So anyone else Can Food?

[Molsman]

I live is a urban area and not far from a foodstore, but the last 15 years my wife taught me how to can,,, we can marinara sauce with our added ingredients plus pickled beats,,, I make pickles Anywhere from Kosher to Death Row pickles and medium Hot Pickles i between,,, plus sweet peppers and Banna peppers…. A lot I grow myself and what I don’t get enough from my gardens I support my local farmers and buy seconds.


Just curious what others Can even if ya live close to town or many miles away…. I haven’t played with canning any types of meat yet

Larry

[hazmatt]

I don't my self but my wife cans and pickles stuff like cucumbers. We also water glass eggs. It's kinda weird to get an egg out of a jar of water that's been on a shelf for a year and eat it. I was a bit skeptical at first but it works.

[oTRALFZo]

I have been really into pickled mushrooms lately specifically Oyster mushrooms. It makes for a great condiment on crusty bread with grilled meats.

I have also pickled eggplant and cauliflower early autumn and seal them in the mason jar. I normally would give them a year shelf life but we finish them a long time before that.

[Tumor]

Every couple of years I Can up a bunch of Chicken, Beef & Pork (most of which we raised).  It's really not a lot of effort and the payoff is huge.  I'm extraordinarily impatient, so the 90 or so minutes of keeping the heat/pressure just right drives me insane.

Wife does up a bunch of Tomato base stuff & Salsa every year.  Man, her salsa rocks... LOTS of different kinds of peppers she grows in her garden make it unlike anything you'd ever find elsewhere.

[Randy1]

Use to can Jelly, and apple pie filling.  Still freeze chili, Brunswick stew, hotdog chili, Citrus zest, cookies, and so forth.

BBQ we suck and seal using a vacuum bagger then freeze.  Last a very long time.

[CptTrips]

I don't can, but homemade Sauerkraut is gud and really healthy for you.

Pretty easy too.  Get one of those air lock jars and it's idiot proof. 

[AKIron]

My wife grew up growing and canning. Mostly green beans and tomatoes. We keep talking about doing that and I'm good with that. Just the talking part.

[Getback]

I did can. I ended up canning about 50 jars of cucumbers one year. I had no idea I had planted that many. I also froze blanched and froze tomatoes. Now the tomatoes turned out great!