Dinner was a pretty quicky rustled up sorta Spaghetti Amatriciana made with the last of the roast tomato & garlic passata. Just add a bit of Romanian cured pork belly, a shallot, and some pecorino romano.

The tomatoes, garlic, and shallot all from the #allotment of course.

The new Weck jars arrived today, so this super rich passata has gone into the small ones for future pasta dinners. Six of them, about 3kg more passata for the passata store.

The Weck seals seem to have had a slight change of material and they're harder to get in place now it seems. Which is a bit of a pain, but worked out a technique for it.

#GrowYourOwn #Preserving #Canning

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Preserve flavors and make every jar a masterpiece.

#CanningRecipes #Recipes #Foodie #EasyCooking #Tasty #Preserving #HomeCooking #RecipeInspo #FoodLovers

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Canning season is the perfect time for these old-fashioned recipes! #canning #preserving #oldfashioned

https://littlefrugalhomestead.com/old-fashioned-jams-jellies-and-spreads-everyone-should-try/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Fall Food @fall-food-LauraSampso2017

I didn't know what to expect from growing/harvesting amaranth, so this whole process has been a learning experience. I guess my method of getting the seed off the heads produces quite a bit of chaff because maybe 25% of what's the bowl actually was seed.

Not pictured is how I separated chaff from seed: a hair dryer and two cookie trays, and a slow pour out of the bowl. It worked. Mostly. Wow I have seed for both consuming and for planting next year!

#Gardening #Harvest #Preserving #Seeds

Decided to top up on Weck #preserving jars, mainly thanks to there being a 15% discount voucher in my INBOX. I got my current stock mainly from: https://www.world-of-bottles.co.uk/

I don't know how transferable/reusable it is but it worked for me and it is this: G6U1H4Z5

I've noticed they have a 20 year anniversary sale going on too.

They're based in Germany but thankfully they still ship to the UK.

My favourite jars are the 580ml and 850ml "inverted" style and the 1,050ml "tulip". Most of ours get filled with #allotment passata, but I also ferment in them, especially the tulip jars.

I decided to get some sauce bottles too, just going for a 250ml wide-neck "Vroni" for the sake of versatility. I also got some TO82 lids which I hope will fit existing jars I have where the lids are a bit too worn for re-use, but just in case I also grabbed a handful of matching 770ml hex jars. 😅

I'm getting over 50 different jars/etc with an excess of closures for under £100, inclusive of VAT and shipping.

I've been dessicating apple rings.
It's a thankless task - a fair bit of effort for very little result.
We tried it a few years ago and we weren't impressed - I'm not sure it's worth it still.
I've been starting the drying in the air fryer and finishing them off in a coolish oven.

#apples #preserving