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]]> By: Sarah http://civileats.com/2009/07/27/the-art-of-canning-a-how-to/comment-page-1/#comment-3752 Sarah Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:05:53 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=4498#comment-3752 I love Laura Ingalls Wilder! "Farmer Boy" was always my favorite because it talks about food. LIW got me started young as a foodie, I guess! I tried to read "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle" a while back, but got stuck and gave up. Maybe I'll have to give it another go. And thanks for the links. The NYT article is amazing! I love Laura Ingalls Wilder! “Farmer Boy” was always my favorite because it talks about food. LIW got me started young as a foodie, I guess! I tried to read “Animal, Vegetable, Miracle” a while back, but got stuck and gave up. Maybe I’ll have to give it another go.

And thanks for the links. The NYT article is amazing!

]]> By: Eve http://civileats.com/2009/07/27/the-art-of-canning-a-how-to/comment-page-1/#comment-3736 Eve Wed, 29 Jul 2009 03:37:13 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=4498#comment-3736 Hey Sarah, sounds like a good plan. I'd love to have more space, myself. As far as more things you can read about putting food by, here's a link to a post I wrote about that earlier this year: http://gardenofeatingblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/back-to-root-cellar.html It includes a link to a NYTimes article about urban rootcellars and talks about two books you might like (though neither one is a how-to guide, exactly) -- Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver and Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder (great descriptions of how her family preserved food -- really fascinating.) Good luck with your grad school, gardening and canning endeavors! Hey Sarah,
sounds like a good plan. I’d love to have more space, myself.

As far as more things you can read about putting food by, here’s a link to a post I wrote about that earlier this year: http://gardenofeatingblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/back-to-root-cellar.html

It includes a link to a NYTimes article about urban rootcellars and talks about two books you might like (though neither one is a how-to guide, exactly) — Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver and Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder (great descriptions of how her family preserved food — really fascinating.)

Good luck with your grad school, gardening and canning endeavors!

]]> By: Sarah http://civileats.com/2009/07/27/the-art-of-canning-a-how-to/comment-page-1/#comment-3735 Sarah Wed, 29 Jul 2009 02:03:56 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=4498#comment-3735 Haha, yes well, I'm waiting until Christmas because I'm currently jobless and starting expensive grad school in the fall. Plus, space is at a premium in my teensy tiny apartment kitchen right now. Hopefully by late fall we'll be in a bigger place, even more hopefully with a place to plant a garden. If I get it at Christmas, I can use the cheap citrus fruits of winter to make and can curds (hopefully they can well), and then in the spring and next summer I can maybe can the fruits of my labor! I wouldn't mind reading more entries about how to "put food by," especially on how to store vegetables long-term without a root cellar. Any ideas? Haha, yes well, I’m waiting until Christmas because I’m currently jobless and starting expensive grad school in the fall. Plus, space is at a premium in my teensy tiny apartment kitchen right now. Hopefully by late fall we’ll be in a bigger place, even more hopefully with a place to plant a garden.

If I get it at Christmas, I can use the cheap citrus fruits of winter to make and can curds (hopefully they can well), and then in the spring and next summer I can maybe can the fruits of my labor!

I wouldn’t mind reading more entries about how to “put food by,” especially on how to store vegetables long-term without a root cellar. Any ideas?

]]> By: Debra Eschmeyer http://civileats.com/2009/07/27/the-art-of-canning-a-how-to/comment-page-1/#comment-3729 Debra Eschmeyer Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:13:40 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=4498#comment-3729 There is true delight in the 'POP' after hours of work, especially if you harvest, clean, prep, and can all in one afternoon. It's like a pat on the back after a day of hard work. There is true delight in the ‘POP’ after hours of work, especially if you harvest, clean, prep, and can all in one afternoon. It’s like a pat on the back after a day of hard work.

