Preserving Your Harvest

[Smokerbill]

I use my pressure canner all year. That is a great deal you got. I like wide mouth jars for canning chicken. The turkey fryer burner is idea is great! I'm getting close for salsa, but our peppers need to step up first. I freeze my tomatoes for salsa and sauce, so I have time.

Does freezing the tomatoes affect the texture much? I've never canned meat/poultry/fish before. Guess I should give it a try.

 

[CatInTheHenHouse]

Currently have (store bought) nectarines in the dehydrator for later tea experimentation.

 

[Justagalwithchicks]

Does freezing the tomatoes affect the texture much? I've never canned meat/poultry/fish before. Guess I should give it a try.

It separates the water out of the tomato so you don't have to cook it down as much for sauce etc. I don't do it for stewed tomatoes since I want the liquid with the tomato. Raw packing meat is the easiest canning. It doesn't look pretty, but it is shelf stable and easy to use.