now that’s a crock of…
well, not fruit yet.
i am very excited to start my confiture de tigresse but alas, my gooseberries are not quite ready for prime time,
and the strawberries at thompson finch are indeed ready for picking.
but i won’t be there until next tuesday when i’ll be meeting-up with kate from hip girl’s guide to homemaking, julia from what julia ate, and shae from hitchhiking to heaven – for a berry pickin’ good time!
but my crock is in and she’s a beaut!
this is the 5L which is a bit more than a gallon.
it is a slightly different shape than the one i showed here which i now understand to be the 10L crock.
i purchased mine here. since then i’ve found a great source for a lot of things canning & preserving. one of my favorite on-line shops, kitchen krafts, just opened a new division called canning supply. it focuses solely on all things needed for preserving and you can find these crocks and a lot of other great and useful things there.
if you are planning to start your very own confiture de vieux garçon this season but don’t want to invest in the above fermentation crock, they offer a 1.3 gallon wire bail jar at a very good price. it would be perfect for this project, or any other type of fermenting.
stay tuned, ’cause there will be some fruit dunking going on here soon!
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I just got Kitchen Krafts' catalog last week & just drooled! But pricey, though – no?
rj flamingo – some things are better priced than others that is for sure. but the canning supply site looks great and the prices seem in line with other places.
I can't wait to get my crock. The first one came to me broken. Sad as it is. It's a nice looking one….I'm hoping this week. Can't wait to get started.
Wow! How cool you all get to meet each other and hang out! Did you personally know each other already?
My crock came today and now to pick what I'm going to put in first. Strawberry season is done here…….will see what is at the.farmers marker!
I'm so jealous that you get to meet up with other canjammers Oh to be a fly on the wall bla bla bla… berries, bla bla bla…botulism! One day perhaps I'll meet you all. I hope so. By the way, love that crock and I want one too.
Nice! I put my olives in my Harsch crock as soon as it came, around Halloween and they are FINALLY ready. I can't wait to use it for something new…I just wish my ballhead lettuce was ready to go but alas no sunshine yet this year.
Have fun meeting up with Julia! Wish I was meeting you guys too – fun fun!
Hi — wondering if you used the pickling crock with a salt brine to cure your olived? Ours are almost ready too. We used a regular glass jar with lid, and I am wondering if a pickling crock with the water rim would help keep the mold down on the surface? Thanks!
jane – so glad your second one arrived unbroken!
elle – no, first time! well, i met kate for one brief second in brooklyn at a crazy pie contest we both entered…
gloria –
ok, if jar envy was not enough, now we have crock envy!
sustainable eats – i sent you an email in answer to your question on manufacturer…olives sound amazing btw!!!
Mmmm…made my own T-F pilgrimage on Thursday and jammed today; my first foray into strawberry jam, so excited to taste the results. Wondering why you chose this crock over the Hartsch brand…any reason? And do you ever shop at Hawthorn Valley? Because if not, your doppelganger was there the other day, blonde dreads and all…
paige orloff – good for you! let me know how it turned out! to be perfectly honest, i liked the way this crock looked better than the hartsch brand. it is similar but in some photos i see the hartsch with big branding on it which i'm not into visually.
regarding hawthorne valley – if it was last friday than it probably was me. i am farther north & east, but stop there most times on my way back and forth from berkshires/nyc.
Fruit flies. I have so many…so very many… fruit flies. Does anyone else? What are you doing for them. With the water barrier in the crock, I know they aren't getting in. But still. Yuck.
I found a natural recipe to attract fruit flies. (I used to buy the commercial mixes until I smelled them and realized they were probably mostly vinegar!) This works like a charm and it is really cheap: in a dish, mix together 1/4 c. apple cider vinegar, 1/2 c. hot water, 2 tsp. sugar, and 1-2 drops dishwashing liquid (not odor-eliminating). Leave out on your counter near where the fruit flies congregate. (It’s nice if you have some sort of latticed cover for your dish to hide the dead flies!) Good luck!
thanks for the tip!