]]> By: Eve http://civileats.com/2009/07/27/the-art-of-canning-a-how-to/comment-page-1/#comment-3715 Eve Mon, 27 Jul 2009 23:39:31 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=4498#comment-3715 Thanks for the correction on the lids, Sarah. You're absolutely right. As long as they're not warped at all, you can reuse the bands but not the tops. But don't wait until Christmas! Take the plunge now when the picking is good. You can buy the full set of canning supplies at a hardware store and it's pretty cheap (I think maybe $30-$40 for everything?) I got mine at an ACE hardware and think that they tend to carry canning supplies. Thanks for the correction on the lids, Sarah. You’re absolutely right. As long as they’re not warped at all, you can reuse the bands but not the tops.

But don’t wait until Christmas! Take the plunge now when the picking is good. You can buy the full set of canning supplies at a hardware store and it’s pretty cheap (I think maybe $30-$40 for everything?) I got mine at an ACE hardware and think that they tend to carry canning supplies.

]]> By: Alex F. http://civileats.com/2009/07/27/the-art-of-canning-a-how-to/comment-page-1/#comment-3714 Alex F. Mon, 27 Jul 2009 23:00:21 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=4498#comment-3714 Great post! I've never attempted any of my own canning, but maybe now I'll be inspired to do so. :D I saw the little bit you wrote about breakfast sausage. What are your favorite brands? I really love Johnsonville sausages, but I may be biased because I work with them. :p I wanted to tell you all about our contest called Create Your Own Ville, has anyone heard of it? You can go online to register and enter to win $23,000 in cash and grilling prizes. Just visit http://www.createyourownville.com Does anyone plan on entering? Great post!

I’ve never attempted any of my own canning, but maybe now I’ll be inspired to do so. :D

I saw the little bit you wrote about breakfast sausage. What are your favorite brands? I really love Johnsonville sausages, but I may be biased because I work with them. :p

I wanted to tell you all about our contest called Create Your Own Ville, has anyone heard of it? You can go online to register and enter to win $23,000 in cash and grilling prizes. Just visit http://www.createyourownville.com

Does anyone plan on entering?

]]> By: Sarah http://civileats.com/2009/07/27/the-art-of-canning-a-how-to/comment-page-1/#comment-3713 Sarah Mon, 27 Jul 2009 22:16:40 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=4498#comment-3713 I'm asking for canning supplies for Christmas. I've got apple & pear butters, citrus curds, and rhubarb sauces I want to "put by." I've read that you can actually sterilize jars in the oven - less messy and less danger of spilling boiling water on yourself. You should also be able to reuse the screw-top part of the lids, just not the sealing circle. I’m asking for canning supplies for Christmas. I’ve got apple & pear butters, citrus curds, and rhubarb sauces I want to “put by.”

I’ve read that you can actually sterilize jars in the oven – less messy and less danger of spilling boiling water on yourself. You should also be able to reuse the screw-top part of the lids, just not the sealing circle.

]]> By: Liz http://civileats.com/2009/07/27/the-art-of-canning-a-how-to/comment-page-1/#comment-3710 Liz Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:32:46 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=4498#comment-3710 as a daughter of the famed Marcia referred to in this post, i can attest to the wonders of my mother's canning efforts. one of the things my sisters and i loved to do was be around during the canning of jam--especially currant jam from our currant bushes (that now reside at my sister's house in N Vermont.) As the jam boiled and bubbled, my mother would skim the foam off the top. The foam would cool and turn into a gooey residue that we loved to eat. Thanks for the memories, Eve! as a daughter of the famed Marcia referred to in this post, i can attest to the wonders of my mother’s canning efforts. one of the things my sisters and i loved to do was be around during the canning of jam–especially currant jam from our currant bushes (that now reside at my sister’s house in N Vermont.) As the jam boiled and bubbled, my mother would skim the foam off the top. The foam would cool and turn into a gooey residue that we loved to eat. Thanks for the memories, Eve!

]]> By: kirsten lindquist http://civileats.com/2009/07/27/the-art-of-canning-a-how-to/comment-page-1/#comment-3707 kirsten lindquist Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:58:50 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=4498#comment-3707 Love the post! Always a fan of canning. Btw, another way to deal with "unpopped" cans is to reinsert them into a boiling water bath for another 10 minutes to finish the process! Love the post! Always a fan of canning. Btw, another way to deal with “unpopped” cans is to reinsert them into a boiling water bath for another 10 minutes to finish the process!

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