In episode 17, Kathy discusses how to make dried prunes. She shares what type of plum makes the best dried prune and the process for drying the plums.

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Recipes mentioned in this podcast:

• Juicing Plums
• Plum Jam
• Plum Galette
• How to Can Peaches

• What type of plum is perfect for drying
• The process for drying plums
• How to store your dried prunes

In episode 16, Kathy discusses how to use green tomatoes in a homemade recipe for Green Tomato Relish.

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Recipes mentioned in this podcast:

• Pickling Spice

• What to do with extra green tomatoes at the end of the season
• Ingredients needed
• Step by step process for making green tomato relish

In this episode, Kathy shares a recipe for slow roasting tomatoes. These oven roasted tomatoes are perfect for serving as an appetizer or turning into a delicious sauce!

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Recipes mentioned in this podcast:

• Oven Roasted Tomato Sauce
• Canning Tomatoes
• Canning Tomato Sauce
• Green Tomato Relish

• How to oven roast tomatoes
• How long to roast tomatoes
• Two ways to use roasted tomatoes
• How to store leftover tomato sauce

In this episode, Kathy shares a recipe for wild game jerky using ground venison or elk.

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• How to make venison jerky
• What is a jerky gun
• How to use ground burger to make jerky
• How to dry jerky on a dehydrator

This episode teaches you how to can smoked salmon using a pressure canner.

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Recipes mentioned in this podcast:

• Smoked Salmon Dip
• Smoked Salmon Pasta

• How to can smoked fish
• What types of smoked fish you can use
• How long to process canned fish in the pressure canner
• Ways to use smoked fish

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In this episode, Kathy discusses how to dry pears and make delicious dried pears.

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• How and when to pick pears
• The ideal thickness to slice pears for dried pears
• How to dry pears in a dehydrator
• How to dry pears in an oven
• Flavorings to add to dried pears
• Conditioning dried pears

In this episode, Kathy discusses how to preserve apples in a delicious apple pie filling.

Learn tips on making as well as ideas to use apple pie filling.

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Recipes mentioned in this podcast:

• How to Use a Water Bath Canner
• Peach Cobbler
• Rhubarb Crisp

• How to make apple pie filling
• Ways to use apple pie filling
• Gift ideas

In this episode, Kathy discusses how to use a pressure canner to can carrots.

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Recipes mentioned in this podcast:

• Venison Stew
• Braised Short Ribs
• Chicken Noodle Soup
• Carrot Cake
• Carrot Cookies

• How to prepare carrots for canning
• Steps needed to can carrots
• How to use canned carrots in recipes

How to know if you should use a water bath canner or a pressure canner.

In this episode, Kathy discusses everything you need to know and talks about how to use a pressure canner.

Find the complete articles for Water Bath Canning and Pressure Canning.

Recipes mentioned in this podcast:

• Canning tomatoes

• What recipes can be water bath canned
• What recipes need to be pressure canned
• Why pH levels matter
• How to prevent dangerous bacteria in home canned food
• Why you need to adjust time or psi levels when canning based on your elevation
• Steps to use a pressure canner
• Why venting steam is important when pressure canning

Show notes and a complete transcript can be found at Preserving the Pantry

In this episode, Kathy and guest Peggy Gaudet discuss how to can chicken broth using a pressure canner.

They also discuss how they got started raising chickens and when they started raising meat chickens. Peggy explains her process for making 50 quarts of chicken broth.

The complete show notes page and a transcript can be found here: https://www.beyondthechickencoop.com/episode-008-canning-chicken-broth/

Recipes mentioned in this episode:

• Canning Chicken Broth
• How to make Chicken Broth
• Chicken Enchiladas
• Chicken Noodle Soup
• Chicken Salad
• How to use a Pressure Canner

• Food, Inc. - documentary
• Freedom Ranger or Red Ranger Chickens - available from several different on-line hatcheries. These are a slower growing chicken that are proportional in size, unlike many quick growing varieties that are bred for larger breast meat.