It is fabulous. I need to go look for cranberries today.
IM MAKING CRANBERRY JUICE NOW.. FIRST WHEN FIRST BUY THEM, CLEANING, FREEZING, TODAY, BOILED, STRAINED WITH CHEESECLOTH, OVER A GALLON FERMENTED GALLON GLASS CONTAINER, WILL ADD MORE, LATER THEN CAN THEM IN MASON JARS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MANY PRAYERS, AND BLESSINGS!
You should check out the Victorio Steamer Juicer. It makes the juicing process so fast and easy! Love your videos. From one Missouri homesteader to another, God bless!
I just commented something similar, I was not familiar with the steamer juicer you used and looked it up. Its exactly like mine called a Mehu Maija. It really makes a difference and, well worth the investment. I wish more home canners were aware of this awesome tool. You can do so much too, I run mine all day and do bushels of fruit! Glad to see someone else uses it.
I was going to comment about a Steam Juicer too. We have 3. I run apples through it to make applesauce and if it's a juicy year, you get juice too, not a juicy year, just add the juice back into the apple sauce after running them through the Squeezo. Our favorite is grape juice. When we lived in MO it was very easy to find all kinds of grapes to juice. Love my steam juicers. Wonder if there are any cranberries left locally to give it a whirl with them.....
@@katelynsteverson6280 I love using it for broth as well. You steam a whole chicken and while it's making chicken broth, you also get a delicious roasted chicken for supper! :)
@@lorindav5549 I agree the best is grapes, we also find wild grapes here in upstate NY. We then make wild grape jelly and anyone who has ever had it says its the best grape jelly they have ever had in their lives.
This is great because you can have cranberry juice sweetened the way you like it. Without sugar or artificial sweeteners. I would use Xylitol or Pure Stevia from Frontier as I use both those products exclusively. No blood sugar spikes with either one.
I will definitely try this. We aren't really fruit juice drinkers either, but we love cranberry juice and it's SO expensive to buy REAL cranberry juice up here in the north. THANK YOU!!!
Lovely video! Well-explained. You can also make this in an Instant Pot. 8 minutes high pressure, full natural pressure release, although even an 8 qt. wouldn't hold that many cranberries. You'd have to do two batches.
My mom puts a broom top of 2 chairs (backside facing the other backside and the broom is on top) and she hangs the towel with the pulp on it, the pot is between the two chairs on the floor.
cranberries are good in so many ways!! Dry them to add to muffins, cakes and other baked goods. Also good with any "white meat" for flavor. But my personal favorite is cranberry orange relish. 1 bag cranberries, 1 naval orange...as much sugar as you choose. Grind it all - even all the orange peel!!! - and stir together. I store it in jars in my fridge. So tasty and a treat on a chicken sandwich...or even just with a spoon from the jar! Good ideas...good video!
I made this and its delicious. I heard about it somewhere else and they kept the berries whole. I'm glad I checked here before I made it. Boiling prior and straining now vs later wins.
I'm catching up on older videos. I love canning, saving money, myo, & just trying to have a better pantry. Thanks for all y'all share. I may not comment often but I love y'all channel.
This was the first video I've watched here and what a joy. We are actually cranberry farmers and I can honestly say I've never heard anyone who's not a cranberry farmer talk about cranberries as thoroughly and with as much love as you did here. I make my own juice, too and you're right the color and flavor is phenomenal. Thank you so much for supporting the cranberry industry.
Our favorite homemade juice is cranberry. I always buy all I can after the holidays. I also mix them with blackberries and make jam.
That is awesome, I'm in Massachusetts right in cranberry country. I may have driven past the bog that these Oceanspray berries grew in
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Thanks and your mission to provide such incredible source of foods to the mass, God bless your Orchard in abundance.
Jennifer! I love your channel- A COUNTRY LIFE. I was just there again for your jellied cranberry sauce. I'm getting ready to make it again because it's SOOO GOOD! I've been wanting to try this recipe of Sarah's for some cranberry juice concentrate as well. Here goes!! Thanks for walking us thru the process Sarah. Happy Thanksgiving everybody & God bless 🙏🙏🙏
I don't care what nobody say...country people are the most creative individuals on earth.
