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[EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>]

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.