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  • From: "Lynda" <lurine AT com-pair.net>
  • To: "Jeanne Driese" <jeanne13 AT earthlink.net>, <homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] butternut ideas
  • Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2010 11:52:51 -0700

The dry caning works like regular canning. The heat causes the air to expand and leave the jar. As the jar cools, the vacuum from the "canning" process pulls your lids down. Humidity isn't a factor as nothing gets in and most of the air goes out.

I live up in the mountains now but lived on the coast for ever and damp was a big problem there which is why we went with the jars to begin with. Flour, rice, sugar, etc. keep much better that way.

I also make instant gravy mixes using the dry canning method and instant oatmeal for the kidlets. Even with chopped fruit (apricots, apples, figs, dates, raisins) in the instant oatmeal, there isn't a mold problem.

Lynda
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeanne Driese" <jeanne13 AT earthlink.net>
To: <homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2010 9:11 AM
Subject: Re: [Homestead] butternut ideas


Lynda I forget where you live. Here in the humid south where Bev and I live, vacuum sealing the jars works the best in order to not have the contents mold. As I mentioned before I do not have air conditioning so humidity is a thing I have had to adjust too.
Jeanne


From: Lynda
Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2010 12:02 PM
To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [Homestead] butternut ideas


Most health food stores and a lot of places like WallyWorld have them for
sale. They are like the big pickle jars. They have a metal lid with a
regular canning seal/gasket type material on the lid. Personally, I save
old pickle jars and smear a paste of water and baking soda on the jar lids
to get rid of the pickle smell.

I also use smaller jars to do the same think. Baby food jars are great for
making up spice blends or putting just enough chopped dehydrated onions or
bell peppers in to flavor a stew. AND, you can get a gazillion of them free
on Freecycle. you just have to specify that you want the ones with metal
lids.

Lynda
----- Original Message ----- From: "EarthNSky" <erthnsky AT gmail.com>


What brand/type of half gallon jars? I have the 'golden harvest' squarish
type from the days of milking goats, but will these work? Mine have
plastic lids-not sure that they would hold up to 220 degrees, or will
they? Are other lids available somewhere?

Lynda wrote:
I just slice with the madolin. I don't rehydrate, that happens in the
cooking process. You might think about the canning though. Sure is nice
to have a jar to drain, whiz in the blender, add a little cream and have
a yummy butternut squash soup.

For dehydrated stuff and rice, flour, etc., I then "dry" can it in half
gallon jars. 200/220 degrees, 20 minutes. Turn off the oven, open the
door and by the time the jars are cooled the lids will have sealed.

Lynda
----- Original Message ----- From: "EarthNSky" <erthnsky AT gmail.com>


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