Greetings

topic posted Wed, July 9, 2008 - 7:10 AM by  Melissa
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Hello all... I just joined this tribe and wanted to say hello, so.... hello. I've spent the last two days making jam and canning apricots. I've previously only canned tomato pasta sauce and peaches but I look forward to canning lots of other things as well. I've only used a water bath canner thus far... the pressure canners freak me out a little. :-)
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Melissa
Sacramento
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  • Re: Greetings

    Wed, July 9, 2008 - 7:54 AM
    Hello Melissa, congratulations on your success, I am sure your jams are Tasty. I want to learn and practice storing food, hence it is why I am on this tribe. I have used a pressure canner and there is nothing to fear. The USDA has regulary produced a guide to canning every year that tells you what the pressures need to be brought to and kept at and for how long for each variety of food. The times and pressures are subject to some changes due to the constant evolution of food and the elevation you are at at the time. Sounds like you are doing great with your water bath, you might want to try pressure canning with an experienced person to get comfortable with it, or not.

    here is a link that uses the USDA info

    www.uga.edu/nchfp/public...ons_usda.html
    • Re: Greetings

      Wed, July 9, 2008 - 8:00 AM
      Thanks so much. I can remember using a pressure cooker for regular food prep when I lived in Germany and the part that always made me nervous was the cooling off and opening of the cooker... I always expected the top to blow off like it does in movies and cartoons. Gack!!!! :-P
      • Re: Greetings

        Wed, July 9, 2008 - 3:20 PM
        Hi Melissa! I'm in the same boat you are, a novice in canning/preserving...still wary of pressure canners. So far I've done fine with the boiling water bath... :)

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