Juices

[Durgan]

http://www.durgan.org/URL/?DGVNO 24 August 2013 Peach Juice
Redhaven Peaches were ripe so were processed into 16 litres of juice. A total of 25 pounds were picked.The pits were hand removed and five litres of water was added to the cooking pot. Each litre of juice contains about 1.5 pounds of peaches. The peaches were cooked until soft and blended into a slurry.The slurry was put through a food mill strainer. The residue from the food mill was used as a dessert.The peaches were small but excellent quality.The juice was pressure canned at 15 PSI for 15 minutes.

[Durgan]

http://www.durgan.org/URL/?YQRRF 27 August 2013 Sovereign Coronation Grape Juice
There are four grape vines in the garden. Boca Noir, Sovereign coronation, Concord and Niagara. Sovereign coronation and Niagara are ripe and the harvest was made into juice. Sovereign coronation produced 10 pounds of fruit, which translated into four litres of juice. This grape is also a good table fruit and is ripens earlier than the Concord. The fruit was picked, washed, removed from the supporting structure, covered with water,boiled until soft, beat into a slurry, strained, poured into litre jars and pressure canned at 15 PSI for 15 minutes.Picures depict the process.

[Durgan]

http://www.durgan.org/URL/?ETXXE 28 August 2013 Blackberry juice
Three pounds of thorn-less blackberry were processed into three litres of juice. The berries were processed through the Champion Juicer to remove the seeds. Two litres of water was added and boiled for about five minutes to improve mixing. The juice was then placed in three, one litre jars and pressure canned at 15 PSI for 15 minutes for storage. There are two plants on a trellis in the garden. There are more to pick at a later date as the berries ripen. Blackberries make a pleasant juice. Processing may also be by boiling blending and straining.

[FaithHopeLove]

What would one do with blackberry juice?

[Durgan]

Originally Posted by FaithHopeLove

What would one do with blackberry juice?

Simply a fruit drink in competition with supermarket coloured water. A method of utilizing garden produce for use at a later date. Variety if you like.

[Cole_Robbie]

Originally Posted by FaithHopeLove

What would one do with blackberry juice?

My grandma makes jelly out of it. Blackberries have too many seeds to make good jam.

Looks and sounds heavenly! When are we invited for Bloody Marys?

[meadowyck]

beautiful

[FaithHopeLove]

Are the grapes you made into juice from your own grape vines? Looks yummy!

[Durgan]

My own vine.

[Durgan]

http://www.durgan.org/URL/?NUNKD 8 September 2013 Pears Juicing
Twenty pounds of pears from one tree in my garden were processed into 11 litres of juice. The pears were washed,trimmed and cooked until soft, then blended into a homogeneous slurry and strained through a Food Mill.The eleven jars were pressure canned at 15 PSI for 15 minutes for long term storage at room temperature. There is little residue from pears.The juice is sweet and is a most pleasant drink. Pictures delineate the process.

[Redbaron]

Originally Posted by Durgan

The juice is sweet and is a most pleasant drink.

Boy is that an understatement! Pear juice is awesome!

[Ken4230]

It's hard to beat pear juice or really anything made from pears.
Do you ever made "pear butter" or pear preserves?
What's the galvanized tee for?

I enjoy all your pictures.

Ken

[Durgan]

Originally Posted by Ken4230

It's hard to beat pear juice or really anything made from pears.
Do you ever made "pear butter" or pear preserves?
What's the galvanized tee for?

I enjoy all your pictures.

Ken

Only make juice. A few pears are eaten raw but this leaves many for processing. The galvanized T is a weight so the hose can be set on the ground without whipping all over and wetting all and sundry.

[coronabarb]

Ken, I've made pear butter and it is delicious. I like it better than apple butter.