Originally Posted by
Onebyone
Oh...that's too bad. She lost her beans AND her canner
I'd have a new prophane cooktop for compensation with a good vent fan over it.
If she wants to can anything with a pressure cooker, she will have to figure something out. Maybe in the garage or another outbuilding (she has a quilting studio in a former chicken coop!).
My canning days are over. I freeze tomatoes and applesauce, but everything else comes from the grocery during winter. Fresh fruits and vegetables are so much more readily available than they were back in the day. Things like peaches aren't available year round, and store bought canned are awful, so I just enjoy them when in season.
I've never had much success with dried beans. They are ALWAYS too hard, regardless of soaking or cooking method. Growing up, we always used dried kidney beans as they were one of the cash crops Dad grew on the farm. Less expensive and easier to keep on hand, but they don't work for me.