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Canning tomatoes - no lemon juice on hand
Posted by ediej1209(5 N Central OH)
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digdirt2(6b-7a No.Cent. AR HZ8 Sun-35)Updated <Ok, so if I canned tomatoes w only salt, can I re-can them, or are they wasted?> It is your choice. Some who are willing to take the risk just use them as is. If you want to abide by the guidelines and have no risk then the...
Alternatives to canning tomatoes?
Posted by Chris LaRoche
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digdirt2(6b-7a No.Cent. AR HZ8 Sun-35)Updated With no measured recipe it isn't worth the risk IMO. It is the specific, measured ratio of acid (lemon juice and vinegar) to the rest of the ingredients that makes it safe, that prevents any c. botulinum spores from reproducing a...
Seasoning meat before canning
Posted by charjo4
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charjo4Updated Sounds reasonable. I too have had mixed results with pepper, the best being fresh ground. However you never know how old the pepper corns are at the store so on occasion I wind just using them whole in stocks and straining them ...
Pickle Crock Question
Posted by ibstitchin
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protruckerUpdated That leaking/oozing didn't ruin my sauerkraut. It came out just fine. I just didn't like the way that the crock oozed liquid thru it.
Keep up the Good Work!
Posted by charjo4
charjo4I have found better advice here than in all books, sites and even the National Center for Home Food Preservation on how much solids to put in a jar. For instance dried beans. Instructions say fill jars with beans and cooking liquid...
Refrigerator Pickles - 2 months old
Posted by Judy
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JudyUpdated Thanks Dave I'll research more. I love putting up my own food as a way to avoid unnecessary ingredients.
Canning Kidney Beans
Posted by calliope(6)
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calliope(6)Updated Thank you Dave! That was my next question. I've canned Great Northern before exactly to directions and was very disappointed in how dry they ended up. I was going to use less bean/more water with these, but unsure of the ratio....
Canning frozen green beans possible?
Posted by dirtguy50 SW MO z6a(6a)
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nancyjane_gardener(Zone 8ish North of San Francisco in the "real" wine country)Updated dirtyguy, I have some Debbie Meyer green bags that keep your veges fresh for at least a week or more. These help me to pick and save veges til I have enough to freeze. They're a bit pricey to start, but can be washed and re-used d...
Spiced tomato soup
Posted by kilguts(z5 IN.)
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digdirt2(6b-7a No.Cent. AR HZ8 Sun-35)Updated <They can everything, even chocolate!> Yeah there are lots of sites on the web that say you can can anything. That doesn't mean they are correct or that it is safe to do. There are very specific approved and tested direction...
Hey Carol...
Posted by kayskats
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springschelUpdated Thanks Dave! I knew I could count on you :)
Stock turned dark
Posted by charjo4
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charjo4Updated My instruction book was printed in 2012 (wrote for a new one when old one bit the dirt) and so far everything has matched the latest on line version of nchfp. I also use a 2011 Ball Blue Book. Their recipe is almost the same th...
Storing root crops in the ground
Posted by weedlady(Central OH 6)
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laceyvail(6A, WV)Updated I did it for years (with hay, not leaves) with parsnips, carrots, beets and turnips--until the voles arrived. Now I can do it only with turnips, since the voles don't like them. And I can't grow parsnips at all since they really...
Reasonable substitutes for raisins?
Posted by strayarrow
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strayarrowUpdated I ended up sing halg apricots, a quarter peaches and a quarter raisins because that's what I had on hand in the dried fruit dept. I should say that chopping dried apricots in a food processor is more trouble than its worth, but th...
Canning Multiple Varieties of Dried Beans
Posted by Grower Mark(5A)
8 Comments
charjo4Updated I think you have the right idea for canning several kinds of beans, unmixed, keeping them hot in the oven in several pots is a great idea! One caution, unless you like your beans not juicy use fewer beans and more juice in your ja...
Can you let your jars cool in your pressure canner?
Posted by charjo4
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floral_uk z.8/9 SW UKUpdated Yes, Annie. That is exactly what I was thinking. I have to clean out a large fish bowl sometimes and it is too heavy for me to lift. I siphon the water out. Get a length of tubing. Fill it with water at the tap. Put a finger over ...
Newbie w/question about Mirro pressure canner.
Posted by bodhimama
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lenahiebert88Updated The very first time you use it yes you do fill it up 2/3 with water (this is when you get it home from the store, and just do a total 'dry run'). After that, no you do not fill it up 2/3 with water. The "hissing" or &qu...
"Putting up" the garden
Posted by Judy
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JudyUpdated Oh good. It makes sense to me because I look at it this way, you're putting the jars up onto the shelves in the cupboard . . . putting the packages up onto the shelves of the freezer, etc.
Pear Jam question - what did I do?
Posted by traceeo
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annie1992Updated I agree, there is no risk with pear preserves, and I love them. Mine are sometimes thin, my daughter will spoon a puddle of it onto the plate and dunk her toast in it, thereby "getting jam on every bite". I agree that t...
Finished sauerkraut didn't produce enough juice
Posted by stratman_julie
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annie1992Updated I agree with Dave, I add salted water brine to mine. I just canned 25 quarts or so, I use the hot packed water bath method from NCHFP, and their "recipe" is exactly the one that Grandma used for years from her Farm Jour...
has anyone had success canning their mole sauce?
Posted by Amy Lara
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Marianne W (zone 10A)Updated Probably not. You'd be much better off cooking it for the 1-3 days you need and then freezing it. As far as I know it isn't traditionally preserved except maybe drying it so I doubt anyone has figured out a reliable way to can i...
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