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Re: Preserves Become Ideology in a Jar

Brian Pomeranz — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:11:12 -0000

it takes me 1 hour to make a serving of salsa for two (for spaguetti) and 3 hours to make 8 or 9 servings for two and cann them. So canning is also energy efficient and time efficient.

Re: Preserves Become Ideology in a Jar

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:49:11 -0000

"Balls Blue Book of Preserving" is a great resource, i just learned how to can this summer and plan on doing lots of it

Re: Preserves Become Ideology in a Jar

Rosie — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 22:22:57 -0000

Oh thanks for this! I love canning and making jams, etc. I've been doing this for a few years now and all I did was research online when I wanted to do something new. I'm 25 and never had any exposure to this type of thing before, but food just tastes so much better this way and it's become one of my favorite things to do.

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Stephanie - Green at Home Mom — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 15:08:40 -0000

Canning is something I've been thinking about getting into also. My husband will probably think I'm nuts since he's only minimally green, but that's fine. We have a pretty decent garden and while giving away excess works, it would be nice to have my own use for it too.

Re: Preserves Become Ideology in a Jar

solarium — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 14:34:08 -0000

canning is a great way to preserve and enhance taste too

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chopper — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 11:44:10 -0000

there are tons of pages on the internet about canning, and info through your local extension.

i do a lot of canning, specifically of stuff i get at the farmer's market in season. so when i want to make sauce or soup in the middle of winter i can still make it out of local ingredients.

in fact, i whipped up two big batches of stock, chicken and beef/lamb yesterday from all local stuff and am going to get on canning the stuff later today.

Re: Preserves Become Ideology in a Jar

Ross — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 11:30:50 -0000

Are there any resources on how to do this? I'm interested, but I have no idea where to start.

LA: We will see what we can do.