Sat 15 Aug 2009
Canner and Stove
Posted by brooklinemama under Freeze Yer Buns , Independence Days , food (growing, cooking, preserving) , future worries , homestead[2] Comments
I can cross two more items off my “Tools/Toys” list in the sidebar. “Lookit” (*) what arrived yesterday, one after the other:
My Presto 23 quart high pressure canner, present from DH for my birthday
Our new wood stove, present to ourselves for our 8th wedding anniversary
That’s two big pillars of self-sufficient living right there! I haven’t used either of them yet: it’s 90 degrees and the gauge hasn’t been calibrated yet. But I have canned, as promised:
5 1/2 pints of (hot water bath processed) blueberry jam, present from me to my family
The jars popped right on cue as I lifted them out of the water and the seals have held, so they’re good to go into the pantry. What a good feeling! And Amie watched the entire process, explaining that she had to see how I did it because then she would know it too. So right!
(*) I don’t know where Amie picked up this “lookit” business, but now I’m saying it too!
August 19th, 2009 at 8:34 pm
[...] birthday, I cooked and canned 4 quart (1 liter) and two half pint (500 ml) jars of applesauce with my new canner – I still used the hot water bath method, no high pressurizing as yet, it was simply the only pot [...]
September 3rd, 2009 at 2:39 pm
[...] and lids and some canning jars – though most I got through Freecycle and Craig’s List – and the canner itself, of course; a substantial investment in our new wood burning stove, one of the most [...]