What are you canning now?

[Dar]

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?

 

[bargain]

Dar, save your money for buying chickens, eggs, coops and more!!! So I'm now canning pear preserves! Another big batch of figs to pick! and more fig preserves,,,,,need to make some okra pickles!!! Where did the summer go!

 

[Happy Chooks]

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Most everything I can is from my yard or what my family gives me from theirs. We share harvests - I just delivered a bunch of nectarines and peaches to everyone and came home with strawberries, rhubarb, pears and extra tomatoes.

My blackberries are almost done now, but my father's are just getting going. Went today and picked a lot - so I now have about 6 gallons in the freezer. When things settle down and it cools down some, I'll turn it into jam.

I did experiment with mango this year, so since I'm in CA that didn't come from my yard.

 

[Dar]

*** stupid question alert**

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?

 

[annaraven]

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Try to put them in the canner as soon as you've finished filling, wiping the tops, and putting the lids and rings on, so they're still hot when you put them in. The timing assumes you've done it that way. If you wait and the stuff has cooled down, then you would need to add processing time but you'd have to guess, based on "raw pack" instructions rather than "hot pack".

Also, if you cannot process them right away, put them in the refrigerator, then when you're ready to process them, put them into room temperature water in your canner and bring the water up to a boil with them inside.

 

[BarefootMom]

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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.

 

[Dar]

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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.

I have a large stock pot thats used when making a newfie boiled dinner.. there is a rack that goes into the bottom to stop the meat and veggies from scorching to the bottom while still allowing the "juice" to flow all around... so that sounds ideal

 

[Frogdogtimestwo]

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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.

I have both, I drag out the WB canner if I have a lot to do but for small batches I use a stockpot (must cover jars 2 inches or so) and I use a collapsible vegetable steamer (the one the opens up like a flower and closes for storage that cost about 7.00) in the bottom of the pot, it works great.

 

[math ace]

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I did buy some blueberries at a $1 a pound at a you pick em....
I had some more blueberries and canning pears given to me. . .

The rest came from my own yard - --
Blackberries,
Tomatoes,
Green beans
carrots,
banana peppers,
summer squash,
and a little bit of my own blueberries.

I started doing the canning thing this year and did it because I planted 30 - 40 tomato plants and they were all producing... AT ONE TIME!

Now to figure out how to can all these eggs...
Does anyone have a good pickled egg recipe ? ??

 

[math ace]

Has anyone seen canning jars or supplies go on clearance yet ??

I am in the south... so I think most folks have ended their canning season. I know I am planting cool weather crops this month.