Attitude
of safety.
Yesterday
I was canning a little left over chicken broth and my DH was in the
kitchen. He looked at me funny when I picked up the lid for my
canner, held it up to the light and said “check the vent hole”. I
explained to him that there are important steps that you need to do
every time when canning. And yes, I do them every time.
While I
may be a bit of a renegade canner, I ALWAYS follow the safety steps &
I am a stickler about sanitation.
Shanon
shared what her grams taught her “she said even the best will have
a mishap every now and then that's why you need to always practice
safety remember it can't speak to you and say shanny you forgot a
step.”
These
links are to various photo albums on my facebook page and a blog post
to help you get started.
Also, if
your scroll back through the facebook page, there are other general
canning posts that I have posted last week.
Altitude
and canning.
It may
be a little known fact, especially for newbies, that the elevation of
where you live impacts what pressure (pounds of pressure) you need to
attain for canning. Most recipes list instructions for elevations of
1,000 feet or less.
If you
live above 1,000 feet above sea level, the atmospheric pressure
changes. This impacts how your pressure canner cooks.
Here is
a great article from Simply Canning that explains it in simply
detail. Attitude Adjustments. This includes charts.
The
great thing is once you figure out the altitude of where you live,
you have the information you need to can properly.
Aptitude:
The natural ability to learn something. You don't have to have a
natural ability to can.
You can
learn how to to it and through experience you will become more
comfortable over time.
One year
ago, I did my first pressure canning session. I made my experienced
friend teach me. I was listening, taking instruction, a little
nervous at each step. A year later, we were canning again (this past
weekend). I realized just how much I have learned over the last year.
I was
the one giving directions, reassuring her when issues came up.
The
difference: she shared that she has only pressure canned proteins
when I came out and made her. LOL. I have been pressure canning
proteins every single month, sometimes several times a month.
Experience trumps aptitude and the can do attitude makes it happen!
Experience trumps aptitude and the can do attitude makes it happen!
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