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The pork and beef I buy roasts and trim them and cut into cubes. Then I throw a bullion cube in a quart jar and pack the meat in to about 3/4. I put some onion slices and carrot slices on the top and a squeeze of ketchup, put the lids on and pressure can them for 1 1/2 hours. (or you can water bath them for 4 hours...not recommended, but I did it that way for years with no problem)
It really tenderizes the meat (I also do venison this way) and is good on bread, over rice, in stews, etc,
or plain.
A quart jar makes quite a bit. If it is just 2 people you could do pints and it would be fine.
Any cut will do, as it gets so tender. Definitely stock up now if you have the supplies to do this!!
Thanks.
Do you add any water to the jars? I didn't for the chicken that I did but I know some people do.
Do you add any water to the jars? I didn't for the chicken that I did but I know some people do.
I will pressure can the meat
No, I don't add any water. The juice from the meat, onions and carrots is plenty!
Pressure canning is the way to go, really!! To hot to have that water bath going for 4 hours, and safer as well.
Have fun. I am going to the flea markets today to see what kind of produce is available. I set up my camp stove outside to do my canning.
Take my rain. My stepdaughter's tomatoes have blight. We need sun here
Cool....I have only canned chicken before. What kind of cuts and how do you can your pork and beef.
Yes...stock up now and can it. The meat prices are going to go up.
Before I even started my marmalade I did wonder to the small farmers market about 10 miles from here: all they have, is exactly what we have pretty much: jalapenos, tomatoes and cukes. I was hoping for some fresh squash, at least...oh well, there will be other years I am sure.
I did make the marmalade: 2 pints and 5 1/2 pints..I just love it and I am not a jam eater. And I did cut back on the sugar a bit.
Came home from Michigan with 12 pints of blueberries. Time to get busy!
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Originally Posted by ja1myn
The only person I know who does canning is that person that lived in my uncle's house before he bought it. The entire basement was just a maze of shelves filled with canned foods. Someone had no life.
That sounds like my kind of life.
Some people like knitting, some people like hiking, some people like watching TV. I like to grow and preserve my own food.
Came home from Michigan with 12 pints of blueberries. Time to get busy!
That sounds like my kind of life.
Some people like knitting, some people like hiking, some people like watching TV. I like to grow and preserve my own food.
yep, I always wonder, how many more years will I be able to continue preserving? So far I am not wearing but at all, but I do notice my leg muscles are a heck of a lot sorer than in years past. My passion, like yours is growing what I can and looking for good deals when I can't grow. Then we do our preserving, whether canning freezing or whatever. When I am not doing that, cooking, eating or playing bridge I sometimes makes the beds. of course that comes after I spend 3 or 4 hours on the computer....
Ohiogirl you came to MI and didnt tell me !!!!!!!!!! WHOOOOOOOOOOOT !
I dont need any Blueberry stuff yet,,,,,,but I am ready for more canning its my relaxing time..... I know weird.......but its relaxes me .,,,,,,,
Well found stinky nasty Tomato worms on my Tomatos last night GROSS !
Any help to get rid of those little shi** would be great I tried everything last year and nothing got rid of them lost a LOT of Crop.
Go over in gardening check out the veggie threads one started by Younglisa the other by me. Do a search in one of those threads about the nasty things. Nomad and others gave good advice on riddening gardens of them.
Just passing through or I'd go bring the links here sorry girl.
Will check it out Jaxson ! I cut a LOT of my Tomatos off,,,,, and got about 6 BIG worms and 3 litle worms,,,, they got no hiding spots left !
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of course that comes after I spend 3 or 4 hours on the computer....
GROSS ! 
