My new Presto pressure canner just arrived. Now that it's here, I'm searching around trying to determine what is ok for me to can, and it appears that the answer is: nothing.
Up to now, I've been canning using a hot water bath. I can tomatoes and tomato-based sauces, pickles, relish, etc. With this new pressure canner, I was hoping that a whole new world would open up to me.
My primary need is soup. I make large batches and put the quart jars into the freezer. Looking around, it appears that I can't can rice or pasta. Ok, so turkey and chicken soup are out. Now I've just read that I also can't can any thickeners, such as flour, corn starch or SOUP BASE. That eliminates all soup that I make.
Am I misunderstanding this somehow? It's starting to look like I've purchased a $70 cabinet decoration.
Up to now, I've been canning using a hot water bath. I can tomatoes and tomato-based sauces, pickles, relish, etc. With this new pressure canner, I was hoping that a whole new world would open up to me.
My primary need is soup. I make large batches and put the quart jars into the freezer. Looking around, it appears that I can't can rice or pasta. Ok, so turkey and chicken soup are out. Now I've just read that I also can't can any thickeners, such as flour, corn starch or SOUP BASE. That eliminates all soup that I make.
Am I misunderstanding this somehow? It's starting to look like I've purchased a $70 cabinet decoration.