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                                  New Skills.  Old ways.

  Kettle And Canyon represents my way of life.
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The kettle references teaching myself to pressure can, learning wild game recipes,
and how to cook all usable parts of an animal. The canyon represents the land where
I am learning to hunt big game and fly fish.

​Kettle And Canyon is  my experience in the Rocky Mountains. 

Exactly How Much is a Bushel?

10/19/2020

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PictureThis is 3/4 of a bushel.
With COVID, I may be turning into a hoarder. Okay, any time that I watch the news I declare that we need to buy an entire cow to stock the freezers and I have an uncontrollable urge to can any food that is in my kitchen.

Every year, I buy at least 40 pounds of tomatoes from the farmer’s market to can. Last year, I canned 80 pounds, which turned out to be quite a lot of tomatoes. Each fall, I visit the same women in the back corner of the local farmer’s market. They have a notebook where I write down my name, phone number, and what produce I want to order in bulk.

This year, my husband and I ventured to the farmer’s market with our masks on and I went to place my order. Overwhelmed with the crowd and mask, my husband decided to wait outside the market. I placed my order for tomatoes as usual, but then I think I blacked out (okay, not really). I saw that other people were ordering half bushels of green beans. Not to be outdone, I ordered an entire bushel of green beans. I walked away beaming with pride that I would have plenty of green beans.

Then I met back up with my husband. I declared that I had managed to pre-order a hoarder’s quantity of green beans. He was shocked that I would order a bushel and asked me if I knew how many green beans were in a bushel. I responded that I did not. I also did not ask how much a bushel of green beans would cost. Details, details…
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It turns out, a bushel is 40 pounds of green beans. My household consists of two people. Forty pounds of green beans is a massive amount. Also, I spent $80 on green beans, which is a pretty considerable amount for produce.

Once I picked up the 40 pounds of green beans, I panicked. I posted on Facebook that I had green beans for sale! A friend graciously took 10 pounds off my hands. I then canned the remaining 30 pounds. I made about 28 pints and 7 quarts of green beans. I followed the advice of the women from the farmer’s market and canned it with just water and salt.

Honestly, the green beans are delicious. They are thick and meaty. We are eating at least one jar a week and we are not sick of it at all.
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Maybe I will order a bushel and a half next year!
How to Can Green Beans

To can green beans, follow my instructions on how to can found here: https://www.kettleandcanyon.com/blog/canning-101

To prep the beans, wash the beans, cut off the ends, and cut the beans into your desired length. Place the beans in the jar and add boiling water. I used ½ teaspoon of salt per pint and 1 teaspoon of salt per quart. At my elevation, I processed the means at 15 psi for 20 minute for pints and 25 for quarts.

Happy canning!

6 Comments
Dyanne sapp
5/17/2023 09:28:36 am

Do you have to presser can green beans or can you water bath them?

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Kettle & Canyon link
8/31/2023 09:57:23 am

Sorry for the delay! I used a pressure canner due to my elevation (7,000 feet). Happy canning!

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Sandra ann Brandon link
7/6/2023 04:44:17 pm

Thank you so much for this post! Makes me feel so much betterr , as I’m brand new to canning and I’m thinking about ordering a bushel, or maybe a half bushel of green beans. My debate Is i because my household is just hubby, how much do we really need? Plus my hubby and I will probably only eat a pint jar at a time. And then the other concern is having the $$t to put out upfront , since we’re on a fixed income

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Kettle & Canyon link
8/31/2023 09:58:36 am

So sorry for the delay! The great thing about canning is that the food will be shelf stable for 1-1.5 years. So, if you were to can a half bushel, that would probably be a good amount for two people. I am a bit of a food hoarder, so I went with the full bushel!

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Malinda Dianne Davis
7/20/2023 07:03:02 pm

I ENJOY DOING TO PROCESS OF CANNING. THE FRUITS OF LABOR!

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Kettle & Canyon link
8/31/2023 09:59:08 am

Thanks for reaching out! Happy canning!

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    From no experience in the outdoors and few culinary skills to big game hunting and rendering elk lard, this is my journey.

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