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[Molpet]

I don’t know! Bottling is preserving stuff in sealed glass jars like mason jars.
I have no idea what canning is - I just hear the term but have never explored what it was.
Maybe it is the same thing. I thought canning must involve cans!

I think originally it was tin cans, that leached lead into the food

But nowadays canning is putting food into mason jars and either water-bath for acid foods or pressure canning for others.

 

[RoyalChick]

Thank you for explaining. That solves the canning mystery for me!

 

[Shadrach]

Any tips would be appreciated!

I'm still learning. I've got a long way to go yet.

 

[Shadrach]

I think originally it was tin cans, that leached lead into the food

But nowadays canning is putting food into mason jars and either water-bath for acid foods or pressure canning for others.

People do still can food, in cans. Not sure how preserving stuff in Mason Jars got to be called canning but it isn't for the obvious reason that a jar isn't a can.
You can buy a canning machine. The big advantage is food canned properly lasts for years.

 

[RoyalChick]

People do still can food, in cans. Not sure how preserving stuff in Mason Jars got to be called canning but it isn't for the obvious reason that a jar isn't a can.
You can buy a canning machine. The big advantage is food canned properly lasts for years.

So does bottled food done properly.
I just finished a jar of bottled pears that must be over 20 years old as my mother bottled them. They have faded in color but the taste is great.

 

[Molpet]

Apparently "can" is short for canister.....

https://www.healthycanning.com/what...te the word,in canisters of various materials.

 

[Shadrach]

So does bottled food done properly.
I just finished a jar of bottled pears that must be over 20 years old as my mother bottled them. They have faded in color but the taste is great.

There are differences in the type of seal one can achieve and what will last in jars and what fares better in cans.
Fruit is in general okay in jars but meats and prepared soups, stews etc I would can given the option.

 

[Perris]

this is a very good read on that topic

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pickled-Potted-Canned-Science-Preserving/dp/0743255534

 

[Perris]

We've had nearly 3 times the average rainfall for July, and what's normally a seasonal stream near the edge of the property was a raging torrent yesterday; the hill is saturated and the rain just pours off now.

This was yesterday - beginning of August. It looks like that in January. At this time of year it's supposed to be a dry stream bed.

 

[Shadrach]

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This was yesterday - beginning of August. It looks like that in January. At this time of year it's supposed to be a dry stream bed.

Looks lovely.