Sarah, I appreciate you and Kevin and the girls more than words can say, but I wanted to try and say how in just a few ways. I grew up on a homestead for a few years and my mother and grandmother both grew up their whole lives on homesteads, so they taught me a lot. Both of them have passed, but you have, unknowingly, picked up the mantel. I am physically disabled, so haven't been doing a lot of the things I used to, but you have inspired me to do some things and to start a small garden again. You've made a difference in my life and I thank you
We all hope for your good health.
Denise Scull this is beautiful Denise.
"JUST A BEAUTIFUL THOUGHT" - BLESSINGS ALL
Wonderful!
SARAH, Thank you for teaching safe canning! Been canning for 30+ years and continue Ball's methods to sterilize my jars.
Great you continue safe canning as many You Tube Videos TAKE SHORT CUTS..ie Unwashed cranberries, not sterilizing jars and not boiling cranberries in the jars and dump large amts of sugar into jars, etc. Years ago, i admit i watched your videos to critize your methods...I have yet to do so.
Now, if i have not done so, i praise you for teaching others SAFE CANNING AND FOOD PRESERVATION!
I make homemade cranberry sherbet every Thanksgiving , a tradition my grandmother started. I wish I’d paid more attention when my mom and grandmother were canning fruits all summer! I love your channel
That sounds amazing! Do you use any special appliances to make it?
INSPIRED... I found your video at the right time. What a blessing! NW Wis here. I proceeded to get a 24 qt. stock pot. Then Walmart had Cranberries on sale for $1.50 a bag. Inspired by this video, I bought 15 bags of FRESH Wisconsin Cranberries. The results were amazing. I just spent the past two days on this project. 18 Pints of Cranberry Juice Concentrate. 14 Pints of Cranberry Jam/Sauce. [ I could only find Navel Oranges, so i used 2 and added 4 Limes.] Just a note, I bought and used 2 Nut Milk bags--the Nylon ones. They worked SO WELL, especially for twisting and squeezing. Then, they washed out clean. Thank you again. Bless your efforts. Enjoying your other videos.
I use a juicer to make a juice for UTI. I put 1 pkg. Of cranberries and a apple and drink it quick. The apple sweetens it without sugar. Its great for UTI. I've had issue with UTI and in 30 min. For me its gone. Just letting anyone that has UTI problems, try this. Thanks Sarah, for showing how to can cranberries!
Angela Hardman thanks
Another thing to use for UTI or getting sick in general is eating fermented foods such as homemade sauerkraut (fresh not canned). The probiotics in them naturally boost your immune system and within minutes I can feel a difference. If you take a couple of spoonfuls every hour or every few hours you will notice a big difference. If you only have pickle juice you can do the same with that and it also works well. Hopefully this gives you another possibility to help you feel better.
@@cathyvincent3510 Got any good recipes? And what kind of container do you use for Sauer kraut?
Kefir milk is another one of those fermented foods with lots of probiotics. It looks and tastes like liquid yogurt, but has way more probiotics than a typical yogurt does.
@@Mrs.Silversmith loved your show!!!!!
My grandmother made grape jelly. She hung the bag of pulp on a broomstick straddles between two kitchen chairs. She would have a second shorter stick in the knot of the bag and would twist and let it set and drain, the twist again. Love your videos.
Sarah, I saw someone use a wooden TV tray, they turned it upside down and used hair ties to hold the four corners to the legs, set a large pot under the cloth and pour in the stuff to drain. I have been using this method since then and I set it on my table and let it drain all night. Works like a charm, I use it for jelly or grape juice.
OMGosh! Thank you! Straining stuff is one of the biggest issues in my kitchen. Great idea!!!
You are very resourceful! I love that in people.
My mum used to make apple jelly like this! If you saw an upturned chair strung with muslin you knew not to touch - makes the jelly cloudy!
