Quarantine canning

AnnieA

AnnieA

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Several meat processing plants near us have closed this week due to the number of employees testing positive for CCP Virus. So that motivated me to stock up and I found boneless breasts for $1.99 a pound. My mom has big pressure canner and we got going last night. So far we've canned 19 pints of chicken and we're about to get another batch processing.

I've also had my bulk gluten free flour ingredients on hand since last fall--still well within date despite my procrastination! I always make a huge batch and put it in 1/2 gallon canning jars with an oxygen absorber on top. The absorbers remove the oxygen from the empty space at the top of the jar which seals the canning lids (I warm the lids before putting them on the jars). The sealed jars with oxygen removed stay fresh for years. So I got nine of those put up yesterday.

Next will try my hand canning breakfast sausage patties and bacon.
 

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That's impressive! I'd never attempt anything like that! I used to bake bread and make cheese, put up bread and butter pickles, but that's the whole of it! Seriously,I'm impressed!
 
Gaer said:
That's impressive! I'd never attempt anything like that! I used to bake bread and make cheese, put up bread and butter pickles, but that's the whole of it! Seriously,I'm impressed!
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Making cheese is impressive!
 

I've never canned meat. I spent many summers canning green beans, corn, okra, tomatoes, and salsa.
I used to dread harvest time because of all the extra work. I don't can anymore and I don't miss it.
 
Used to can all summer and boy did it taste good in the winter! Just me now and its easier to buy off the shelf. Tastes is not the same. Until my stroke I still put up dozens of jams and jellies. I would tuck them into Christmas baskets of treats I made for family and friends. Everybody loved the wine jelly especially the priest at our little church! We loved it on homemade biscuits!
 
Duster said:
I've never canned meat. I spent many summers canning green beans, corn, okra, tomatoes, and salsa.
I used to dread harvest time because of all the extra work. I don't can anymore and I don't miss it.
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I'd never canned meat either but it's not so bad. Feel your pain re garden harvest canning! Canning the meat wasn't nearly so bad after the first batch learning curve because it wasn't an overwhelming amount like harvest. I do plan to do more harvest canning this year than usual. Dunno what food prices are going to do and productive things like gardening and canning are stress relievers these days.
 

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