WHAT ARE YOU CANNING TODAY?

[frustratedearthmother]

Yum! Sounds so good.

 

[flowerbug]

Sweet potatoes
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I kind of cheated on the head space, so I guess I’ll see in the morning whether they all ping. The water in the canner is decidedly orange!

sounds like you did those BWB. that is not considered safe for non-acidic items.

 

[Finnie]

sounds like you did those BWB. that is not considered safe for non-acidic items.

No, I pressure canned them in my Presto. I’m assuming the water turned orange from siphoning. (If that’s the correct term.)

 

[Hinotori]

No, I pressure canned them in my Presto. I’m assuming the water turned orange from siphoning. (If that’s the correct term.)

Only takes it happening to one freaking jar and I'm cleaning tuna oil off everything with vinegar once fully cool. It happens

 

[Farmercharliesblog]

We have canned peaches, apppes, onions, and more in our basement that have been there for 14 years but where canned years before that in the 90’s are they still good? Can we eat ‘em?

 

[Hinotori]

If seal and looks are good they shouldn't be dangerous. Quality is lost over time. Fruits lose their flavor. Even jams where sugar is added that helps preserve the flavor.

 

[FarmerJamie]

If seal and looks are good they shouldn't be dangerous. Quality is lost over time. Fruits lose their flavor. Even jams where sugar is added that helps preserve the flavor.

Agree completely. Might lose some flavor or texture, but @Hinotori is right.

The fruits might do well to eat if you put them in something like a cobbler where you expect the fruit to be soft and you can spice them up.

 

[flowerbug]

We have canned peaches, apppes, onions, and more in our basement that have been there for 14 years but where canned years before that in the 90’s are they still good? Can we eat ‘em?

after a few years i'd not eat them, they still might be safe and ok to eat but they just won't likely have very good taste or much in the way of nutrients left. dump 'em on the compost pile, clean the jars and reuse them.

also, the cost of one item being off and toxic far outweighs any positive (especially anything that is not acidic) - read up on botulism poisoning and don't mess with things that might not be safe.

 

[flowerbug]

i had some very old grape jam that i made which i knew was very acidic and it had crystals that had formed in it, i ate some and it had almost no grape flavor left, it could have been made from plums or prunes - ended up feeding it to the worm buckets.

 

[FarmerJamie]

Half the chicken cubed up (20 pounds). Waiting for the dishwasher to finish with the jars.