One year we got cranberries on sale and made fruit leather in the dehydrator. So good, and it is surprising how little sugar you need for such a tart fruit. Who wouldn't want to have those gorgeous jars in their pantry?
I agree!
Cranberry juice is the only one I drink. I usually buy one container a month. (This might be a tmi, but I only use it to help maintain urinary health) I never thought of making my own. Definitely going to scour the grocery stores next time I'm in town lol. Thanks! Happy New Year!
Thank you for posting a SAFE APPROVED recipe for canning! It really bothers me when people post videos teaching unsafe recipes to people who may not know any better. Can always trust that YOU are doing the right thing!
My 5 year old just watched this video with me and said can we go to her house and try that juice! Lol I guess we will have to make a batch. Great video as always! Yall have a great day!
I watched this video years ago and I finally was in the store when Aldi had 99 cent fresh cranberries on sale. I got 8 bags and will be looking for more now!😊
I may have to check my grocery stores for cranberries and do this! Awesome! Thank you Sarah! P.S. my 4 year old daughter just loves watching you. Out of all the Homesteading UA-camrs I watch, you are her favorite! She loves your braids!
Thanks for letting us know about this. I bought 25 bags for 25 cents each!! Now there are lots of concentrate and lots of cranberry orange preserves in our pantry. So good!!!
We always buy several bags and turn them into sauce. We chop them up, add cinnamon, cloves, anise, black pepper, and sugar. We then let it simmer in the slow cooker several hours and then water bath can it. Sooo much better than textureless tin can cranberry sludge from store.
ArgentOrangeOK interesting recipe!!! Im gonna try that this year!! Love homemade cranberry. I haven’t boughten that canned stuff in over five years. Nasty!!! I make and can my own!!
I'm just seeing this video and comments.. I make my own fresh cranberry sauce but never thought to can it... I haven't bought the store bought stuff in years.
I'm gonna have to try this...
@@5points7019 We can for the following year. One year in a jar lets all those spices set in and blend really well. It goes really well with my wife's lechon on New Year's Eve dinner.
I love your ideas and got inspired to make this myself. I already make a cranberry tea, so this takes me to the next level! Anyhow, Publix had cranberries 2 for $1, but we were able to negotiate 4 cases for $.25 EACH bag (24 bags in a case). Talk about nerdy math and great savings!!
Dear Sarah, my favourite tipple is cranberry juice with soda water, ice and lemon slices. I’m going to hunt down that book and those bargain frozen cranberries! I adore the tart taste of the berries and lemon, and it is so good for you too. Another excellent video. I now will not be happy until my pantry is full of gleaming jars.....☺️🥰☺️
You are one smart gal . I got so much cranberries from CSR and I just froze them and used them for recipes and chutney but didn’t think of Juice or maybe I thought this would be impossible. Your kidneys are thankful for the effort.
Good morning Sarah.
Yesterday I canned 15 jars of cranberry sauce and jellies .
I never once thought about making my own cranberry juice, which I buy from the store. 😔
Thank you for sharing. I'm going to head back to town today and see if I can get another case.
Have a wonderful day. 🇨🇦
Isn't it funny the things we don't think of but then the sauce probably has less sugar than the juice. I like having control over my sugar intake.
Lol. I saw cranberries on clearance at my store and I thought “ great price but what would folks do with them?” Lol. Now I know!!!!! Thanks. I have learned sooooo much from you over time. You are an inspiration to all of us out here in UA-cam land....keep the wisdom coming! ✌️💕
Always UA-cam everything and someone is doing it. It’s awesome. Sam’s club has the bags for 51 cents right now so I searched to find things to do with them too. Besides smoothies. :)
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For a special occasion mix with 7up or sparkling water for some fizz.
Linda Fisher Great idea. I was in a really fancy restaurant and they offered as a nonalcoholic beverage cranberry juice with tonic water it was really nice.
And tonic water is good for us... bonus!
Try it with Ginger Ale. Not the Canada Dry stuff, some real ginger ale that has a good deal of ginger in it. Good stuff...
