It’s been a very busy week – we’ve had a wedding, family in from all over the world, an accidental dinner parts for more than 60 (we figured we’d get 13), and just an all-out fun party for 3 days. Connection to the blog and the community here has been very low (a massive pile [...]
Archive for the ‘Pressure Canning’ Category
High Acid, Low Acid, Waterbath or Pressure Can? The Fundamental Decision of Canning
Posted in Canning (Waterbath), Pressure Canning on June 13, 2011 | 7 Comments »
The ‘Secret’ Benefit of Pressure Canning
Posted in Pressure Canning on April 5, 2011 | 12 Comments »
We’ve written a reasonable amount about pressure canning in recent weeks (expect even more this summer as I anticipate significantly increasing the amount of it that we do) but sometimes it’s so easy to miss the obvious. If you’re looking to get caught up, here’s a few key posts on the topic: Should I buy [...]
Making and Canning Stock – Part 3 – Pressure Canning (Preserving)
Posted in Pressure Canning, tagged wellpreservedpressurecansstock on January 28, 2011 | 15 Comments »
This post may be somewhat anti-climactic. The most important parts of it are links to a few previous articles because a lot of it is covered there. I’ll risk the redundancy to share the mysteries of pressure canning because: It’s a natural evolution from water-bath canning. It’s nowhere near as difficult as it may seem [...]
Making and Canning Stock – Part 2 – Cooking, Cooling, Cooking, Cooling…
Posted in Pressure Canning, tagged wellpreservedpressurecansstock on January 27, 2011 | 19 Comments »
Cooking stock is all about patience. For many years I just through water in a pot of `stuff`and boiled it as hard as it would go and hope for the best. I`ve learned that`s a bit like trying to build a house of cards with a hammer and nails – it`s a little too harsh. [...]
Making and Canning Stock – Part 1
Posted in Pressure Canning, tagged wellpreservedpressurecansstock on January 26, 2011 | 5 Comments »
There was a good deal of discussion around stock when we posted about intentionally burning onions for that purpose last week so I decided it would be prudent to share our process of making and preserving (via pressure canning) stock. Stock is a winter activity for us. It can take a lot of time (although [...]
Pressure Canning Peas and Beans (Preserving Summer)
Posted in Pressure Canning, tagged wellpreservedediblesummer on July 5, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Like many people, my personal interest in preserving started with jams. Our pantry is home to more than a dozen types of our own making while it is also home to another few dozen jars that were gifted, traded or purchased. Jam is a lot of fun to make though my relationship with it is [...]
Pressure Canning Pork Stock
Posted in Pressure Canning on June 14, 2010 | 4 Comments »
I will gladly admit that this recipe can be filed under that special category of experimental. The technique is tried and true and follows the standards for safe canning set out by the National Center for Home Food Preservation – it`s the taste that will be subject to further scrutiny. We hosted a small gathering [...]
Pressure Canned Asparagus
Posted in Pressure Canning on May 19, 2010 | 12 Comments »
It`s time for the Tigress Can Jam and the rules are clear: thou shalt use a boiling water bath. I am a rule bender – but not a complete rule breaker. So I did indeed make something that was done in a hot water bath. This just isn`t the post on it (that will come [...]
Preserving Asparagus – Pickled and Pressure Canned
Posted in Canning (Waterbath), Pressure Canning, tagged wellpreservedediblespring on April 3, 2010 | 1 Comment »
We`re writing this articles in the order of difficulty (at least as I perceive it). You`ll find that once you`ve made a pickle, the process is similar to others. We`re going to introduce pressure canning today. But let`s not get too far ahead of ourselves yet… Asparagus are awesome. We`ve learned a lot about this [...]
Final Preserving batch of the year – Turkey Stock
Posted in Pressure Canning on December 31, 2009 | 1 Comment »
We live in an apartment in Toronto – while we are fortunate to have lots of space inside our walls, very little of that is freezer space. My entire freezer consists of the small chest above our fridge and some borrowed space in Markham (about a 30 minute drive from here). This is part of [...]
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