The NFC B-Day Chat Thread

[HuffleClaw]

G'evening y’all!

 

[igorsMistress]

well, i only can tomatoes, beets, green beans, i think what other vegetables i grow and want to keep i freeze, i guess i could can but mil taught me to freeze those and save the jars for other things, the tomatoes i open kettle , the beets, green beans i water bath them. of course it takes different times to can but so far its always worked for me and we ain't dead yet mil lived to 92, course the last 5 or 6 years she didn't can
sometimes i think they tell you that you can't do it my way just to have you buy a pressure canner but think about it, old days they didn't have pressure canners and they canned back in those days, sure, once in a while you get a bad jar but you hear about recalled foods all the time don't you? so i will continue to do it my way, i hate change!!!!!!

Thanks!

 

[igorsMistress]

I'll have to look for the one I used. I've done them both sweet and sour. I like the Jalapeno sweet relish too.

G'evening y’all!

Hi

 

[DigMyChicks]

morning sean
glad to "see" you, hot out there? been kinda hot here but i like hot better than cold and snow and i'm sure not as hot as texas

It is hot here to but the crops need the heat.

@sharron how do you can veg without a pressure canner? I was told it wasn't safe?

My mom never had a pressure canner and we never got sick. She canned a lot with having 12 kids.

thank you rj but i'm more afraid of the pressure canner than i am of botulism on my own canning

I was afraid of mine at first but now I’m not. I watch it pretty closely.

 

[CapricornFarm]

i haven't and haven't seen blooie in a few days either

I have been busy building a run and feeding, watering my critters.

 

[drumstick diva]

Have SCG give Ripley the scent and she'll find Blooie for us - unless Blooie doesn't want to be found

 

[perchie.girl]

not really hard deb, just time consuming, the hardest part (for me is the planting but i also love to play in the dirt so not hard lol) theres nothing like hearing your jar ping as it seals, makes you so proud, i do it the old fashion way, no pressure cooker for me, scared of them, momma had one blow up one time when she was cooking dried limas, beans everywhere sounded like a bomb

Pressure canners are a bit different than pressure cookers... and are pretty safe these days so I am told. I want to raw pack meat and you cant do that in a water bath.

I got the bug for it back when a friend gave me some home canned Tuna... OH MY GAWD was it good. Ruined me for store bought for many years. I also want to raw pack salmon.

Then I want to do Beef and chicken as well...

I have an issue with loosing power at home and I cannot count on refrigeration. So best to have a food storage strategy that doesnt need refrigeration.

So we will see if I can get it together here and do some pressure canning.

deb

 

[perchie.girl]

@sharron how do you can veg without a pressure canner? I was told it wasn't safe?

The only way is to pickle it....

I have a small presto good rep simple instructions doesnt even have a pressure gauge.

 

[sharron]

G'evening y’all!

 

[DigMyChicks]

Good morning al!