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I'm getting ready to pickle some okra and the recipe calls for dill seed. All I can find at my local grocer is dill weed. Can I substitute it for the seed?

Thanks for the info and the link, Mcnerd! I have saved it into my Favorites! Illine

Thanks AGAIN! I know it make one excellent peanut butter and jelly sandwich! You are so much help on this site. How long have you been canning? I don't know what I would do without you here because I have NO ONE I can call and ask these questions of. Wish I knew someone close by who canned a...

Thanks, Mcnerd! I guess it will still be good to eat tho, right? And will last like any other correctly canned good?

Okay... I obviously do not know what "until thick enough to round up on a spoon" means. This is a direction in the Ball Bluebook under BUTTERS. I tried making blueberry butter yesterday and cooked it too long because I didn't understand what this meant (and still don't). Can someone please...

Thank you so much Mcnerd. I have so muh to learn! My husband and I picked blueberries yesterday and I'm cooking them down in the slow cooker right now. Can't wait until I can can them! It smells so good. Trial and Error more me it seems along with all the advice and info you can give me...

I purchased a boiling water canner not knowing that different sizes were available for different sized jars. I purchased a 7 quart canner but I want to process pint and half-pint jars. Can I use the round "holey" rack from my pressure canner in the bottom and place water-filled jars without lids...

Thanks for that tip. I think I may just do that! It certainly could not hurt. Illine

Thank you all soooo much for the input. Believe me... I WILL NEVER RECOMMEND THIS CANNER TO ANONE! And, I will ditch it as soon as I can afford a better one... This one makes me sooo nervous. I will try testing a couple more times like you suggested Mcnerd and will use it when I can get it to...

Customer Service with Mirro told me that the thing doesn't "jiggle" on a continuous basis at all anymore once it releases its pressure. I told them I was concerned and got this message back: "We thank you for your email via WearEver.com. We do apologize for your frustration. As you were...

I have a brand new canner (22 qt. Mirror) and ran out and purchased 10 lbs. of snap green beans to can. Came home, got out the new canner read all the directions. Did a "test" run like it said to. It told me that the "jiggler" would begin to jiggle and then I would need to reduce heat for a...

Thanks, Sparrowgrass! I appreciate the support. Do you have a favorite recipe you'd like to share?

Thanks so much to all of you! I did purchase the Ball Blue Book today and gave them a call. The gal with whom I spoke did not have an answer for me so she spoke with her supervisor. The supervisor said it would not make much difference (the Fagor with 15# pressure will be 10 degrees hotter than...

Thank you so much VeggieQueen! I was beginning to feel really depressed because I spent $90 on something that I could not use. I'm going to give it a try and see what happens. I'm not sure how to use the recipes that say to get up to 10psi when mine goes to 15psi and doesn't have a guage but...

I decided to try my hand at canning but I know absolutely nothing about it. I have purchased a 10 qt. Fagor Splendid Pressure Cooker and it came with directions on cooking and canning and I have read and re-read all of it. Is there a difference other than size between the pressure cooker and the...