tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8123797490944178125.post6142117393227282072..comments2022-03-30T00:26:57.902-07:00Comments on MasonDixonVixen: Ermahgerd Appersauce (Canning and YOU)Whitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03428278229102370385noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8123797490944178125.post-73844763495421844122014-11-23T22:48:40.636-08:002014-11-23T22:48:40.636-08:00Get a pressure canner! They're about $100 at W...Get a pressure canner! They're about $100 at Wally World. You can cut the time you spend waiting for the water to heat up significantly compared to a water bath canner because a pressure canner only uses like 3 quarts of water. Also you can can meat with a pressure canner. They typically come with a booklet of recipes and instructions.Blog Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08294787592544255585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8123797490944178125.post-24324122865897622802014-11-23T17:52:56.429-08:002014-11-23T17:52:56.429-08:00I can remember the full shelves of mother's ca...I can remember the full shelves of mother's canned food: beans, corn, bread-and-butter pickles, applesauce, jellies, jams, and so on. As I recall, it wasn't that hard, jut tedious. Worth a try. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8123797490944178125.post-53320441911167478522014-11-23T17:40:07.509-08:002014-11-23T17:40:07.509-08:00We have 2 gardens-one is about 15'x 25, the ot...We have 2 gardens-one is about 15'x 25, the other is 25'x50'. <br />Starting in late July/early August we start canning tomatoes.By mid June,we are canning green beans,after tomatoes,all the peppers start coming in,I make pepper rings that everyone says kick ass-gave away 24 jars of them this year because I had way too many banana peppers. I had way too many hot peppers this year-habeneros,serranos,jalepenos,poblanos,tabasco,and anahiem chilis.<br />You can make hot sauce and can it-or it will keep for about 6 months in the 'fridge.<br />We also grew corn and a ton of eggplants this year,along with bell peppers,zucchini,yellow squash,cukes for pickles,and some butternut and acorn squash.<br />Next year,I'm planting a bunch of potatoes and onions,along with all the other stuff-and way less hot peppers-we have about a 5 year supply of dried hot peppers.<br />We have chickens,so we have the perfect garden fertilizer-6 hens and 1 rooster provide more than enough manure to fertilize both gardens.<br /><br />It's not all that much work to raise a lot of veggies,plus you can save tons of $$ and have the veggies you canned in summer for dinner in Jan and Feb.<br /><br />I bought a pressure canner too-you can can a lot more stuff in a pressure canner-you can even make a big pot of soup and can it-just don't add noodles-add noodles when you heat it up for lunch or dinner. We canned spaghetti sauce,chili,green beans,chicken soup,and there's tons of other stuff you can can with a pressure canner.<br /><br />We're still learning as we go-just get a copy of the ball Blue Book,and/or go online to...<br /><br />http://nchfp.uga.edu/publications/publications_usda.html<br /><br />Everyone should learn how to can-plus it adds to your food supplies for no $$$ other than the cost of a few packages of seeds.GamegetterIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963151027331481180noreply@blogger.com