Yum!! I will try that!!!
EXCELLENT BUY! I do this as well. I also do mine in a juicer. If you like to have a cocktail now and then crush the berries, juice, save the pulp. I freeze a tsp. Pulp in ice cube trays with a couple drops lemon juice and fill rest with water...freeze. The drink is called Sea Breeze. 1 shot vodka over your frozen berry pulp cubes then add liquid cran juice. You can also do a Virgin Sea....no booze. At the grocery wher I work we gather up crans that don't sell and make an Orange Jello with Mandarin oranges for fruit salad desert. Sells like crazy.
Making cranberry juice while wearing a cranberry colored shirt. Perfect!!
Hi, You both are so nice to watch. I admire your vision, practicality, success and most of all your togetherness. Awwwwwww?
Are you going to also make a video about the cranberry pulp that you're going to use up in the next couple days? I'm looking forward to seeing it.
I don't do so much but I use the pulp in bakery items and in pork sauces, after freezing. Do that for apples and citruses also.
Lightsobrite
Above was for you. Try freezing cherries after seeding also! Great snack also
Thank you, for staying true to your channel, and not becoming reality tv or big brother on UA-cam. Awesome video!
This is such a great idea! Unsweetened and/or low sugar cranberry juice is so expensive by me. This would save so much money. (I drink a lot of cranberry juice. 😂) Thank you!! ❤❤❤
Try straining it once without the towel first, then strain a 2nd time through a cloth. You will remove most the pulp the first time around and save yourself a ton of time.
Here in Canada you will never see 50 cents a bag, a few years ago I found them for 95 cents, I went crazy, have never seen it again.. what fun at 50 cents a bag :)
Petra J I’m in Niagara Ontario close to the border. I’m going to try TOPS in NY and see what deals I can get.
Sooo true
I said that when I heard her too. I live in Michigan (US) and they are over $2 a bag. I wanted to cry when she said the price. Lol
I’ve seen them at 4.95 cdn$ importing stuff is crazy.
In Georgia it’s 90 cents where I live.
I'm a huge fan of cranberry sauce. So last year I bought a lot of fresh cranberries and then made cranberry sauce and then canned it. Some I added walnuts to. Amazing. Now I can have homemade cranberry sauce all year long. Thanks for all you do and may our God continue to bless you and your family.
Now I loved this video and idea! Super great idea and HUGE money savings!!! One thing I do to save even more money and time in instaces like this when taking things from the freezer to either cook for a meal or can like this is I take them out of the freezer usually the night before so they have time to naturally get to room temperature then start the cooking process. Doing that saves me time cooking them on the stove and money spent on gas. Also another way to easier ladle things into my jars I use a glass measuring cup with a handle so in one motion I can see that I have enough amount in the measuring cup and there is a pour spout on the cup. Well Sara I am going to make sure I check out the freezer section of the grocery store this weekend to do this! Such a great idea that I have never thought of nor did I even know how to do! Thanks!!!
Great idea. I used up some cranberries in the fridge and made juice to go with Christmas brunch and my son's girlfriend loved it. He bought me more cranberries and I made two gallons of it for them.
Oooooh! Such a great deal! I would save 2 bags to make cranberry-orange-pecan relish. Soooo good! It can be frozen in portions too.
Great info on the juice!
I found cranberries for .68/bag and bought 10 bags. I followed your directions and ended up with 17 pints of concentrate! I tried it mixed with some seltzer water without sweetener and I loved it. I enjoy a tart beverage. Tomorrow I will make your cranberry relish Thanks!!!!!
I am new to canning. You have been both inspirational and a good instructor. I canned tomatoes and peaches last summer for the first time and nobody has ended up in the emergency room so I am taking that as a good sign. LOL.
I freeze my for a year and cook a half gallon per large bag and use a hand blender to puree them after they've popped open. I use no sugar and add some to water or kombuchi. Great for curing bladder or kidney infection. Love the shows.
