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[bobf <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>]

Bev; knowing what you know today; if you felt comfortable "pressure" canning 
the meat in jars, like we used to do vegetables; would you feel safe storing 
the canned jrs of meat in an un-air conditioned storehouse/smokehouse/pantry?

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--- On Wed, 12/24/08, EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net> wrote:

> From: EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>
> Subject: Re: [Homestead] Canned Meats
> To: bobford79 AT yahoo.com, homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Date: Wednesday, December 24, 2008, 10:50 AM
> 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
> -- 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.