WHAT ARE YOU CANNING TODAY?

[Ldychef2k]

You mean a pressure canner, right? I don't want to answer the wrong question.

You might think about potatoes as a first try. They are inexpensive, easy to prep, and delicious ! Or anything else that is on sale....

As far as meats, chicken breasts were my first try, followed by meatloaf. My daughter, the smart alek, still calls my beautiful chicken breasts "fetal pigs".

Gosh, I am really excited for you !

 

[HannaLee]

I made 6 quarts of pear-applesauce y'day and have more made tonight. Actually canning it will have to wait till tomorrow, though. The night got away from me!

 

[Farmfresh]

I think the easiest thing to pressure can is green beans! Of course that is not very cost effective at this time of the year.

 

[Ldychef2k]

Nine pints of slow roasted pork butt in thinned out BBQ sauce.


ETA: If I could see better, I might spell better !

 

[SKR8PN]

We aren't canning anything right now, but we have an entire beef coming in a couple of weeks, so WATCH OUT!

 

[freemotion]

We aren't canning anything right now, but we have an entire beef coming in a couple of weeks, so WATCH OUT!

Jealous!!!

 

[Okiemommy]

You mean a pressure canner, right? I don't want to answer the wrong question.

You might think about potatoes as a first try. They are inexpensive, easy to prep, and delicious ! Or anything else that is on sale....

As far as meats, chicken breasts were my first try, followed by meatloaf. My daughter, the smart alek, still calls my beautiful chicken breasts "fetal pigs".

Gosh, I am really excited for you !

Nope, I mean a water bath canner.
I wanted one last year but didn't get one. DH got me one for Christmas.


I'm going to start with water bath canning, then move up to a pressure canner when I get comfortable with water bath canning.

I've never canned anything in my life

My mom canned when I was really little, but then stopped for some reason, and didn't pass along her knowledge.

 

[Ldychef2k]

That's how most OCD (obsessive canning disorder) folks start out !

I am thinking, given the time of year and availability, that apples or applesauce might be a good starting point. I started at this website: http://www.pickyourown.org/canningappleslices.htm and moved around to canningusa.com as well. I found this site VERY inspiring: http://www.paulnoll.com/Oregon/Canning/index.html They have step by step photographs.

Please keep us all informed about your success !!!!!

 

[Farmfresh]

Fruit of any kind, pickles and I second the motion for applesauce and apple butter!

 

[HannaLee]

I posted an applesauce tutorial on my recipe blog: http://feedingthecrew.blogspot.com/2009/10/applesauce-tutorial.html

I just finished a pear tutorial and posted it this morning: http://feedingthecrew.blogspot.com/2009/12/canning-pears-photo-tutorial.html

Both of them would be easy projects to start with. My very first canning experience was cherry-plums. Bad idea.