Sarah, you are amazing! How lucky for us that you share your talents and in such a simple way! Because of recently being diagnosed with some health issues I have changed my diet to as all natural as possible and have cut as much sugar from my diet as possible. I have stayed away from store juices because of the sugar, so this is perfect! I can’t thank you enough for taking the time to share this process.... it will bless my life. Thank you, sweet lady 😊
Hi Sarah. I always enjoy your videos. One of the things I really appreciate is that you don't waste bandwidth on showing drying paint! You show what is essential in the process and then cut away and return when it makes sense to show the next step! Thank you! As for the straining and draining without staining....I put 2 dining chairs back to back. I put a broom across the tops of the dining chairs and then tie the straining rag around the broom handle. I let the berries drain into the pot which is sitting on the floor. HEY.....It beats painting the cabinets every year! Haha! Keep up the good work...R
I’m going to try this. I love cranberry juice and it’s so good for bladder and kidney health. Thank you for all that you do.
Thank you for sharing I just saw a deal at Walmart and remembered your video. Going to try it this weekend.
I bought a bunch of cranberries when they were $1 a bag and canned cranberry sauce. I wish I would have saved some to make juice! What a great idea! I will definitely have to do that next year.
Loved the canning video. You are a natural in front of the camera. Your voice is pleasant, your presentation is educational and your dimples are to die for!! Keep smiling.
I LOVE cranberry juice! Thank you so much for showing how easy this is. I am excited to try this.
You are a hard worker Sarah. I am a lazy old gal so I make mine one frozen bag of cranberry at a time. And use the pulp in cranberry bread. All in the same day. So much easier for me. Love all you do.
I think it's always considerate to share a good find, like leaving a few for another person...its fun to score a good find for sure😊
Hello Sarah, I did this very thing last year. Most stores near me were selling cranberries for around $4.00 a bag. I found that our Aldi store had them on sale for .89 a bag. I bought all they had also. I was so excited to be able to can my own cranberry sauce and still have enough left for juice. I keep a bottle in my fridge most of the time, it's so refreshing.
If you use a big measuring cup a 4 cup measuring cup or even a 2 cup measuring cup with handle the ladeling goes way faster
Ya, I do that sometimes.
I hang tomatoes, berries for wine, etx over a 5 gal bucket to drain, tomatoes especially to make sauces, paste, ketchup, etc. Cuts down cooking time and no long simmer times to cook off the water. 😍
I do a similar process, not to make juice for drinking but for the first step for making cranberry and port jelly ( in England we use it for an accompaniment to roast poultry eg, chicken, turkey, duck even roast pork)
The pulp that’s left is then made into Christmas chutney which is fantastic with cheese or gammon ham (cold cut)
We do that in the US also :).
How do you make the cranberry sauce with the chunks in it. I didn't think I'd like it till I tried it and I liked it. Chutney sounds great too.
Cherrie Mckinstry
No the jelly is a clear deep purple set jelly. I include some freshly pulped and juiced Bramley Apple juice with the sugar in the final jelly process so there’s a lot of pectin - no gelatine is used and there’s a good set. The port is added near the end before putting it in the jars. Unlike the USA, the British jam making process does not include a bottling water bath in the process for jam or jelly making.
The chutney recipe I use is one from Mary Berry the British cooking doyenne.
Thanks
@@elizabethprior4968 that is good to know as I know people used to do it w/o a canning bath though some items that don't have sugar, acidic, or salt are not as stable with out a canning bath.
good day to you Kevin and Sarah !! thanks for sharing another awesome update and adventures on & off the homestead 👨🌾🎥👍✝
One of my favorite jellies for gifting is jalapeño cranberry. Everyone thinks I am gourmet, but I'm really just frugal. Just follow your favorite cranberry jelly recipe measurements, first having simmered 10 jalapeños in the cranberry juice. Most recipes suggest removing seeds and inner membranes, but not enough heat for us that way so I remove stems and just slice in half lengthwise. Of course you strain before canning. Makes a lovely, deceptive pink jelly that packs a punch!
