hoodat
Garden Addicted
Welcome to the world of home canned food. Did you water bath or pressure cook? I usually water bath canned whole tomatos but pressure cook sauces.
i canned my first food - EVER
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Stubbornhillfarm
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Congratulations! Looks great. Now watch out! You will be a canning fool like the rest of us! 
peteyfoozer
Garden Addicted
You do realize tomatoes and jam are gateway fruits...soon you will find yourself canning spaghetti sauce, salsas, homemade soups, chicken and beef...there is no cure for this addiction! The only 12 step program is the ones between the stove and the pantry! 
Carol Dee
Garden Master
peteyfoozer said:You do realize tomatoes and jam are gateway fruits...soon you will find yourself canning spaghetti sauce, salsas, homemade soups, chicken and beef...there is no cure for this addiction! The only 12 step program is the ones between the stove and the pantry!
Truer words where never spoken.
dewdropsinwv
Garden Addicted
I cant wait to have some fresh canned veggies in my pantry!!!! Nothing tastes better in the middle of winter. Then planning what is going in the garden for the next year!!!! During the winter Monty gets bored, stands at the back door and asks if it's spring time yet. 
Counting the days down until he can get out in the barn and play in the potting mix. You have been bitten by the canning bug..... look out now.
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bj taylor
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I had taken the rings off. hubby comes by and wants to know what I've done. he says I must put the rings back on. I assure him the book and friends on the easy garden forum say take the rings off. I come back a little while later & they all have their rings on. I figure if it makes him feel better, i'll leave them on.
my ultimate wish for canning is to can chicken meat and broth. that is definitely on my list
I figure if it makes him feel better, i'll leave them on.my ultimate wish for canning is to can chicken meat and broth. that is definitely on my list
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Just make sure it is dry under those rings or they will rust.
Funny you mentioned it. I canned 16 pints of chicken broth Monday and another 18 pints today. Looks like they all sealed. My wife is at a weaving seminar this week so I have the kitchen to myself. That makes a world of difference if I dont have to work around her. Plus I wanted to clear out some room in the freezer to make room for tomatoes. Thats six chicken carcasses out of the freezer.
Funny you mentioned it. I canned 16 pints of chicken broth Monday and another 18 pints today. Looks like they all sealed. My wife is at a weaving seminar this week so I have the kitchen to myself. That makes a world of difference if I dont have to work around her. Plus I wanted to clear out some room in the freezer to make room for tomatoes. Thats six chicken carcasses out of the freezer.
MontyJ
Deeply Rooted
Just make sure to go back and loosen the lids some. People who don't can don't understand that the ring doesn't hold the lid on, vacuum does. If you really want to break him of the habit, leave the rings on a batch or two, then ask him to open them in Decemberbj taylor said:I had taken the rings off. hubby comes by and wants to know what I've done. he says I must put the rings back on. I assure him the book and friends on the easy garden forum say take the rings off. I come back a little while later & they all have their rings on.
my ultimate wish for canning is to can chicken meat and broth. that is definitely on my list
vfem
Garden Addicted
I need to do chicken broth as well.
I saw all our chicken bones and parts in gallon bags in the freezer. Then when I get a WHOLE BUNCH I put them in the pressure canner and use it as a pressure cooker. Then I keep in the fridge a day so I can clean the canner, skim the fat and can it all. GREAT STUFF!
I saw all our chicken bones and parts in gallon bags in the freezer. Then when I get a WHOLE BUNCH I put them in the pressure canner and use it as a pressure cooker. Then I keep in the fridge a day so I can clean the canner, skim the fat and can it all. GREAT STUFF!
