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Pressure Canning Chow Chow
I am canning chow chow and want to use my pressure canner. Can anyone tell me how many pounds as well as how long for pint and quart jars? Thank you
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Why wasn’t my chicken broth boiling in jars when I took it out of the pressure canner?
I pressure canned chicken broth in my electric pressure canner. When I took the jars out of the canner the broth was not boiling inside the jar. Should I be concerned? That has never happened before. ...
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Can I reprocess jars that have sealed?
We lost track of the venting time but since it was a strong heavy steam, husband put the weight on. Regulating the jiggles was hard to do and finally we just turned the heat off. Thinking to start ...
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Food safety and botulism indicators for pressure canned goods
Several months ago I canned some ham and pea soup, following this recipe verbatim. All went well and the jars have been sitting in my dark pantry ever since.
This was my very first time (ever) using a ...
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Pressure canning tomatoes without added acid
I'd like to pressure can tomatoes without adding acid as recommended by the USDA (and outlined here). The reason being is, imo, the additional acid ruins the flavor.
My understanding of the official ...
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Pressure canning at odd pressures
I recently acquired a Presto pressure canner model 01781 (23-Quart) which comes with a weight designed to regulate it to 15 lbs of pressure. I also purchased a variable weight regulator (part 50332) ...
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Canning for couple of days to one week of low acidic cooked food without pressure canning?
I would like can low acidic cooked food like vegetables or meat (chicken) to use with in couple of days to one week during summer vacations.
I dont have pressure canner so, can I do it using Hot ...
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Canning in a Pressure Cooker
Well, unfortunately the present my mom got me last Christmas turned out to be a pressure cooker and not a pressure canner. I've read that it is unsafe to can low acid foods using a pressure cooker. ...
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Method of canning without pressure canner?
I'm debating canning but I don't have a pressure canner. I was just wondering what the best method to can would be since I don't want to get botulism and I want the canned food to last for a long time....
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