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lilwing
True Blue Farmgirl
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Brooke
Fulshear
Texas
USA
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 Posted - Jul 14 2008 : 3:04:46 PM
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I read that it is not safe to can veggies using the old fashioned method of usng a big pot of water (I have an old giant white enamelware pot), and that you must use a pressure canner. Now that doesn't make sense to me. All those years of those women canning their veggies and now it's not safe? Can I safely do this or must I use a pressure canner, and goodness, they are expensive for me right now!
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Jul 15 2008 : 1:28:00 PM
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YOu can do high acid veggies and fruit(tomatoes,pickles, jams and jellies, juices, most fruit, salsa and like that) in a water bath (big pot) canner, but not low acid stuff like green beans and meat. It just isn't safe to take the chance. They used to cook them for many many hours this way..but still..I know I sure wouldn't take the chance. Even my grandma wouldn't when I was a kid. It has been done, but then..honestly..even if it WERE safe, I wouldn't want to serve food that had been boiled for 5 hours! Yuck. I would ask around for a used canner (not as hard to find as you would think,) or even to borrow one to try it out. I wish I lived closer..we could can together for sure. Good luck!
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
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lilwing
True Blue Farmgirl
1403 Posts
Brooke
Fulshear
Texas
USA
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Posted - Jul 15 2008 : 2:32:50 PM
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Thanks, Aunt Jenny... You're right about that. Boiling would take all the nutrients out too. Either I will try to find one at estate sales, or maybe that's a good christmas gift idea....if anyone asks. lol!
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lilwing
True Blue Farmgirl
1403 Posts
Brooke
Fulshear
Texas
USA
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - Jul 15 2008 : 8:41:15 PM
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Wouldn't that be fun?? I hope to get some canning done this week...jam probably. Most of my canning is done in August and Sept..and since we had such a long long winter and cold spring..my apple trees look like there wont' be much...so it may be not much to can at all during July!! But...there is always jam. I have friends with berries.
I hope you get a pressure canner soon. There are lots of things to can without...but it is fun to get to can up soups and stuff that you need it for.
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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lilwing
True Blue Farmgirl
1403 Posts
Brooke
Fulshear
Texas
USA
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Posted - Jul 15 2008 : 8:57:11 PM
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Wouldn't you know I forgot all about a book I had called, "American Country Living : Canning and Preserving". It's a great book and I'm looking at it now. I just thought if anyone read this and was interested, it tells you everything you need to know and about the History of Canning and Preserving as well as recipes. There are also great photos! I always forget what books I have. lol.
I hope to be more like you eventually, Jenny, in doing the canning at certain times of the year. Since I am buying from farms now (I don't have my own yet), I was thinking of taking any left over I get(because most of it would be basically for me, I can hardly get my husband to eat any veggies, it's dreadful!) and canning it. I am planning on that canner soon. ;)
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Jul 15 2008 : 9:42:04 PM
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Yes! I can up mixed veggies and soup all the time. Homemade canned vegetable soup is lovely!!
My husband wouldn't eat any veggies but iceberg lettuce and green beans when we got married. I have him about "fixed" now..but it has taken a long long time. Men!!
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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summerbreeze
True Blue Farmgirl
277 Posts
Laura
WA
USA
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Posted - Jul 15 2008 : 9:48:39 PM
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Aunt Jenny,
Is there anything special I need to know before I give a try to canning soup? I'm sure home canned soup has to beat the stuff out of a can.
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Jul 15 2008 : 10:05:42 PM
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Nope...just make sure you use the time for the thing in your soup with the longest time ...for instance..if the time for canning corn is 85 min ...and all others are shorter times..use the corn's time. Leave a 1/2" headspace and you will be good. Some herbs or spices get weird when being canned so I go easy on things like that and add them fresh when I heat it up. I LOVE garlic..but don't add much before canning..it gets strong and strange for some reason.
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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summerbreeze
True Blue Farmgirl
277 Posts
Laura
WA
USA
277 Posts |
Posted - Jul 15 2008 : 10:12:54 PM
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Thanks Aunt Jenny,
I think I have a project for this week. I can't wait to give it a try.
Laura
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doglady
True Blue Farmgirl
435 Posts
Tina
Howard
Ohio
USA
435 Posts |
Posted - Jul 16 2008 : 06:14:14 AM
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Has anyone ever canned "Gazpacho soup"? I would think that you would prepare it just like you would fresh, except don't add cucumber until you were serving it, and process it in a water bath. I sure would like to know about it as I just love this soup.
Tina
You can tell your dog all of your secrets and they'll never say a word!
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Jul 16 2008 : 09:50:57 AM
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I don't see why you couldn't...it would be alot like canning salsa...yum!! I want to try that this year. I agree about waiting for the cucumber until you serve it for sure...but what a good idea!!
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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doglady
True Blue Farmgirl
435 Posts
Tina
Howard
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Jul 17 2008 : 05:58:09 AM
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Hi Jenny,
I'm the only one in my family that loves Gazpacho Soup so I thought if I canned them in pint jars that it would be just enough for me for lunch. The bonus is that this soup is really low in calories too. Thanks for the encouragement and I think I'll give it a try this year. I'll let you know how it turns out. I planted 4 types of peppers just for Salsa and this soup.
Tina
You can tell your dog all of your secrets and they'll never say a word!
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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lisamarie508
True Blue Farmgirl
2648 Posts
Lisa
Idaho City
ID
USA
2648 Posts |
Posted - Jul 18 2008 : 07:40:57 AM
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This is a great thread. I didn't know that about the herbs and spices, Aunt Jenny. Could be why my tomato soup tasted a little weird because I put some garlic in it. I still like it, but the family didn't :( I still freeze my veggies as I've never gotten up the nerve to try my pressure cooker. I got it at a yard sale. I've heard so many stories of them blowing their top and making a mess that I'm afraid to try it with a glass cooktop. I'd like to try it this fall with our outdoor turkey fryer burner outside. Any tips?
Farmgirl Sister #35
"If you can not do great things, do small things in a great way." Napoleon Hill (1883-1970)
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Jul 18 2008 : 09:30:42 AM
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Oh Lisa..if I can do it you can too! I started pressure canning, gosh at least 25 years ago..first with my grandma and then at home with my own canner...and have never had a single problem. As long as you follow instructions exactly it is pretty failproof. I still have the little manual that came with my canner 20 years ago and still follow the instructions exactly every time. I am sort of a routine person though. But really ..you will do great. I have canned on a camp chef sort of thing..very like the turkey fryer burner..I bet you will do great.
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ visit my little online shop at www.auntjenny.etsy.com |
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lisamarie508
True Blue Farmgirl
2648 Posts
Lisa
Idaho City
ID
USA
2648 Posts |
Posted - Jul 18 2008 : 09:55:22 AM
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Thanks, Aunt Jenny. That's very inspiring. I'll try canning some of my pumpkin and beans this year and if those work out well, I'll take at stab at minestrone; keeping in mind the herb/spice thing you mentioned.
Farmgirl Sister #35
"If you can not do great things, do small things in a great way." Napoleon Hill (1883-1970)
my blog: http://lisamariesbasketry.blogspot.com/
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lilwing
True Blue Farmgirl
1403 Posts
Brooke
Fulshear
Texas
USA
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lisamarie508
True Blue Farmgirl
2648 Posts
Lisa
Idaho City
ID
USA
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Canning Veggies
