larry_stewart
Master Chef
I didnt want to keep hijacking the Potato canning thread, so I figured this would be a spin off.
I said in that thread that I wouldn't continue to pressure cook any more potatoes until I sampled the results. I haven't yet, but I didnt say I would pressure can other things lol.
I was about to put the canner away, then I kinda looked around the internet for some simple recipes that could be pressure canned (from reliable sources). I came across a vegetable soup recipe in which I had all the ingredients on hand ( so I thought). Didnt look like the greatest recipe in the world, but a place to start. Got all the ingredients together ( this is at like 3am). Everything in the pot ready to be preheated prior to canning. Thats when I realized the Pint sized jars I thought I had were only 1/2 pint. I didnt want to do quart sized ( which I had), cause it was doubling the time needed to can, and I didnt want to babysit the pot for that long.
I waited until 7am, when Walmart opens. I went over there, got the pint sized jars, came back, and picked up where I left off. So far so good. Everything seemed to go without a hitch. Still have to sample both to see what I did right, wrong, and where I go from here on my canning journey.
***To kill time waiting for Walmart to open, I marinated the mushrooms I had picked the other day, so wasn't a total loss of time. Also spoke with my Son in China, and Daughter in Hawaii who will be unreachable for the next week or so cause she is going on a submarine. Time well spent. ***
I said in that thread that I wouldn't continue to pressure cook any more potatoes until I sampled the results. I haven't yet, but I didnt say I would pressure can other things lol.
I was about to put the canner away, then I kinda looked around the internet for some simple recipes that could be pressure canned (from reliable sources). I came across a vegetable soup recipe in which I had all the ingredients on hand ( so I thought). Didnt look like the greatest recipe in the world, but a place to start. Got all the ingredients together ( this is at like 3am). Everything in the pot ready to be preheated prior to canning. Thats when I realized the Pint sized jars I thought I had were only 1/2 pint. I didnt want to do quart sized ( which I had), cause it was doubling the time needed to can, and I didnt want to babysit the pot for that long.
I waited until 7am, when Walmart opens. I went over there, got the pint sized jars, came back, and picked up where I left off. So far so good. Everything seemed to go without a hitch. Still have to sample both to see what I did right, wrong, and where I go from here on my canning journey.
***To kill time waiting for Walmart to open, I marinated the mushrooms I had picked the other day, so wasn't a total loss of time. Also spoke with my Son in China, and Daughter in Hawaii who will be unreachable for the next week or so cause she is going on a submarine. Time well spent. ***