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Think of canning as a precision form of cooking. When canning, you will use ordinary kitchen skills but must observe instructions exactly to ensure that the food is sterilized and safe. This is one time when you definitely shouldn’t improvise. Select Jars and Lids Use mason-type jars, which come in a variety of sizes. Pints and quarts are common and suitable for most canning. Choose from easy-to-fill wide-mouthed jars or traditional-looking narrow-mouthed jars. You can either start with new jars or recycle previously used but still perfect (no cracks or chips) canning jars. Avoid mayo jars and other kinds of glass containers because they may not hold up to processing. The lids used for canning consist of two pieces–a flat metal disk (rimmed with a rubber gasket) that covers the jar opening, and a screw-on band that holds the disk in place. Always use new flat metal disks because the gasket around each rim can begin to deteriorate after sitting in storage for 5 or more years; consequently, it may fail to seal. You can reuse screw-on bands, though, as long as they look good and have no rust.
Category: Gardening
May 1, 2018
As Mother’s Day inches closer (it’s May 13), you might still be hearing from your mom that one frustrating sentence: “I already have everything I need.” That’s great, of course, but it does leave you in a bit of a bind. …
April 2, 2018
Welcome to the #houseplantclub 🌿
February 22, 2018
“When I woke up today, I just knew it was going to be magical.”
December 26, 2017
The first lady made the call after learning that the Jackson Magnolia, planted in 1835, was a safety hazard.
December 26, 2017
The first lady made the call after learning that the Jackson Magnolia, planted in 1835, was a safety hazard.
December 1, 2017
Don’t panic.
December 1, 2017
Don’t panic.
November 6, 2017
Oui, oui and more oui.
November 6, 2017
Oui, oui and more oui.
Think of canning as a precision form of cooking. When canning, you will use ordinary kitchen skills but must observe instructions exactly to ensure that the food is sterilized and safe. This is one time when you definitely shouldn’t improvise. Select Jars and Lids Use mason-type jars, which come in a variety of sizes. Pints and quarts are common and suitable for most canning. Choose from easy-to-fill wide-mouthed jars or traditional-looking narrow-mouthed jars. You can either start with new jars or recycle previously used but still perfect (no cracks or chips) canning jars. Avoid mayo jars and other kinds of glass containers because they may not hold up to processing. The lids used for canning consist of two pieces–a flat metal disk (rimmed with a rubber gasket) that covers the jar opening, and a screw-on band that holds the disk in place. Always use new flat metal disks because the gasket around each rim can begin to deteriorate after sitting in storage for 5 or more years; consequently, it may fail to seal. You can reuse screw-on bands, though, as long as they look good and have no rust.
Category: Gardening
May 1, 2018
As Mother’s Day inches closer (it’s May 13), you might still be hearing from your mom that one frustrating sentence: “I already have everything I need.” That’s great, of course, but it does leave you in a bit of a bind. …
April 2, 2018
Welcome to the #houseplantclub 🌿
February 22, 2018
“When I woke up today, I just knew it was going to be magical.”
December 26, 2017
The first lady made the call after learning that the Jackson Magnolia, planted in 1835, was a safety hazard.
December 26, 2017
The first lady made the call after learning that the Jackson Magnolia, planted in 1835, was a safety hazard.
December 1, 2017
Don’t panic.
December 1, 2017
Don’t panic.
November 6, 2017
Oui, oui and more oui.
November 6, 2017
Oui, oui and more oui.
February 28, 2018