I was given 2 large garbage bags full of kale and i was so grateful to the man and his wife in Indiana. We drove for over 3 1/2 hours to his place. We pulled up in my old white pick up chev truck and feared he might be afraid of us. Im 74 and cant walk very good after hip replacement. While talking i found out many nice things about them. I guess he felt at ease with us cause he also gave us a lot of much appreciated freezer stuff too. Long story short when i got home we washed the kale and cleaned it. We cut off the stems and canned them separate for stew and soup. Pressure canning made them soft enough. The rest i put in pint jars. Some with onions and some with mushrooms and some with 1 teaspoon per jar of chicken or beef broth powder. The powder made it very good and i used the juice in the jar for cooking rice or added to instant potatoes. The greens were not mushy. I didn't add salt because my diet restricts salt. Use your imagination and can like you eat them. The ones with bell peppers were overpowering so i will not do those again. I also put dandelion greens in some. Lol my husband said he only likes collards but now he eats them all. I even have been known to put some with tomatoes in my lasagna. Lol good luck and good canning. I par boiled them also just to wilt them before putting them in jars.
