Home Canning your Food

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I'm not "canning" but sometimes when I cook a large pot of soup or stew or whatever instead of freezing, I'm putting the food in jars, but to make it easier I just add 1 cup of water to the empty jar and heat it for 2 minutes in the microwave to make the jar hot and then drain the water out and stuff the jar with hot food.

There is a huge thread on this... somewhere. Lemme see if I can find it.

Last month I was driving by a garage sale in the middle of nowhere. On a whim I stopped in and scored 300 ball canning jars, in great condition, for $10. It was an estate sale and they belonged to their mother who had passed away. They also had about 100 rings for another $5. I almost felt guilty about buying this stuff so cheap (a dozen wide mouth Ball jars with rings and lids cost about $9)

Also, if you are canning for preparedness, stockpile a mountain of extra lids. Rings and jars hold up a long time but lids need to be replaced every time.

Anyone ever tried the Taddler reusable lids? I have some, just not brave enough to try them yet.

thanks... cheese and all sorts? awesome

Yes, lids are the consumable. I have never heard of those lids .. I will look into that right away.

Never feel guilty about garage sale stuff like that. :-)

I have a few of the old wire bail jars and I bought some of the rubber seals for them at I think a True Value hardware store, but have not got enough nerve up on them yet. LOL

I have all three and use them a lot. Pressure cooker, pressure canner (Presto - holds 7 quarts and a lot of pints) and a water bath canner.

My bad, I looked at the container its tattler not taddler. here is their site:

[link to www.reusablecanninglids.com]

Ah Ha!

Thread: Recession Proof GLP: Canning Vegtables, Meats/Cheeses & Other Foods

Another nice thing to have is the Delron canning lids that come with rubber ring seals. They are reusable whereas the toxic metal lids can only be used once. You will still need to use the screw on piece that comes with each jar with the Delron lids though so make sure you treat them with TLC and keep them dry when not in use or they will rust and become useless.

Old men and older ladies are the sweetest and best-est-est friends. They are sincere, and they know all the shit that we can only hope to add to our own little plethera . . . and they are (repeat) sincere.

These are the BPA free Tattler lids I use. It pays to buy in bulk and to wait for their periodic sales. I don't remember if the 4th of July is one of their sale days but it might be.

[link to www.reusablecanninglids.com]

There is/was another company making reusable lids but I can't remember which seems like a better idea to me.

Pressure canners aren't cheap either! It's ridiculous. I've been trying to learn how to dry, and salt foods that need a pressure canner.

I hope you are refrigerating those jars and using them quickly. That's an extremely risky practice.

Freezing blackberries now!!

Thanks!

yum!

I'll trade you for some pre 2011 canned salmon

Freezing blackberries now!!

Thanks!

Are you going to make jelly?

I've got a ton of blackberries and I'm not sure what to do with them all.

black berries on cheesecake.........


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Wow! That is quite a list! Great job, OP!

Since our freezer has started making kind of growley noises, I am thinking more in the line of canning more this summer.

Here is some stuff I have learned about canning:

Two things I have got in the past that have made canning a lot easier are a steam canner and a steam juicer.

You can get them a lot of places. This is what they look like

Steam canner
[link to www.walmart.com]

Steam Juicer
[link to www.amazon.com]

Believe me the time they save make it well worth the investment. The canner is only for fruits and tomatoes basically.

You will need to get a pressure canner for meat, salsa, spaghetti sauce and veggies.

The 16 quart means it will hold that much water , but it will process 7 quarts of food.

[link to www.amazon.com]

But I have picked them up at garage sales. You need to get a new gasket for a used one. If you get a used one with a weight for pressure regulation, then you are good to go with a new gasket. One with a pressure gauge should be tested to see if it is still good. Ace hardware has a lot of parts for canners, as does True Value hardware stores.
[link to www.acehardware.com]
[link to www.truevalue.com]

I use an old metal bread box for kind of a retro looking storage for the canning setup, everything I need in one place:

lids and rings
tongs for lifting jars out of water [link to www.amazon.com]
clean rags for wiping jar tops
measuring cups
canning instructions

You will want some kind of racks, like oven racks, to put your jars on for cooling after canning, and a towel to lay over the tops to keep drafts off

One of the sweetest sounds in the world is the POP that the lids make when your jars seal while cooling.

Next day you can test all the tops by pushing down on them gently. They should not have any give in them, if you can push them down, you need to eat that stuff soon, as it will spoil just like any other uncanned, cooked food.

Warning:
First time newbie canners are likely to develop sweaty palms because it seems so intimidating. Do not pay attention to these symptoms, or thoughts that warn you of poisoning your family. Just carry on, and in no time you will be an old pro at it.

I have been canning since I learned how in the Home Economics class in high school.

I make my own pickles, jams, jellies, and preserves every year, mostly from the produce from my garden.I grow my own black raspberries, onions, garlic, potato's, strawberries, green beans,mint, etc.

Ok, so given our always imminent doom status, I looked up home canning.

Being the Newby that I am, I realised I've been doing it all along for several years...

"they're not cans you doofus, they're pickle jars"

so here is a list I pulled of canning recipes

Canning Recipes - Ball
www.freshpreserving.com/recipes

Appliances. Ball(R) FreshTECH Automatic Home Canning System ... FIND THE RECIPE THAT IS RIGHT FOR YOU. Here you'll find all of our canning recipes.
Canning Recipes - Food.com

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Browse these best canning recipes from Food.com for all-year eating, from canning ... Homemade Salsa using canned tomatoes! ... Home Canning and Pickling.
59 Home Canning Recipes - Simply Canning

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Index of Home Canning Recipes, Simply Canning. ... This is an index list of all home canning recipes and canning instruction on Simply Canning. Information on ...
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Recipes - Bernardin Home Canning: Because You Can

www.bernardin.ca/pages/recipes/3.php

Recipes. Fruit and Fruit Juice · Jams and Jellies · Light Recipes - reduced sugar, salt ... Look for Bernardin products wherever home canning supplies are sold, ...
80+ Recipes For Home Canning: {Fruits & Vegetables ...
tipnut.com › Food › Canning, Freezing & Preserving
Jun 29, 2011 - Today's Recipe Hit List is a handy reference sheet listing dozens of different tutorials and recipes for canning assorted fruits and vegetables.

Canning and Preserving Recipes - Allrecipes.com

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Jams, preserves, pickles and more! You'll find just the right home canning recipe right here.

Canning 101 | Real Simple

www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/cooking-tips-techniques/.../c​anning-0

When blessed with too much of a good thing, it's time to get canning. ... food & recipes ... Once the domain of grandmothers, canning is making a comeback: Sales of home canning products have risen nearly 35 percent over the past three ...

Canning Recipes - Better Homes and Gardens

www.bhg.com › Food › How to Cook › Preserving & Canning
Discover the art of canning with one of our homemade canning recipes, including best-ever dill pickles, homemade tomato salsa, and sweet jellies and jams.

Preserving & Canning Food - Better Homes and Gardens
www.bhg.com › Food › How to Cook

If you've never tried canning at home, review our basic, step-by-step ... Discover the art of canning with one of our homemade canning recipes, includin.

Canning Recipes - Canning Homemade!

www.sbcanning.com/p/canning-recipes.html

Check out the growing list of both water bath and pressure canning recipes that make up the bulk of my canning pantry. As a Master Food Preserver I strive to ...

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