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by davidsdesire
Sat Mar 31, 2012 1:38 am
Forum: Home Brew and other Country Skills
Topic: jar preserving absolutly everything ( in the water bath )
Replies: 36
Views: 9721

Re: jar preserving absolutly everything

demi, people here just arn't concerned about botulism at all. is such a rarity its practically non existant. as long as you do everything properly you be fine. no one iv spoke to here has ever heard of anyone dieing from water bathed jars, and they have been doing it like this in this riegon for ma...
by davidsdesire
Fri Mar 30, 2012 12:20 pm
Forum: Home Brew and other Country Skills
Topic: jar preserving absolutly everything ( in the water bath )
Replies: 36
Views: 9721

Re: jar preserving absolutly everything

demi,

that's very interesting....of course, i believe people tend to be FAR too paranoid about food safety.

It's interesting that you do watercan veggies and haven't died yet. :iconbiggrin:

i think i'll do some more research...i love my pressure canner but it takes soooo long to do a batch.
by davidsdesire
Fri Mar 30, 2012 12:56 am
Forum: Home Brew and other Country Skills
Topic: jar preserving absolutly everything ( in the water bath )
Replies: 36
Views: 9721

Re: jar preserving absolutly everything

hello. I'm new so forgive me if I jump in... what differentiates whether one should waterbath process a food or pressure can it is the acid content of the food itself. High acid food like tomatoes, pickles, fruits, jams- can be safely waterbathed. Food with low acid levels--most vegetables, meats, s...