Cranberry Orange Sauce for Thanksgiving and any
occasion that tickles your fancy.
Cranberry
Orange Sauce
9 cups of fresh
cranberries
Zest 2 oranges
then cut in half and juice
4 cups sugar
4 cups water
In
a pot, pour water, sugar, orange juice, and zest; stir thoroughly. Bring to a boil (keep stirring), turn heat
down to medium. Add fresh cranberries
continue stirring for approximately 12 minutes, pull off the stove. Use a potato masher to mash up some (not all)
of the cranberries. Refrigerate if
you’re going to use the same day you make them, or you can process the
cranberries in pint jars, ½ inch head space for 10 minutes in a water bath.
After
processing and once cooled, the cranberry sauce will solidify.
Please
refer to Ball’s Canning booklet if you’re not familiar with canning procedures.
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Yet
another idea for Christmas gift giving, homemade Shave Cream.
I
found the recipe here, borrowed the
basics, and modified the recipe.
Homemade Shave Cream
¼ cup Almond Oil
3 Tablespoons
Shea Butter
2 Tablespoons of
Aloe Gel
2 Tablespoons of
Honey
1 Tablespoon Guar
Gum
2 Teaspoons
baking soda
¼ cup Liquid
Castille Soap
12 drops of
Grapefruit Seed Extract
10 drops of Pine
Essential Oil (select any oil of your choice)
10 drops of
Bergamot Essential Oil (mix another oil of your choice to change the total
scent)
Melt
the Shea Butter in a measuring cup or a glass canning jar. Add Almond Oil, Aloe Gel, Honey, Guar Gum,
baking soda, Grapefruit Seed Extract, mix well with mixer. Mix in the essential oil (s) of
your choice. Place cream in a pump
container or a jar (plastic or glass).
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Whew!! For a minute I wasn't sure if it was Shaving cream flavored like cranberries and oranges or jam that you used to shave with after you've eaten it with your toast.
ReplyDeleteLMAO, maybe I need to clarify this a little better.
Deleteawesome!...I make homemade cranberry sauce each Thanksgiving and Christmas but have never thought about canning it...Thank you!
ReplyDeleteI'll file the shaving cream away for later.
I can cranberry sauce because I eat it year round. I have it with anything. It's really good on sandwiches too.
DeleteThat cranberry sauce looks awesome! I'm on the lookout for really cheap cranberries this year. Hoping to find some next week, as very few in my neck of the woods make their own sauce (except for Stephen) & they usually go on sale ... BOGO free.
ReplyDeletePlan on dehydrating quite a few, as I like them in my cereal & granola. Do you think the sauce will keep for a year? If I make it this year, thinking I could give away a few weeks before Thanksgiving next year.
My thought, when you can the cranberries they should last a little over a year in the jar.
DeleteBelow, I have provided information from Ball and Preparedness Families that will better help answering the sauce question.
Food that has been properly canned using an up-to-date tested recipe and that has a vacuum seal will keep indefinitely; however, over an extended period of time changes do occur. These changes may affect the flavor, color, texture and nutritional value of the product. For the highest quality, use home canned food within one year.
http://www.freshpreserving.com/tools/faqs.aspx
High-acidic foodsFor best quality, use high-acidic foods within one year or so. Foods in this category are tomatoes, fruit, and foods with a lot of vinegar in them. Still, many of these canned foods will still be edible after years worth of storage, even if they are not at the peak of quality and nutrition.
http://preparedness.families.com/blog/how-long-will-your-canned-foods-last
Both of these are great ideas for Christmas gifts!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea, thanks.
Deletethe cranberry sauce sounds divine, but i will HAVE to try making that shaving cream - my face will love it's Christmas gift!!
ReplyDeletecheer sandy!
your friend,
jambaloney
Hey Jambaloney,
DeleteThanks, I like the shaving cream myself.
Enjoy :-)
Your Friend,
Sandy