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#Post#: 5747--------------------------------------------------
Canning woes
By: guest13 Date: September 7, 2020, 4:13 am
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Equipment and supplies just aren't available. Jars, lids,
rings---sold out everywhere.
Remember the electric pressure canner I mentioned earlier? None
to be had anywhere, even from the manufacturer.
Thankfully, we had enough to complete this year's harvest, but
it was close. These are things we like to keep well-stocked on;
we usually buy replacements as we use them up, especially lids.
Jars and rings can be reused, but we go through them too.
I suspect that the huge demand this year was fueled by recent
events---lots of people decided they were going to grow and
preserve food. An excellent decision, but it's also a fair
amount of work. I predict that a number of them will opt out
when they discover that it's not so easy. Hopefully they'll be
selling off their recent purchases at decent discounts in the
near future. I will be ready to snap them up.
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Re: Canning woes
By: AJ Date: September 7, 2020, 7:40 am
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There’s a bunch of electric pressure cookers on Amazon. They
call them instant pots now. Is that what you’re talking about?
I have an old fashioned Mirro stove top 6 quart pressure cooker.
I don’t use it much anymore. I used to cook all sorts of stuff
in it. Beans, roasts, chickens.
Never did the canning thing with it though.
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Re: Canning woes
By: guest13 Date: September 7, 2020, 9:44 am
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[quote author=AJ link=topic=646.msg5749#msg5749 date=1599482418]
There’s a bunch of electric pressure cookers on Amazon. They
call them instant pots now. Is that what you’re talking about?
I have an old fashioned Mirro stove top 6 quart pressure cooker.
I don’t use it much anymore. I used to cook all sorts of stuff
in it. Beans, roasts, chickens.
Never did the canning thing with it though.
[/quote]
No, sadly "instant pots" will not do for canning. This is a much
larger implement.
We have a huge pressure cooker we use for canning. We also have
a smaller one we use for cooking.
#Post#: 5751--------------------------------------------------
Re: Canning woes
By: guest13 Date: September 7, 2020, 2:35 pm
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Well now. We were just given 18lbs of tomatoes. One of Cinny's
customers. Might be more coming---dang!
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Re: Canning woes
By: AJ Date: September 7, 2020, 3:32 pm
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[quote author=Danocoustic link=topic=646.msg5751#msg5751
date=1599507303]
Well now. We were just given 18lbs of tomatoes. One of Cinny's
customers. Might be more coming---dang!
[/quote]
Git yer ass to work! Maters are gold when they’re guduns!
;D
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Re: Canning woes
By: guest13 Date: September 8, 2020, 4:28 am
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[quote author=AJ link=topic=646.msg5752#msg5752 date=1599510777]
[quote author=Danocoustic link=topic=646.msg5751#msg5751
date=1599507303]
Well now. We were just given 18lbs of tomatoes. One of Cinny's
customers. Might be more coming---dang!
[/quote]
Git yer ass to work! Maters are gold when they’re guduns!
;D
[/quote]
You're absolutely right!...but do we have enough lids? MAYBE, if
we use regular (not wide mouth) jars. About 3lbs of tomatoes per
quart means we've got six quarts' worth, and there may well be
more coming. We have about a dozen lids. Can't find any for sale
anywhere!
Not sure what variety these are. They're plum shaped, like a big
Roma or Amish paste. Nice firm meaty heavy fruits, great for
canning. Great flavor (of course I ate one).
Cinny works 6:30AM to 3PM today. By the time she comes home,
I'll have these blanched, peeled and cut up. Have the citric
acid measured out. The jars, lids and rings ready to sterilize.
The big canning pot set up and ready to go. After she rests a
while, we'll fire up the stove and get 'em canned.
Thankfully it's unseasonably cool lately. Canning heats the
kitchen up a lot.
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Re: Canning woes
By: guest13 Date: September 8, 2020, 9:05 am
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...just now 10AM and I've got them all cored, blanched and
skinned. Refrigerate for an hour or two and cut them into
quarters. Getting out canning gear.
Raining steady in SE lower Michigan this morning. Where was this
a month ago when I needed it?
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Re: Canning woes
By: AJ Date: September 8, 2020, 9:41 am
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[quote author=Danocoustic link=topic=646.msg5754#msg5754
date=1599573920]
...just now 10AM and I've got them all cored, blanched and
skinned. Refrigerate for an hour or two and cut them into
quarters. Getting out canning gear.
Raining steady in SE lower Michigan this morning. Where was this
a month ago when I needed it?
[/quote]
I feel ya on the rain. We’re finally getting some today.
#Post#: 5756--------------------------------------------------
Re: Canning woes
By: guest13 Date: September 9, 2020, 5:01 am
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24 hour delay. She was just too whooped after work yesterday, so
we postponed. I offered to do it myself, but she wants to be
involved. One of the things we enjoy doing together.
There are usually shots of bourbon involved. Tradition, ya know
;)
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Re: Canning woes
By: AJ Date: September 9, 2020, 3:17 pm
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[quote author=Danocoustic link=topic=646.msg5756#msg5756
date=1599645669]
24 hour delay. She was just too whooped after work yesterday, so
we postponed. I offered to do it myself, but she wants to be
involved. One of the things we enjoy doing together.
There are usually shots of bourbon involved. Tradition, ya know
;)
[/quote]
Whiskey makes everything better.😀👍🏻
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