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["Lynda" <lurine AT com-pair.net>]

A lot of folks didn't have pressure canners, which is the safest way to can 
meat.  And, a lot of folks smoked or dried meat, if they didn't have a 
freezer.

As to the humidity, doesn't have an effect on glass jars.  Can be hard on 
canned goods.

Lynda
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "bobf" <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>


> 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......................................................