Canning

Post by **Damelon** » Sat Apr 15, 2017 3:34 pm

Does anyone do it? I'm thinking of starting a small garden this year and in order to get the most out of it I was looking into canning.

Any tips for a beginner?

Post by **Vader** » Sat Apr 15, 2017 4:22 pm

If I had an abundance of vegetables I'd rather freeze or pickle them. I don't like canned stuff at all with exception of tomatoes and some beans which can be okay in some cases.

Post by **Avatar** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 5:08 am

Never tried it.

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Post by **wayfriend** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 5:14 pm

Off and on. Tomatoes (sauced) and pickles (bread and butter) usually.

Lately we have a vacuum storage thingy. It has an attachment for sucking a vacuum into mason jars. Just putting fresh vegatables (like lettuce) in a vacuumed mason jar keeps them fresh in the fridge for much longer than you might guess. Not sure if that qualifies as "canning".

Post by **SoulBiter** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 9:51 pm

I love canning.

Jams (Strawberry and Jalapeno
Green beans
Relish (sweet and dill)
Tomatoes
Salsa
soups
Peaches
Collards and Turnips
corn
Peppers

You will need a pressure cooker and know what things to cook for what length of time. Easy to look up on the internet. Date all your cans. Make sure to check them... if the lids aren't sealed the contents are not safe.

Don't force the pressure on the cooker (even safely) because the shift in pressure causes the liquids to come out of the jar.

Post by **Savor Dam** » Wed Apr 19, 2017 12:57 am

Menolly bought an Instant Pot pressure cooker earlier this year. Quite a versatile device and we get lots of use from it, but it's supposedly not suitable for canning.

Post by **wayfriend** » Wed Apr 19, 2017 12:51 pm

A device that makes pot instantly? Genius!

Post by **Vader** » Thu Apr 20, 2017 12:22 am

wayfriend wrote:A device that makes pot instantly? Genius!

But isn't pot supposed to relieve presure instead of building it up?

Post by **Avatar** » Thu Apr 20, 2017 4:51 am

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Post by **Icarus Unfallen** » Thu Apr 20, 2017 3:54 pm

Appears you all are a day ahead. Today is the proper day for those reefer riffs.

Post by **Avatar** » Fri Apr 21, 2017 4:58 am

Yesterday now, but it was duly celebrated of course.

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Post by **SoulBiter** » Sun Jun 18, 2017 7:28 pm

Canned 24 qts of green beans, 10 pints of dill relish, and 24 pints of jam in the last few weeks.

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