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Canning lids are scarce!
I know it is high season for canning, but I got a huge shock looking for lids on Amazon... Anywhere from 5 or 6 to 11 or 12 bucks per box of 12! Unbelievable. Makes me wonder... When the apocalypse really comes and we can't buy new lids, what do we do?
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Wow! Almost 1,500 Jars of Canning?
Over on Paul Wheaton's site I read a post that shocked me. If you use 4 jars of food you canned each day, you would need 1,460 jars of goods put up! Never thought of it that way.
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Blueberries... blueberries... blueberry pie...
Harvest festival is not far away, and one of the Celtic traditions involves blueberries. I LOVE Me a good blueberry pie, but the ones in the grocery stores are really not... great. I can make a blueberry crumble that will be wonderful, but I'm looking for help with blueberry pie-type recipes. Ones that taste like…
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Do you feel that canning is a necessary skill?
So background is, no one ever taught me to can. And while I'm all about learning new skills on my own (which is what I've done for most I have), canning scares the heck out of me. I usually just freeze or lacto ferment items items that I want to preserve. But in getting pushback from some local acquaintances that without…
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From the Almanac: CANNING FOR BEGINNERS
Good article on canning: CANNING FOR BEGINNERS: WHAT IS CANNING? LEARN HOW TO CAN YOUR OWN FOOD AT HOME By Robin Sweetser July 15, 2020 Home canning is experiencing a resurgence of interest. Imagine the shelves of your pantry stocked with homemade pickles, tomato sauce, and jams. Whether you are blessed with an…
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Freeze Dryer - Anyone have experience
A friend of mine is buying a freeze dryer. Very expensive unit. I'm sure it will come with instructions and recipes but I was wondering if anyone has any experience with a unit like this. Tips? Suggestions? Recipes? Do's and Don'ts?
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drying blueberries
It is the height of blueberry harvest in South Jersey and I'm getting ready to dehydrate a batch. After many years, I think I've come up with a pretty efficient process that preserves the nutrients. Most sources will tell you that you need to checker the waxy coating on blueberries in order for them to dry properly. One…
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Preserving a years worth of food
So I began canning for the first time this year. I have been inspired by @Melissa Norris to preserve a years worth of food. What started out as me just wanting to learn the basics and maybe can up a year of one or two things has completely blown up! I am now in week 5 of canning and I’m up to 185 jars of food. I have 4…
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Jelly
Is there a way to make jelly/jam without sugar?
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Air Fryer Experiment
My dear Idaho friends gifted me with an air fryer as I was packing to move. I know someone will ask - it's a 4.2 quart Ultrean brand, with a non-stick basket. And my mom and sister have access to several free produce boxes, which they have shared with me. I was looking at all the wonderful produce I've been gifted with,…
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Pressure Canners
So...I ordered an all American 21.5 quart pressure canner on May 19th From amazon . For a few days it said it would be delivered in a few days or a week. Then after a few days the message changed to it will arrive by July 10th. So I check Thursday; says arriving July 10th; check the tracking and it hasn’t shipped. Not sure…
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Zeer (Clay Pot Evaporative) Fridges for off grid food preservation
Build an evaporative refrigerator - no moving parts, no electricity | Rebuilding Civilization Some pdfs are available below. If it doesn't show them, put "zeer" in the search & it will come up. This site has some other interesting pdfs too, but focused on Africa & many of the issues that they face. My question is, have you…
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Purple Basil Jelly
When I was growing up my dad would take a sprig of Purple Basil and stick it in his shirt pocket. Throughout the day as he worked, it would get bruised and my dad always smelled like purple basil. I planted some this year and it is growing like gangbusters. Today I picked enough to make jelly with it. Even though I messed…
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Labeling Jars for Food Storage
i like to store my stuff in glass jars, and have generally taped package labels to the jars when I transfer something from a plastic bag into the jar. But that leaves a sticky mess when it's time to switch contents. Today I had a really good idea! I'd acquired some of those paper card pockets that they used to put inside…
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Preservation: What is your favorite method?
Mine is dehydrating and fermenting. I like canning too especially for the things that can not be saved any other way and some of the recipes that can be accomplished (my version of fast food), however, I find the added heat and humidity intolerable. I cheat when I can as some things can be tossed in the freezer and then…