I love making cranberry juice. We get cases of cranberries for under $10 Canadian here ... at discount produce stores. I found if you did a first wire mesh strain... then ran the batch through a cloth it sped up the process. That pulp leftover I used with some sugar and made fruit roll ups. I can't wait to see what you did with your pulp.
I'm impressed. I recently tried to make cranberry juice from fresh berries and WHAT A MESS!! Everything was red!!
I think I would have let them cook in a slow cooker overnight (so you don't have to stand there) and then once cooled put them through a blender to make more juice. I think it would be easier to strain that way too. Love the idea though! I think I will be looking for cranberries on sale now :)
I just have to say I love the expression on your face in the opening to your post. I get like this in the grocery store also...it's like a treasure hunt! Fresh cans are wonderful in so many ways.
We have and are teaching our 10 & 14 yr old preservation and agriculture
That's awesome.
scrapshackfarms 134 you’re educating them far above any institution ever could. God bless your efforts
I just made my first batch of cranberry juice and I am in love! I don’t even know why I am canning it, it will. Not last the week. 8 pints. Thank you for the inspiration.
What if you ran it threw the thing that you make tomato sauce with then run it threw the strainer then the cloth.
I am 60 years old, back in the day when I was a child, my mom would do this with alot of fruit, we had 2 fruit tress of almost everyhing in the yard, I loved the rhubarb or fruit Jelly and of course she made this type of juice and I grew up on it, we never had store bought juice.
Wonder if I could do half cranberry and half black cherry. May have to try this and see how it comes out. Cut back on how much my husband spends on juice. Thank you.
I do thr same thing. I canned 19qrts this morning. I made 7 of those quarts with blueberries added. I never make the concentrate, I add 2 cups of berries to every quart then add boiling water. Then can in water bath.
Even when you add in the cost of the lid, it’s still cheaper than a sale, and we all know homemade tastes so much better! Can’t wait to see what you do with that pulp! Preserves maybe? I keep hoping I will come along some on sale, but so far no luck.
It's that way here too. Even old bannanas on sale are hard to find. Then suddenly we find a whole bag of mangos for .99 cents that's ripe and I put them through the food processor. Freeze in thin layers and fresh fruit sherbet. Great alone or a chunk on my yogurt.
It's never too late to come across your videos. This one will probably start me to get canning. We love cranberry juice and this might be the best thing to do to keep a good supply of concentrate in the pantry. Wish me luck and God bless you.
I love how they sound like popcorn when boiling. I made my own cranberry sauce the other day. I love cranberries. Great video Sarah. Lots of good info.
It looks delicious. Your shirt even matches the cranberries.
Never thought of doing this. And I love cranberries at Christmas! Will absolutely try this. Cant wait to see what you do with the pulp. I was thinking to give to the chickens but apparently you have something else in mind.
muddyacres ....oh that pulp is valuable :))
This is so clever! We squeeze and freeze lemon juice from our tree to make homemade lemonade concentrate. Never thought to do cranberry! Thank you!
I don't buy frozen cranberries. I get the fresh ones right after Christmas. Then I either freeze them or DH them
Thank you for sharing
I am making 10 bags
We like the pulp so I mash the berries with a spatula and use large stainless steel strainer then I freeze the juice for later use
My Dad would say you were "living high on the Bog!"
Ouch! Lol
@@lindasmith6202 In Texas, it's high on the hog. :)
Maybe Bog, don't know where they live :)
Your dad is a gem!
@@megatexification cranberries grow in a bog
I love this! I am the only one in my house who eats cranberries but they all love cranberry juice. Now I have a great way to use up all the cranberries I bought for the holidays. Thank you!
Great job! I also do the juices method for grapes as well as cranberries! Great delicious choice of fresh fruit juices! Thanks for sharing!
Grapes? Whoa, never thought of that! Great idea!
Do people do the same with oranges? Perhaps also with apples? I guarantee you, there’s nothing better than fresh-made apple juice (although my memory comes from apples being juiced for cider so that could make a difference).
I used to can 100+qts of orange juice a year when we lived in AZ. It was wonderful!
