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Posted by dgc1 July 24, 2014

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luvncanninUpdated July 26, 2014 I like my roma but agree with Dave the suction does not stay put and several times I almost lost the whole load of blackberries. my counters were installed without a place to clamp so I just have be very careful. kim

ascorbic acid/citric acid

Posted by ryseryse_2004 July 26, 2014

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malna(NJ 5/6)Updated July 26, 2014 Ascorbic (Vitamin C). Fruit Fresh actually has both on the ingredient list, but more ascorbic than citric.

Thinking about buying propane burner for PCing

Posted by 2ajsmama July 15, 2014

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2ajsmamaUpdated July 26, 2014 How's this? 10,000 BTUs per burner not high enough? I was thinking it wasn't that much under the 12K max, so those of you with 30K+ burners must not run it even on Medium flame (1/2 way)? My local store has at least 1 in stock - h...

Fruit Vinegars & Red Onion Marmalade

Posted by KSprairie July 11, 2014

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cannondUpdated July 25, 2014 Yes, Malna, this does make sense and I do appreciate your thoughtful answer. I'll do it the way you suggest. Deborah

Steralizing jars in dishwasher

Posted by happyhelper July 24, 2014

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kriswrite(zone 8)Updated July 25, 2014 You don't need to sterilize jars before canning, unless the processing is under 10 minutes - and, as far as I know, there are no modern canning recipes that process anything for under 10 minutes. So the goal is just to keep the ja...

Pickle Crisp Question

Posted by busylizzy(z5 PA) June 23, 2012

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AmyinOwasso/zone 6b(6b)Updated July 24, 2014 I would suggest contacting a site like Cultures fo Health to ask if Pickle Crisp effects the probiotics. Last year when I couldn't find grape leaves, I read somewhere that a pinch of black tea would have the same effect. I never t...

purple hull peas

Posted by tracik July 17, 2014

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wertach zone 7-B SCUpdated July 24, 2014 Thanks Dave!

Add lemon juice to jars or to pot?

Posted by matthias_lang July 23, 2014

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matthias_langUpdated July 24, 2014 Thanks everyone. Measuring into jars individually is what I've done in the past. The other possibility only occurred to me this year. Will continue to measure jar by jar.

Using extracts in Jam

Posted by nancyofnc July 16, 2014

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nancyofncUpdated July 24, 2014 canfan - I have a GF baking business so there sit a lot of extracts (nothing artificial) that I buy in bulk, and I make about 50 varieties of fruit jam so I'm always looking for a new flavor combo. I noticed that most of the extra...

Best hummus recipes EVER!!!!!

Posted by nancyjane_gardener(Zone 8ish North of San Francisco in the "real" wine country) July 21, 2014

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jcpyburn(z7b/8 West Texas)Updated July 23, 2014 These sound wonderful!! I love all three of these so I will definitely be saving these to try! Thanks for sharing! Carly

Peaches - can or freeze?

Posted by ryseryse_2004 July 22, 2014

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kerryvUpdated July 23, 2014 Thanks for the recipe malna! I'm gonna try it out!

New to canning - basic question

Posted by Amber246 July 22, 2014

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2ajsmamaUpdated July 23, 2014 A Dutch oven typically isn't tall enough for regular mouth half pints or pints, but if you use the widemouth jars you can use that as a BWB - if you have the food cooking/heating in another pan. I flipped through Preserving by the...

New Ball Canning Book

Posted by happyhelper July 20, 2014

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happyhelperUpdated July 21, 2014 Time goes too fast for me to keep up! Helen

Ball Giveaway

Posted by thatcompostguy July 18, 2014

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thatcompostguyUpdated July 21, 2014 thump

Confused about nuts & chocolate when canning

Posted by booberry85(5) July 18, 2014

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booberry85(5)Updated July 21, 2014 I went for it and made the chocolate raspberry sauce (ice cream topping). I'm glad I did! Its crazy delicious!

Shrinking tomatoes

Posted by toyzbox July 20, 2014

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digdirt2Updated July 20, 2014 There are several methods available for canning tomatoes so exactly how do you do yours? What is the source of your instructions? Are you doing whole, halved, or crushed? Raw pack or hot pack? BWB or PC? Method makes a big differe...

Dehydrator with no directions

Posted by jennieboyer(8) July 19, 2014

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digdirt2Updated July 19, 2014 You can download the manual right from their website. Here is a link that might be useful: Dehydrator manual

Dry canning

Posted by scott123456(5) July 18, 2014

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scott123456(5)Updated July 19, 2014 Thanks for the replies. From what I understand, it's just vacuum sealing dehydrated foods in the oven. Instead of using a vacuum sealer. Thanks, Scott

New pressure canner accessories

Posted by balloonflower(5b Denver CO) July 12, 2014

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jcpyburn(z7b/8 West Texas)Updated July 19, 2014 Thanks ajsmama! I am going to go look now!! Carly

Ball's Pickled Pepper Mix Recipe

Posted by matthias_lang July 18, 2014

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digdirt2Updated July 18, 2014 Small peppers even left whole would sink with 2 small slits cut into them. That is what the instructions are assuming. But you are using quite large peppers so you can either do them in 1/2" slices, larger chunks. Peppers tha...

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