My first try at canning!!

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07-12-2010, 02:41 PM

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maryb119

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I used to can a lot when the kids were little and I was a stay at home mom. I had a small garden in the backyard but I sure got a lot of fresh veggies from it. I always enjoyed it because at the end of the day, I felt like I had accomplished something. It sure helped with the grocery budget, too.

07-12-2010, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by b.zang

I can a lot of salmon, sometimes smoking it slightly first. Yum! My DH says the best canned food he ever ate was bear that had been cubed and canned with mushrooms and onion. Not quite stew, but an easy finish into one.

Salmon - yum. My MIL did trout. I've eaten bear, but only once. One year in Wyoming we had too much deer, so I bottled it in cubes. It made great stew or sandwiches. Haven't had that in years!

07-12-2010, 05:05 PM

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I tried once and it was a disaster.

07-12-2010, 05:45 PM

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I learned to make pickles at my daughter's MIL's house a couple of summers ago. I made some last year, and they are all gone now, so I guess I did OK! But I didn't have to do all you are doing. Just getting the jars hot and then letting them cool down. I guess because it's not cooked food, and the pickles are covered in vinegar. Hummm, I'm not a chemist, but that must have something to do with it!! :-)