tomato soup/adding milk?
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Home canned tomato soup
Comments (14)I've 'discovered' (in quotes because I'm surely not the first to do this, but I couldn't find it previously mentioned here in the forums) another solution to the tomato soup problem. I made the roasted tomato garlic soup last year, but for some reasom my husband didn't care for it, and the flavor profile of the spiced soup isn't quite what I'm looking for. So I've been looking for another recipe this year. I just canned some tomato sauce and had a little leftover, so tested out the idea: added powdered garlic, chile pepper powder, dried basil, some black pepper, salt. All dried, and hence all things that could be added to the tomato sauce standard recipe, right? Stirred in some cream. It was just what I was looking for. Any reason not to can quarts of tomato sauce and to each pint add 1 tsp garlic powder, 1 tsp chile powder, a crumble of dried basil, salt and pepper to taste (plus the citric acid, of course)? Call it tomato soup concentrate (or "Joanna's Quick Bisque") and add cream and chicken stock when you open it to finish the soup....See MoreHome Canned Tomato Soup Recipe, Please!
Comments (63)Cloves is just a flavoring agent. While they appeal to most people and usually compliment tomatoes well some folks just don't care for them. They can be left out with no problems but it will affect the flavor. Any dried herb or seasoning can always be left out, or even increased somewhat, if you wish without affecting the processing times. It is fresh herbs and spices that can't be altered. The issue with dried spices and seasonings is that they can often turn bitter or over-whelming turning shelf storage so that's why they are are used carefully. Dave...See MoreCanning with commerical tomato products and soups
Comments (2)Welcome! :) First of all you need to know that as a general rule, re-canning previously canned items isn't recommended for several reasons, preservatives, fillers, possible contamination, decreased quality, color changes, etc. That said there are some tested and approved recipes which call for a small amount of canned tomato paste or sauce. Whether you would want to sub the entire amount or not is up to you as long as you understand that there will be a change in color, texture, and taste. But to be 100% sure we'd first need to know exactly which recipe you are using for the hot sauce. Could you post it? On the hot and sour coup issue - it would have to be pressure canned, no BWB because of the stock. There isn't a tested recipe for it that I have been able to find in any of my books - Carol or Linda Lou may know one in their collection. But IMO you would be far better off freezing it rather than canning it. If canned, the tofu would definitely be out - it is a natural thickener and would have to be added just prior to serving. Dried spices not fresh, right? The link below is to the guidelines for soup canning and keep in mind that the 1/2 and 1/2 rule applies - jars must be no more than 1/2 vegetables and have 1/2 broth. Hope this helps. ;) Dave Here is a link that might be useful: NCHFP - Soups...See MoreSoups, Soups and More Soups!
Comments (14)Ok, ladies of the gardens, (and kitchens), let's let it ALL hang out now and go for it! We've worked all spring, summer and fall, and now it's time to talk cooking! And enjoying the fruits, (or veggies) of our labors. Like the rest of you, fall is the time when I love to get in the kitchen and cook, filling the house with wonderful smells. That's one of the reason I love Oklahoma, the change of seasons. Fall just brings with it, a change in the feeling of things as we change from one mode to another. It's time for soups, and stews, and baking breads, pies, muffins and biscuits,( slathered with butter and jam or jelly of choice). Tonight, I'm making, more for DS than me, chicken and biscuits. Only I make the biscuits separate, so they don't get soggy baking in the oven with the liquid part of the concoction. Then, he splits them once done and ladles the chicken "gravy" over all. Of course there are a hundred variations on the theme, and I've tried most all of them at one time or another, but that's what's on the menu tonight. I came across this blog and started reading. Great stuff, you can tell these ladies, (and guy) know their way around a biscuit. The one moniker cracked me up, "Old ladies in Fist Fights". Anyway, they were discussing the pros and cons of biscuit making. I am making mine ala Carol's, by the BIG BATCH, with the exception that I use butter. I keep my batch in the fridge or even freezer to keep the butter cold and fresh. I do mine a little different that those discussed in this blog. I melt a large batch of butter in the microwave, and then cool and put it in the freezer til it's ice cold and solid. Then, I work in the cold butter bits, one half at a time, to coat the self-rising flour mixture, to prevent as much gluten from forming as possible. Everythings done with the lightest touch possible and the least mixing. When the biscuits are patted out and cut, in this case, "Cat Head" biscuits, I dip them in melted butter, and pop them in a preheated 450 degree oven til nice and golden. I always make buttermilk biscuits, buttermilk pancakes, buttermilk cornbread, and as often as possible. Carol's method makes this painless. I suppose we could make many of our standard quick bread mixes this way. Salute Carol! Ladies, start your engines, (I mean ovens)! Barbara Here is a link that might be useful: Joes's Biscuit Blog...See Morechase_gw
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