This would save my family so much money.
We buy 100% cranberry juice weekly. I've got to add this to my canning goals list for 2019. I just love your canning videos. I have learned a lot of useful information from them. After watching some of your pressure canning videos I've finally decided it's time to buy a pressure canner this year & overcome my fears of using it!
Thanks so much for sharing all your knowledge of homesteading.
God bless☺
I was thinking the whole time watching this I wonder if your tomato juicer, the red one, would work to seperate the juice from the pulp. Hmmm
That cran concentrate plus pure lemon juice & tbsp of apple cider vinegar is my morning cleanse. Drinking it hot on a cold morning sounds even better.
Fresh cranberries is my dressing base for fruit salad.
So YOU bought them all LOL! We looked for cranberries for a relish recipe at Christmas time. Every store in 4 areas had NONE! Thanks for this video. We will be on alert next year for clearance. We love cranberry juice so we will make some concentrate. We like it mixed with other fruit juice as well.
Good to mix with apples and grapes as they go on sale fairly often in my parts
Makes me want to start growing cranberries! I know there is bog type and high Bush.
Cleaning out the freezer I found 13 quart bags of blackberries from last summer. I tried your juice making method, for the most part, and came up with 13.5 quarts of juice. I love cran-BlackBerry mixed 50/50 with diet Dr. Pepper caffeine free. Thanks for the inspiration.
I see the value of the juice...however, we make a pan of biscuits and spoon fresh cooked berries over them for a great breakfast.
I have so much respect for both of you after watching your last video.
Thanks for the video! You inspire me to do so many new things. My husband and I are close to retirement (17 months to go, but who's counting!) We plan on moving and having a little homestead of our own. I think I'll call us the over the hill homesteaders! Lol Until then I'll keep learning new things through you and Kevin!
I would love to follow your new adventure! I am similar age and am intrigued with self sufficiency!
Enjoy the retirement! I am a student but looking forward to retire already. Luckily in my country we need to work untill 70 year old :(
Why in the world do people give thumbs down. ? Its a great video as they all are thank you for the idea.
next time you could do a first strain w/out the tea towel, then do the second strain with a tea towel
Tracy Bruring good idea may add extra step but cut the time in half ⏳⌛️💡⏰❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thats what I was thinking. First strain through the strainer, then a second strain though the cloth. I was also thinking why not push down the pulp so some of the flesh gets into the concentrate. I'd think it might boost the antioxidant value up.
A tip is to dissolve the sugar in cup of tap water that is hot. Stir in the concentrate after doing that. It is like making a simply syrup. Then fill it up with cold water and chill it the rest of the way.
Mine isnt a concentrate, but I do it the easy way.
1 c berries in a jar. Add desired sugar. Top with water
Either wb for 10 mins or bring the pc up to pressure and let it back down.
The wb jars have to sit for a month, but the pc jars are ready now.
Strain the fruit and drink.
Becky that is the Amish Method I have been told ... how I make mine too
Awesome idea! Love that.
That method works for grapes too!
@@sharylfuller9277 who knew the Amish was aiding and abetting my Cosmo cocktail. I use this method too......lol! I can't drink juice mixes unless they are 100% natural...the preservatives cause a reaction that takes me days to recover.
Love it Sarah! We just went to Shetlers yesterday for deals to send to son going back to college! Found some winners!!!
I'd add a length of wax paper between the cupboards and the tea towel. But extremely interesting. I've only made the cranberry sauce with sugar.
Good idea
You should try adding a cinnamon stick and orange peel. During cooking then remove before continuing. The added flavor is fabulous.
I do add grated orange peel and the orange juice, plus cinnamon stick and nutmeg. I just kept my comment short. It is fabulous. I need to go look for cranberries today.
Never thought to add orange juice to it I will have to try that but I don’t grate my peel I just add it whole and remove when done cooking .
@@lynnmasoner7627 yeah why waste the orange. I might eat a few sections but the majority gets squeezed in the sauce while preparing.
