{"id":405,"date":"2018-03-13T15:05:37","date_gmt":"2018-03-13T15:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thekindredway.com\/test\/?p=405"},"modified":"2018-09-29T09:58:09","modified_gmt":"2018-09-29T14:58:09","slug":"canning-your-food","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thekindredway.com\/test\/canning-your-food\/","title":{"rendered":"Canning Your Food"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Canning is my new art form.<\/h3>\n

Learning to can food is an art form. Well, I like to think so anyway.\u00a0 It’s so vintage.<\/p>\n

My grandmother canned her vegetables and made jelly. In fact, my grandmother could can anything. She was a wiz in the kitchen.\u00a0 Straight from the garden or pasture to the table.\u00a0 I thought nothing of this when I was younger.\u00a0 Helping her in the kitchen canning is just what we did.\u00a0 If I could go back in time, I would pay attention to everything she did in the kitchen!\u00a0 I would hold on to her every word and follow every instruction and savor in the moments of spending time with my grandmother.<\/p>\n

While those days are gone with my grandmother in the kitchen, I am thankful she is still around to give me her recipes.\u00a0 To carry on a family tradition, I have started canning on my own.\u00a0 It brings back a bit of nostalgia and I like to know I am saving money.\u00a0 It is also nice that I can just reach into the pantry and pull out what I need.<\/p>\n

Canning was hard for me at first.\u00a0 As with everything, it has gotten easier. There are a lot of steps to canning correctly. I don’t have a garden like I used to so I go to the Farmer’s Market and pick out what is in season.\u00a0 There is washing, cutting and blanching if necessary.\u00a0 We can talk about blanching later.\u00a0 I also make sure that I have everything I need the day before so I can start bright and early the next morning.<\/p>\n

Do you know there are two ways to can food? Yep,\u00a0 there are two ways to can food.\u00a0 The first way is called Water Bath Canning.\u00a0 This is simply submerging your jars into boiling water for a certain amount of time.\u00a0 Only certain foods can be canned this way.\u00a0 Those would be high-acid foods like jelly, jams, pickles, salsa, etc.<\/p>\n

The second way to canning is\u00a0pressure canning.\u00a0 A pressure canner has a gauge to determine the pressure inside the pot.\u00a0 Different foods\u00a0have different pressure requirements based on the type of\u00a0food and the size of the jar you are using. Pressure canning is for low-acid foods such as meats and vegetable, seafood, etc.\u00a0 You must ensure that your food won’t spoil so pressure canning is a must as the temperature must be at least 240 degrees F.<\/p>\n

Now, as you can imagine the water is pretty hot even before you start canning.\u00a0 Your jars must be sanitized and are in the boiling water for this reason.\u00a0 How do you handle hot jars, lids, and bands? \u00a0 You use a jar lifter and a jar handler. \u00a0 Canning cannot be done without these tools. All the tools you need can be purchased together in a kit.<\/p>\n

Gather your pots and jars and\u00a0tools because I am super excited to start canning!!\u00a0 You are going to love this.\u00a0 Are you ready?\u00a0 Watch out for my canning recipes.<\/p>\n

Until next time,<\/p>\n

Kari<\/p>\n

Items used to can your delicious food!<\/p>\n

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