Making Carrot Juice

**Durgan** · 09-16-2010, 03:41 PM

16 September 2010. Making Carrot Juice. 16 September 2010 Making Carrot Juice.

The carrots are finished for this year, and to utilize the pristine remainder, it was decided to make carrot juice. Storage has been tried in the past and the quality deteriorates so much after a month is so that for all intents and purposes the carrots are useless for food, except in dire circumstances.

The carrots and some green tops were gently boiled until soft and were mashed using an hand blender. The mash was put through a strainer, then placed in liter jars, and pressure canned for sterilizing and long term storage at room temperature.

This is just another juice, and it utilized the carrots efficiently. Nutritional value? I have little real knowledge.

**Josephhgoins** · 09-16-2010, 05:25 PM

FYI, you can actually can carrot slices as well. They are handy to use in soups and stews if you add them in the last few minutes of cooking.

BTW, Cute dog.

**winstonterr** · 09-21-2010, 02:11 AM

Hi,
I received some old "Ravenhead Kilner jars", has 1L on bottom so I assume they are one litre jars. The glass lids are missing the rubber seals and measure 3 & a quarter inch wide. Does anyone know where I could get the proper size seals for these canning jars here in Ontario Canada?

**Durgan** · 09-21-2010, 06:07 AM

Originally Posted by winstonterr

Hi,
I received some old "Ravenhead Kilner jars", has 1L on bottom so I assume they are one litre jars. The glass lids are missing the rubber seals and measure 3 & a quarter inch wide. Does anyone know where I could get the proper size seals for these canning jars here in Ontario Canada?

The size 3,5 inch is 86mm (wide mouth), which can be purchased in almost any supermarket at this time of year and Canadian Tire, and Walmart.. They are 12 to a package. The smaller standard size is 70mm (narrow mouth).