IM MAKING CRANBERRY JUICE NOW.. FIRST WHEN FIRST BUY THEM, CLEANING, FREEZING, TODAY, BOILED, STRAINED WITH CHEESECLOTH, OVER A GALLON FERMENTED GALLON GLASS CONTAINER, WILL ADD MORE, LATER THEN CAN THEM IN MASON JARS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MANY PRAYERS, AND BLESSINGS!
You should check out the Victorio Steamer Juicer. It makes the juicing process so fast and easy! Love your videos. From one Missouri homesteader to another, God bless!
I just commented something similar, I was not familiar with the steamer juicer you used and looked it up. Its exactly like mine called a Mehu Maija. It really makes a difference and, well worth the investment. I wish more home canners were aware of this awesome tool. You can do so much too, I run mine all day and do bushels of fruit! Glad to see someone else uses it.
I was going to comment about a Steam Juicer too. We have 3. I run apples through it to make applesauce and if it's a juicy year, you get juice too, not a juicy year, just add the juice back into the apple sauce after running them through the Squeezo. Our favorite is grape juice. When we lived in MO it was very easy to find all kinds of grapes to juice. Love my steam juicers. Wonder if there are any cranberries left locally to give it a whirl with them.....
@@katelynsteverson6280 I love using it for broth as well. You steam a whole chicken and while it's making chicken broth, you also get a delicious roasted chicken for supper! :)
@@SunsetValleyRanch03 wow! I never knew, that was an eye opener, thank you for the tip!
@@lorindav5549 I agree the best is grapes, we also find wild grapes here in upstate NY. We then make wild grape jelly and anyone who has ever had it says its the best grape jelly they have ever had in their lives.
This is great because you can have cranberry juice sweetened the way you like it. Without sugar or artificial sweeteners. I would use Xylitol or Pure Stevia from Frontier as I use both those products exclusively. No blood sugar spikes with either one.
Oh my gracious, what a great idea!!!! I would have never thought of doing that! Thanks!!!
I will definitely try this. We aren't really fruit juice drinkers either, but we love cranberry juice and it's SO expensive to buy REAL cranberry juice up here in the north. THANK YOU!!!
that would be really good with a mixture of apple juice....I love cranapple juice!!!!!! I enjoy all your videos!!!
Clarence Clark what kind of apple juice do you use? Do you make your own?
Lovely video! Well-explained. You can also make this in an Instant Pot. 8 minutes high pressure, full natural pressure release, although even an 8 qt. wouldn't hold that many cranberries. You'd have to do two batches.
My mom puts a broom top of 2 chairs (backside facing the other backside and the broom is on top) and she hangs the towel with the pulp on it, the pot is between the two chairs on the floor.
I was going to comment that this is how we used to strain elderberries. I guess a lot of moms have two chairs and a broom. ;)
@@J3rs3yM1k3 Hahaha! Yes! Moms are great at every corner of the world! :D
cranberries are good in so many ways!! Dry them to add to muffins, cakes and other baked goods. Also good with any "white meat" for flavor. But my personal favorite is cranberry orange relish. 1 bag cranberries, 1 naval orange...as much sugar as you choose. Grind it all - even all the orange peel!!! - and stir together. I store it in jars in my fridge. So tasty and a treat on a chicken sandwich...or even just with a spoon from the jar! Good ideas...good video!
You could put waxed paper behind the towel to protect the cupboard, if needed.
GKevin Eady , that is exactly what I thought!
I made this and its delicious. I heard about it somewhere else and they kept the berries whole. I'm glad I checked here before I made it. Boiling prior and straining now vs later wins.
I just thaw and put in my juicer and freeze in ice cube trays. Or juice with oranges and drink
journeytowholefoods... great idea will try freezing however will try the video way also....if the power goes out I won’t lose out altogether
I love orange cranberry sauce but if all I have is an apple I could do that too. My other treat I found by trial is shredded carrot and crab raisins.
I'm catching up on older videos. I love canning, saving money, myo, & just trying to have a better pantry. Thanks for all y'all share. I may not comment often but I love y'all channel.