Canning Pics, Feel free to post yours!

[tasha313]

I still have so many apples, and i'm leaving for mexico on sunday... I should make more apple sauce but I sooo don't have the courage to can anymore AND clean before we leave and prepare .. urgh

[cheekysaver]

I did 7 quarts of the eye of round (@$1.88/lb, makes 2 meals per jar) last night, and 5 pints of pork loin this morning, in the pressure canner I tried my canned turkey from last week in hamburger helper... with the brine I soaked the turkey in, then the 1/2 tsp salt for the jar, and all the salt in the HH... well that was close to inedible No more using home canned salted meats for HH... I'll try it with the less salted pork or beef next week. Hubby has taken to drinking his water, juice and pop from mason jars :/

Hahaha... I drink hot tea out of mason jars... it keeps my tea warmer longer.

[cheekysaver]

I still have so many apples, and i'm leaving for mexico on sunday... I should make more apple sauce but I sooo don't have the courage to can anymore AND clean before we leave and prepare .. urgh

Freeze them... then can them up when you can deal with it. (it is no biggy if they go mushy when your making apple sauce anyway!

[poshcouponer]

wow !!!! those look AMAZING !!! I don't can but I have a million mason jars in every sizes you could possibly think of !!!! my husband said "stop it with the jars already" lol

[cheekysaver]

Jars are a great place to start when it comes to canning! There is a great deal you can do with a water bath canner.

[tubs]

If you're interested in winning some canning gear from Bernardin, they have a new contest happening right now on their facebook page ... the grand prize is $500 in their products. Seems pretty easy!

[iggysbabysitter]

I'm in the middle of pressure canning 14 pints of ground beef (browned, then canned), and then tonight I'll do 7 quarts of broth

[sweetproserpina]

RCSS Grimsby has lids on clearance rack for 50% off. Got 6 boxes yesterday!

[cheekysaver]

I'm in the middle of pressure canning 14 pints of ground beef (browned, then canned), and then tonight I'll do 7 quarts of broth

That is how I do it too... it works well in taco's, chili and spaghetti. The texture is a little different then fresh but it is still good. The best part is... it is precooked with no defrost time. It substantially speeds up a meal prep time.

[Snow In Summer]

I didn’t know where to post this under the forums but since it’s preserving food I’m placing here. Move me mod’s if you feel the need to do so ...

I was watching Doomsday Peppers on the Discovery channel by flute last week. All off a sudden I was taking notes as … eggs could last for a year and cheese for 25 years!!!

Hello, I wanted to learn more about this … so I started surfing and low and behold the were absolutely right!!! I have now been enlighten.

Eggs:
http://www.preparednesspro.com/safely-preserving-eggs

Cheese:
http://www.preparednesspro.com/chees...-save-us-all-2

[Amanda83]

I've never canned before, but this thread is brilliant. My Mom used to can every year, and my sister does. I want to make jam for Christmas. Is this too much of a pipe dream folks?!? Or can I lean to make jam in 10 days

[cheekysaver]

I've never canned before, but this thread is brilliant. My Mom used to can every year, and my sister does. I want to make jam for Christmas. Is this too much of a pipe dream folks?!? Or can I lean to make jam in 10 days

You can make jam in hours and it will last up to 3 years if it is prepared and stored correctly.

[cheekysaver]

[cheekysaver]

I didn’t know where to post this under the forums but since it’s preserving food I’m placing here. Move me mod’s if you feel the need to do so ...

I was watching Doomsday Peppers on the Discovery channel by flute last week. All off a sudden I was taking notes as … eggs could last for a year and cheese for 25 years!!!

Hello, I wanted to learn more about this … so I started surfing and low and behold the were absolutely right!!! I have now been enlighten.

Eggs:
http://www.preparednesspro.com/safely-preserving-eggs

Cheese:
http://www.preparednesspro.com/chees...-save-us-all-2

Any way we can learn to preserve food is a good thing.

As for eggs, I have looked into this, and many on youtube have tested this process and the max shelf life in normal conditions unrefrigerated is around 5 months with the mineral oil. Once eggs are coated in the mineral oil they are no longer good for whipping. Eggs stored in the fridge without oil lasted 9 months easily.. just in the cartons. If you were concerned about a doomsday issue i recommend storing the oil on hand ... it is good for cutting boards anyway!
(I am not a doomsday prepper I just like to have a years supply of as much as possible to have flux in my budget in case of emergency's... because stuff happens in life and every year it has bailed me out of unforeseeable expense issues that were beyond my control.)

As for cheese... I have tried this waxing and if you like the 2 and 3 year old cheddars you will love this. In about 8 months the cheddar is extremely sharp and much dryer then a standard store cheese. If your making a broccoli and cheese soup or a cheddar sauce you use much less of this stuff.

Some people have taken to canning cheese and cream as well... I will put a vid below for you... it is by a highly reputable prepper who has been canning for well over 20 years. I always recommend researching those who have already put these things into practice before trying them.

[Amanda83]

You can make jam in hours and it will last up to 3 years if it is prepared and stored correctly.

Awesome! That's what I kinda figured Thanks!!!