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Im about to harvest a lot of potatoes and am trying to get ready...Ive never grown or canned potatoes before so Im pretty nervous and excitted! I heard that when you harvest your potatoes you need to let them sit in the sun for a few days to let the skin "set up and get firm"...what if I just...

Would you mind sharing your recipe? I too have found a TON of different recipes and times and would love to know exact recipes that work for other people!

I have a friend that plants potatoes in bushel baskets. They are Yukon gold and not sweet potatoes, but it cant be too much different. She prefers planting them in the bushel baskets because at the end of the growing cycle she just overturns the basket and all the potatoes fall out instead of...

So Im a VERY new to canning and canned my first harvest of green beans a few days ago. I am a little worried that I lost too much water out of the jars. I overly released air bubbles because I was afraid of this, but after the canning was complete I had lost some of the water from teh jars into...

I never thought about the noise factor...yes I sure hate the sound of my microwave, but when I only need it for 30 seconds its really not a big deal, but for an HOUR I think I owuld leave the house!!

Thank you all so much for your input! That is great advice! I still cant decide what I am going to do...but since my oven is out I guess there will be no baking until I decide!

Does a convection oven save more energy than q regular conventional oven, or does It just cook fast cause It uses more energy in a shorter amount of time?

Would it be wise to just can the turkey seperate in some half pint jars and the veggies in a quart jar...then combine them when it is time for cookin?

I need help finding a recipe for pressure canning a turkey and veggie mixture. I cooked a turkey yesterday and have a ton of meat that I would like to can instead of freeze and I would love to can it with some veggies so it is ready to go! I dont have a lot of experience with pressure canning...

With a propane burner outside does it make it hard to regulate the temp in the pot with the wind and weather factors? Does it take longer to heat up the water? What propane burners do you suggest? There are a ton of them out there!!

Thank you all for your advice!! Last night I did some jelly with water bath method and my stove held up, you are right taht it is very hard to regulate the temp. I wish I had thought about this BEFORE going electric! We just moved and I had a gas stove and LOVED it. We found this stove at a...

- 2c seeded green bell peppers (slightly blended) - 1/2 c jalapeno peppers (slighty blended) - 8 c sugar - 2 c Apple cider vinegar - 2 - 3oz packets liquid fruit pectin 6 oz TOTAL! (Ball) This makes 12 half pint jars. Ok I now know that I meant 2 packets (3 oz each) Totalling 6 ounces!! I did...

Thank you all so much!! I canned my jelly yesterday and the towel method worked beautifully!!! I was even able to fit more jars in the pot than I used to be able to with the wire rack! Bonus! :weee

I heard that Glass flat stove tops can explode with long Pressure canning. Has anyone heard of this?

OK! Here it goes! Im gonna give it a try and see what happens. I already have the pot full of goodies sitting and waiting for the pectin. (almost done with the 1 hour rest before the pectin). Only problem is that I somehow forgot to put on gloves and my hands are on FIRE from the jalapenos...

This is what I thought but when I bought my 6 oz packets of liquid ball pectin (like I used too) I opened them and there were 2 (3oz) packets in the box, so 6 oz total, but 3 oz each. This is when I started to get confused about my recipe because I didnt know if I meant 2 (3oz) packet = 1 box or...

WOW Thank you!!!

I tried it and it worked! I added some sundried tomatoes nad basil in the final kneeding stage to the 30 minute mozzerella recipe! then I used the whey to make ricotta, I got about a cup and a half!! This is so much fun! Im going to try cream cheese next!

I lost my wire rack for canning (water bath, not pressure canning). I heard somewhere sometime that I can use a towel in the bottom of the pot instead of a wire rack. Is this possible or are there risks involved? Has anyone ever done this before??

Ok I feel really silly but I cant even remember my own Jalapeno Jelly recipe! :barnie I wrote it all out and I cant i just dont understand my own recipe. I put 2 (6 ounces) packets of Ball liquid pectin. My concern is if I meant 2-6oz packets = 12 oz or if I meant 2 packets = 6 oz. The jelly...