Are You Stocking Up On Food?

[RHRanch]

I too like to be prepared.... But unlike the rest of you only one thing has me worried.........In my opinion, it's the Zombies you have to watch out for!!!!

By the way, only can meat and most vegetables with a pressure canner. As a seasoned canner/jelly/jam maker I can tell you that modern pressure canners are very safe and easy to use. Buy the BALL guide to canning, and give it a try!

 

[TexasLisa]

TexasLisa :::::: I am very interested in being able to can by oven dry goods as you had mentioned . Do you have a good or even better Great website on how to do this ??? Truthfully ive never heard of this ... Or even freezing dried goods .... I dont get on computer very often .

Hi SoapandEggs! I am researching 'Oven Canning' online. Here are some things I found online:

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I just tried oven canning rice in quart jars. I preheated the oven to 200 degrees and placed 8 jars on the cookie sheet and left them in the oven for an hour. I took each one out, placed a sealing lid on it and tighted down the rim. Only 4 jars sealed – what did I do wrong? The only thing that comes to my mind is that since I was canning rice, I didn’t wipe the rims of the jars with a damp towel before placing the rims on them. Question 2: can I recan those 4 jars?

ANSWER:
You may have better success if you soak your lids in hot water for a few minutes to soften the rubber. Then wipe them dry and put on the jar. You still need to wipe the rim of the jar, it doesn’t take much rice dust to interfere with the seal. Also, your jar may not form a vacuum, so the only way you know if the jar is sealed is to gently pull on the lid after it has cooled thoroughly. If it stays on, it is sealed. You are trying to keep out air and insects by dry pack canning. You also shouldn’t need a whole hour in the oven, 20 minutes should be sufficient for quarts, 10 minutes for pints. Yes, you can certainly recan those 4 jars, but I think I would test the rice in them first to make sure they cook up well after such a long time in the oven.

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My grandmother has been oven canning dry goods since before my father was born. He’s 46. She taught me. Wash & thoroughly dry jars & lids. Bring oven to 200°F. Fill jars with dry goods. No high fat foods, so no egg noodles & only certain nuts are safe. Personally, I just stick to rice, beans, macaroni based pasta, oats, & flower. Place a cookie sheet in the oven & put filled jars on the cookie sheet. No lids on the jars, yet. Cook for at least 1 hour. Take jars out of the oven 1 at a time. Wipe ring of jar with a clean, damp cloth. Place lid & ring on jar. Continue like that with each jar until finished. Now, you can turn the oven off. She said these should keep for up to 20 years. I’ve also found a magazine article that explained oven canning dry goods in the same exact manner & they also said that it would last up to 20 years. Please keep in mind that you have to boil all dry goods (except nuts) in order to consume them, so it’s already safer since you’ll end up being forced to cook it again before being able to eat it. Good luck.

Another link (this is a good video, get pass the lady having tattoos!!):

http://aworkingpantry.blogspot.com/2012/06/oven-canning.html

I think I am going to try 'oven canning' my flour and red beans next week. I figure I will do a few jars and see what happens.

Lisa

 

[soap&eggs]

Thanks so much TexasLisa .... I def. will search site out & give it a try . 20 years of shelf life .. Hope i live long enough to eat them !!!! Good to know it can be done . Ive read up on canning bacon and also butter . I havent done so myself , no pressure cooker . I havent a web site to give you on those . The butter & bacon both i think , was from lady on preppers show web site . One family on those preppers shows canned dry corn , in gallon jars . Those must of been oven canned also . With winter almost upon us , gardening is done until next year . Soon , I will hopefully to beable to proudly announce ive mastered dry canning !!!

 

[soap&eggs]

Wondering out loud :::::: Could dried apples - fruits , carrots & such also be oven canned safely ?
Ive dried but just kept in bags , tupperware containirs , jars but not canned .

 

[71stbrew]

Here in east Texas, we are having a bumper pecan crop. The trees in town are loaded. I have always walked the neighborhood, picking pecans out of the street and a couple of vacant lots. What I see different this year is a lot more people doing the same thing. They even bring rakes to pull the branches down (in the city parks) so they can pick off the pecans before they even hit the ground. I saw several people throwing large sticks up in the branches to rattle down the pecans. Free food. Are they hungry? Taking advantage of pecans for free? A little nervous about food supply? I don't know, I just know I haven't ever seen people out scrounging like this before. Durnnit! Them are MY free pecans! ..........grumble grumble.......... There was even a guy in a electric wheelchair under my favorite tree today and he got them all. He had a big bag full. I guess I'd better go earlier to beat the wheelchair guy.

Funny I noticed a lot here in NE OK too. Drought year and still pecans, bad winter ahead?

 

[71stbrew]

ok I guess I don't know how to work this sight properly sorry

 

[71stbrew]

And look at garage sales for a cheap pressure canner. I never bought a new one they have always worked great usually nothing wrong with the canner just Grandma passed away and nobody knows how to do it any more.

 

[LittleMissPurdy]

was also wondering if the "oven-canning" method would work for dried fruit/ veggies..they do get funky over time

 

[cupman]

Any of you watch a television show called "Revolution" that premiered on NBC this past month? Some phenomenon suddenly happens where all electronics quit working one day... even cars and batteries quit working. The population goes into unrest and factions form, bands of briggands form, etc. I'm not mocking you guys, promise, I actually like that show a lot and this thread just reminds me of it. It's a big fictional show with some interesting characters.

 

[rebelcowboysnb]

Good show so far. JJ Abrams is good at that. Some controversy over some minor stuff but its all in all good.