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[FarmerJamie]

So I posted in another thread, we have 20 dozen lids, 15 dozen jars. Wife is gently nudging me to consider buying more of both. How much is too much? How much is not enough?

It's just the two of us. A lot of any veggie canning will be done in pints (enough for a single meal). Looking for input

 

[CrealCritter]

So I posted in another thread, we have 20 dozen lids, 15 dozen jars. Wife is gently nudging me to consider buying more of both. How much is too much? How much is not enough?

It's just the two of us. A lot of any veggie canning will be done in pints (enough for a single meal). Looking for input

It's so nice to open a jar and have dinner or supper. Hoping for many jars of both cabbage and onion soup, we like them both

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[Trying2keepitReal]

@FarmerJamie I think it might depend on how much of what you grow in your new plot you will want to can. I always buy more than I will need. I always end up getting more food from someone that needs to be canned

This year especially, I have more than I need.

 

[FarmerJamie]

@FarmerJamie I think it might depend on how much of what you grow in your new plot you will want to can. I always buy more than I will need. I always end up getting more food from someone that needs to be canned

This year especially, I have more than I need.

We have a great farmer's market uptown (a friend is one of the growers) for extra produce. Now that I have convinced the wife the pressure canner won't blow up the house, she wants to can everything and then some. We agreed to set some time aside with no distractions, to look through my canning recipe books to get a list together.

I am wavering on how many jars/lids we should have on hand above and beyond that stuff.

 

[Mini Horses]

Canned foods last more than a year. So a little insurance for --??whatever. Is DW excited with caning or worried about supplies? I consider a little stash of food is $$ in the bank! With the strange shortages lately, we're all in a prepper mood.

 

[FarmerJamie]

Canned foods last more than a year. So a little insurance for --??whatever. Is DW excited with caning or worried about supplies? I consider a little stash of food is $$ in the bank! With the strange shortages lately, we're all in a prepper mood.

Supply worries...to the extreme we've had words over it.

 

[Mini Horses]

Grow and can! It will help settle her concerns. once she sees it happening, you'll see some softening of pressure. If you use 2 cans a day...that's 14 a week max....only winter as you use fresh in season. Roughly 50 pints a month x 6 months. Are you there? Have her figure it....something to do.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

If you use 2 cans a day...that's 14 a week max

And as you use them, you've got empties that you can refill.

 

[tortoise]

So I posted in another thread, we have 20 dozen lids, 15 dozen jars. Wife is gently nudging me to consider buying more of both. How much is too much? How much is not enough?

It's just the two of us. A lot of any veggie canning will be done in pints (enough for a single meal). Looking for input

They have 1 year storage life, according to manufacturer. I have used much older lids successfully, but different climates/storage conditions might not fare as well.

I like to plan food preservation in advance. It gives me a good idea of how many lids to collect. If I like a batch tomato sauce twice per week in cold weather, then I should can 50 quarts, for example. And then I usually reduce my amounts by half because I'm not a consistent cook/eater.

 

[Trying2keepitReal]

We have a great farmer's market uptown (a friend is one of the growers) for extra produce. Now that I have convinced the wife the pressure canner won't blow up the house, she wants to can everything and then some. We agreed to set some time aside with no distractions, to look through my canning recipe books to get a list together.

I am wavering on how many jars/lids we should have on hand above and beyond that stuff.

I would say 5 dozen in reserve not accounted for