Food Canning

[Applesauce]

So, I just received my Victorio strainer & motor,

& the accessory kit.

over the weekend I'm going to try to can tomatos, and then apples.

I tried to make apple jelly w/apple juice a couple nights ago, but apparently went WAY past the 'gelling' point. I poured the dark 'jelly' into a jar for canning & it cooled to thicker than molasses. Gonna have to redo that effort.

Does anyone here can?

Very cool!

 

[Amstel]

just did 6 jars of apple jelly. I'll have to try it in the a.m.

hopefully my place will still be a botulism free zone!

 

[ZRH]

Why has no-one ever explained this before?

A can is storage container -> glass cans

It's the same reason it's used to describe metal containers.

 

[DJBrenton]

A can is storage container -> glass cans

It's the same reason it's used to describe metal containers.

It's just odd to UK ears is all. A can is made of metal over here. A jar is made of glass yet you use the same term for sealing in any airtight container. We don't. It's just as simple as that and I was curious as to why the same term was used for glass jars as metal cans. I've never heard anyone say 'a glass can' before.

 

[ZRH]

It's just odd to UK ears is all. A can is made of metal over here. A jar is made of glass yet you use the same term for sealing in any airtight container. We don't. It's just as simple as that and I was curious as to why the same term was used for glass jars as metal cans. I've never heard anyone say 'a glass can' before.

It's older usage. Trash containers = cans, Watering can, Milk can etc. Can as a term has been around longer than metal canned food.

 

[DJBrenton]

It's older usage. Trash containers = cans, Watering can, Milk can etc. Can as a term has been around longer than metal canned food.

Indeed, but here a watering can, milk can etc would all be metal not glass. It would be a milk bottle if it were glass.

 

[CletusJones]

Indeed, but here a watering can, milk can etc would all be metal not glass. It would be a milk bottle if it were glass.

I much prefer milk from glass bottles.

 

[Amstel]

I much prefer milk from glass bottles.

yer an oberweiss snob!


& my got dammed jelly is runny!!!

 

[ZRH]

I much prefer milk from glass bottles.

We have that here but the deposit on bottles is $3

 

[Floptical]

I much prefer milk from glass bottles.

Same here. The ones we get from the milk man are all glass.

 

[Floptical]

From my understanding the process was originally done in cans before jars and sealing where available. The term just never changed when they stopped using cans in the home.

 

[Amstel]

my got dammed jelly is runny!!!

does anyone know if I can open these 6 jars & process them more on the stove & re-can?

I can't find a quick answer on the interwebs.

 

[Domon]

instinctive answer is no :/ That said, ive done no research


ok. Ive done research now. First google result says yes.

http://foodinjars.com/2011/08/canning-101-how-to-save-runny-jam/

read. follow.

 

[ZRH]

does anyone know if I can open these 6 jars & process them more on the stove & re-can?

I can't find a quick answer on the interwebs.

You can but have to redo the whole processing otherwise you might get mold in them.

 

[Amstel]

Youd have to redo the whole processing otherwise you might get mold in them.

that's what I thought. no biggie. I might save one of them as apple syrup.

 

[APRIL]

You can but have to redo the whole processing otherwise you might get mold in them.

How so? Sterilize the lids again and put the jars back into the boiling bath to process. It's all so hot it's unlikely it will get mold.

 

[Amstel]

& I would use new lids. these are 'one time use' only.

 

[Mean Mr. Mustard]

Canning peppers right now

 

[Amstel]

instinctive answer is no :/ That said, ive done no research


ok. Ive done research now. First google result says yes.

http://foodinjars.com/2011/08/canning-101-how-to-save-runny-jam/

read. follow.

before reading this, it's exactly what I did.

apple molasses anyone? it's wildly thick.

 

[CletusJones]

yer an oberweiss snob!


& my got dammed jelly is runny!!!

I wouldn't say snob, but I do enjoy their milk.

We have that here but the deposit on bottles is $3

It's $0.25 here.

before reading this, it's exactly what I did.

apple molasses anyone? it's wildly thick.

Will you ship me one? I'll pm my address if you're serious