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    Choosing a pressure canner? ... Got it!

    I exclusively can with a turkey fryer burner on my covered back porch. At the beginning of canning season I had a 1/2 full grill tank and accomplished 10 canning runs before having to switch to my reserve tank. I use an All American 921 canner, cold pack and run full loads so it takes about 30...
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    Peasant cookery

    My favorite peasant dish is Ham and Cabbage. Sometimes called New England Boiled Dinner or Irish Ham and Cabbage Dinner. Ham or cured pork shoulder (must be bone in) boiled until the water turns into a hearty broth and the meat is readily pulled from the bone. Add peeled and quartered carrots...
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    Pressure canning pork~ideas, tips and recipes please

    I like to can pulled pork this way. Pressure cook pork in 3 inches of water until it is tender enough to pull off in strips. Usually 45 minutes for a whole 10 lb. pork shoulder. Allow meat to cool and pull all the meat from the bone. Refrigerate broth and skim off the fat after it becomes...
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    Cast iron or Stainless biggie frying pan?

    Cast Iron. I use my cast iron pans for everything except spaghetti sauce and soup.
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    My Hot Italian Sausage Recipe

    This recipe is for one pound of Hot Italian Sausage. Scale recipe for your preferred batch size. 1 pound ground pork 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder 3/4 teaspoon non-iodized salt (kosher or pickling salt) 1/2 teaspoon fennel seed, crushed 2 teaspoons paprika 3/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes 1/4...
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    Favorite canning equipment / books ???

    My favorite piece of equipment is my All American 921 pressure canner. I've used Mirro and Presto over the years and saved my pennies to buy the All American. I got tired of hunting down gaskets. I describe it as "the best purchase I have ever made". It fits 16 wide mouth pints in one run...
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