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| Calicogirl |
Posted - Jul 11 2010 : 2:06:24 PM
Hi ladies,
I have wanted to purchase a Pressure Canner for awhile. My intent is to can my Marinara Sauce and Soup recipes.
I heard that you should ONLY use recipes for those items that are in canning books and not your own.
~Is this right?
~If so, can anyone explain that to me?
The whole purpose I wanted to can was for using my own recipes. I would sure appreciate any input!
~Sharon
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| Calicogirl |
Posted - Jul 16 2010 : 06:42:38 AM
Thanks ladies for you input. I checked out the website above but couldn't find anything about using particular recipes (I probably missed it!) I huess I have to weigh this out, but I definitely want to get Jackie Clay's book. Thanks again!
~Sharon
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| natesgirl |
Posted - Jul 11 2010 : 10:46:26 PM
My aunt uses lemon juice in her sauces instead of salt unless there would be a major issue with the taste. Then she uses sea salt instead of iodized salt, better for the blood pressure. She says 1/8 cup per quart or so is good in tomato sauces and I've never turned down a second helping of her sauce!
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| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Jul 11 2010 : 8:28:25 PM
I can my own recipes all the time. I do try not to can anything too thick. You should always use the time for the ingredient that uses the longest cooking time....for instance..beef in veg/beef soup needs 90 min. which is the longest time of any of the ingredients so you use that. Be sure to adjust for altitude as well. I live at 5,500 ft. so I use 13 lb. pressure instead of 10. My favorite canning book,if you really feel better using recipes, is Jackie Clays canning book..which is available on the Backwoods home Magazine website..awesome book with great recipes.
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| Ms.Lilly |
Posted - Jul 11 2010 : 7:25:58 PM
Yes, Sharon there can be issues with canning soups and things that are not a USDA tested recipe.
The main problems are trying to can something that is too thick and improper times for the low ph. This is a great site to read and it will explain what you are asking.
http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/how/can_home.html
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| Calicogirl |
Posted - Jul 11 2010 : 3:39:36 PM
Thanks Teresa :)
My Marinara Sauce is basically a Spaghetti Sauce but with ground beef and Italian sausage in it. Hmmm, I wonder if I would need to adjust the salt.
~Sharon
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| 1badmamawolf |
Posted - Jul 11 2010 : 3:36:25 PM
I pressure can alot of sauces , soups and stews, I do this without the "BOOK" recipes, and so far, I've never had a problem. I would think marinara sauce would be the same as spagetti sauce? I use very little salt , if any in all of my cooking and canning (health reasons), and then again have never had a problem. I will be interested on what others will say also.
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| Calicogirl |
Posted - Jul 11 2010 : 3:16:09 PM
Thanks Heather :)
I look forward to seeing what the other gals say too. :) I would love to can my own recipes :)
~Sharon
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| quiltin mama |
Posted - Jul 11 2010 : 2:57:54 PM
Hi Sharon! :)
I wouldn't see why you couldn't use your own recipes. If you're making marinara sauce I would just use a book to see what the proper pressure and time to can are. That may be what people are refering to when they say not to make up your own.
The other thing you may want to consider is the amount of salt in them. Salt is a natural preservative and a recipe from a book is going to offer the correct amounts needed for preservation.
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