My mom has been canning for years and I have canned for five years.
I make jam, peaches, chutney.
We have used the ball book for reference and made notes on what we like and do not like.
If you are a beginner, stick with Ball,
but here are my problems with the ball book.
#1 way too much sugar
#2 way too much vinegar....
(the chutneys were terrible.... just raw and too much vinegar)
#3 the chutneys need to cook for 2 hours, and ball says cook for 20 minutes.
#4 never enough spice, I triple all spices.
so I just made a batch of chutney based on the River Cottage cookbook, I made a half batch to try it and it is superior to Ball.
I cooked it for about 2 hours, then processed for 15 minutes.
(neither my mom and I trust the new" flip it over and it seals" fashion.)
so I think the Ball book is really dated.....It was written years ago,,,, and I think the fashion for highly sugared food is down. I don't think the folks that made that book actually ate chutney.....
anyone recomend a new book?
I think its time we talked about the problems with Ball. This forum is a great place to start asking questions.....
why so much sugar? please add to this post....
I make jam, peaches, chutney.
We have used the ball book for reference and made notes on what we like and do not like.
If you are a beginner, stick with Ball,
but here are my problems with the ball book.
#1 way too much sugar
#2 way too much vinegar....
(the chutneys were terrible.... just raw and too much vinegar)
#3 the chutneys need to cook for 2 hours, and ball says cook for 20 minutes.
#4 never enough spice, I triple all spices.
so I just made a batch of chutney based on the River Cottage cookbook, I made a half batch to try it and it is superior to Ball.
I cooked it for about 2 hours, then processed for 15 minutes.
(neither my mom and I trust the new" flip it over and it seals" fashion.)
so I think the Ball book is really dated.....It was written years ago,,,, and I think the fashion for highly sugared food is down. I don't think the folks that made that book actually ate chutney.....
anyone recomend a new book?
I think its time we talked about the problems with Ball. This forum is a great place to start asking questions.....
why so much sugar? please add to this post....