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  • From: EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>
  • To: bobford79 AT yahoo.com, homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] Canned Meats
  • Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2008 12:50:36 -0500



bobf wrote:
Like I said, I was just surprised someone was doing it commercially. When I was very young, 'everyone' , it seemed, canned their vegetables. They would fill smokehouses, pantries and freezers with canned vegetables. "no-one' ,that I knew ,canned meat. Even those (including my father, a few times), who raised their own beef and pork. Maybe it was becasue of the heat and humidity? would that affect the storage of canned meat? I don't know; I just know that I ate canned vegetables as a staple, but never had canned meat......................................................


I think that might be true, Bob. I also grew up in a canning family,
but we never canned meat. In fact, even our green beans were water bath
canned, I believe we used vinegar and a bit of dill in the jar, but we
never had a pressure canner, per se.
I think it has only been in the more modern age that people are more
informed about the dangers and risks of improper canning. I suppose
they assumed the risk too high for canning meat. There were, however, a
lot of smokehouses and curing places. Of course, the sun dries things
well, too.

Bev
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The true significance of Sacajawea's involvement in the Lewis & Clark
expedition is that it was the first documented trip in history where men
asked a woman for directions and followed them, allowing them to arrive
at their destination.




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