First time canning

[Winnie]

So hard sauce = brandy butter? If so I'll post a recipe for that too, I make my own you see.
Right I'm off to type up the recipes, fear not Ken I'll post them in homestead gardening & food storage for everyone.

[revaredneck]

my uncle used to make eldeberry wine, my wife makes piccadilli and also chutney, i personally stay to vegies, some jellies such as halopeeno jelly and plum jam.

[crashdive123]

Hey there Revaredneck - how about stopping by the Introduction section and tell us a bit about yourself. Thanks. http://www.wilderness-survival.net/f...splay.php?f=14

[nell67]

You can certainly do things like pickles in a hot water bath. It's veggies in a different format...sort of.

As for runner beans. This is the first year I've grown them and I'm anxious to see what they taste like. I understand they are quite the think in the UK and Europe but, for some reason, they simply have not caught on here. They have some spectacular blooms on them and they produce a really large bean pod. Our pole and bush beans, like Kentucky wonders, on the other hand, tend to get tough when they get the same size. I have the nicest salmon colored blooms on my beans. (Big Smile!!)

Uh,Rick,people pay $25 and up for a bushel of runner beans round here,they are old school beans,and the elders love them.