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Canning Safety
Risk Taking or Avoiding
Canning Safety ~ a thing not to
be taken lightly.
Did you know life is full of risk?
Sure you did. We all take risks all the time. Simple everyday things
are risky. What about driving to town? Crossing the
street?
We
also take steps
to lessen the risks. We drive safely, We wear seat belts. We teach our
children to look both ways when crossing the street. The same is true
of canning.
For
you who may be new at home preserving, I am not trying to cause
"fear".... I
have been canning with no problems for many
yrs. I just want to
emphasize safety procedures in your canning process.
There
are risks involved. Take the steps to be safe and you will enjoy
feeding
your family just like you enjoy being able to jump in the car and go to
the grocery store.
Are you a seat belt wearer? I am.
Remember
these simple things:
- Low acid
foods must
be processed in a pressure canner
- High acid
foods may
be processed in a water bath canner
- You must
use the recommended time, pressure and methods.
- Remember
to adjust for altitude.
- Remember to boil low acid foods before serving.
Read the articles below to learn more about canning safety
and the precautions you should be taking or the methods you should NOT
be using.
Stick
with these guidelines and you are on your way to having great tasting,
healthy, chemical free food provided by your very own hands.
Now ~~ Go and enjoy the harvest.
(if I have not scared you off with all this talk of botulism and
risks)
Really! Just put on your seat belt, read these articles, and
enjoy the ride!
A
severe, sometimes fatal food poisoning caused by ingestion of food
containing botulin.
Which Canning
methods to use? Is my food high acid or low acid?
Should I process in a water bath canner or pressure canner? Why? That
is a common question ~ and a good one....
Tomatoes have long been canned by the
traditional boiling water bath method. Tomatoes are
very
close to the safety borderline of acidity.
Apparently, some varieties have recently turned up that do not have a
high enough acidity level for water bath canning....
Canning
has come a long way since our Grandmothers time. Yet, some canning
methods are
still being used that are not considered safe anymore...
When you take food out of storage, do not eat food from jars that have
lost their seal or have bulging
tops. If in doubt, throw it away!...
Canning terms can really mess us up if you think a word means one
thing, and I think the same word means something else.
Altitude adjustment charts.....

Make
it your ambition to lead a quiet
life and attend to your own business and work with your hands....
1Thessalonians 4:11
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