Help With Canning Basics?

[KB3GZW]

Yea I wish I had the money to get a pressure canner. Maybe If I look on ebay long enough.

 

[Grow 4 Food]

new chick is right, you can't beat the blue ball book.

 

[islandmanmitch]

Check the thrift stores. I know of two people finding pressure canners there. One looked like new. Mitch

 

[ahbee01]

Hi, I wanted to add make sure you use up to date recipes. If you have an old recipe make sure to find out if it needs up dated. I use the ball blue book, a current one. Also over at garden web in the garden forums is a harvest forum, they have very knowledgeable people that are die hard canners, they can let you know if a recipe is safe.
go to gardenweb.com click on garden forums and then on to harvest!
They have helped me out a great deal, and never get mad at answering newbie questions!
Brenda

 

[Grow 4 Food]

There are several canning books out there that tell you how to hot water bathe it instead of using a pressure cooker if you don't have one. As a general rule it just means a lot more cooking time.