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yes but you have to be careful and make sure you use the right canning method.... higher acid foods can be steam/ water bath canned... lower acid foods need to be pressure canned or frozen
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I just don't add sugar to the applesauce while canning it!Some of the batches I add some cinnamon.And I know what you mean about the medication after surgery, I had my lapband surgery on aug.22,2011, and taking meds are a pain to crush or cut up.But, its been worth it cause I've lost...
I need a recipe for low to no sugar apple sauce....
and can I throw some strawberries in there too?
I am going to be having surgery in a few months and post op i will have to take medication crushed in apple sauce.. the problem lies i need as little refined sugar as possible..
or is this a...
I have a question about spaghetti sauce / tomato sauce...
who peels and who does NOT peel the tomato?
I was talking to an old Italian guy.. (the husband of one of my patients) and we were talking about making sauce I mentioned to him i am seeing the roma tomatos in the market now.. its soon...
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I love LOVE strawberry - rhubard anything - -pie jam etc. We can not grow rhubarb down here
I have rhubarb growing out of control... i didnt even harvest it this year i still had it left from last year in the freezer.. my aunt makes a punch with it
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The jars can't touch the bottom. You can use other pots, but will need some sort of a rack. It is easier IMHO to use a 21quart (21 quart liquid capacity) Hot Water Bath Canner which retail about $20 at WalMart My HWB allows me to do 7 jars at a time. There are many different sizes...
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when I am doing the water bath... i know you fill hot jars with hot filling place rings and seals on slightly under finger tight.. then boil for the required time...
how fast or how long can I wait before doing the final water bath?
if you are doing water canning... does it have to be a special pot you use?...
I have SEVERAL large stock pots.. that would allow me to do between 5 -7 cans at a time... and would cover the jars with the 1" of water... or should a buy THE canning pot?
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Those are really basic items to can as long as you are not putting meat in your spaghetti sauce and you are pickling your beets (otherwise they would need to be pressure canned) because they are low acid.
Please make sure you follow approved canning recipes, there are many that are...
Hi there everyone... I am going to bud in and ask all kinds of silly beginner questions...
a brief explanation... in a few month I will be undergoing gastric bypass surgery and I need to be able to control what I eat... that includes the amount of sugar and other additives ..
I want to can...