Jeepers Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Just thinking. With ALL of the recalls involving Listeria posted below (thanks WormGuy) I think that is just another reason to can your own food whenever you are able. Doing some Google searching I found that Listeria is killed at 149 degrees F. Water boils at 212 degrees F. (water bath canning) Steam is hotter than boiling water and can reach approximately 250 degrees F. (pressure canning) I did the math. I'm canning more this year. Quote Link to comment
Annarchy Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 I agree. DH was saying last night, 'he can not see things getting any better and we will need to be canning to make it'. Quote Link to comment
Mt_Rider Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 (edited) vs ....iffen it's at all possible...... + MtRider ....but then....seriously....watch your own sanitation procedures too! Edited July 1, 2016 by Mt_Rider Quote Link to comment
Jeepers Posted July 1, 2016 Author Share Posted July 1, 2016 Absolutely on the sanitation. When I did my asparagus last year I was leery about the tightly compacted heads. After I got them prepared I gave them a bleach/water dunk then rinsed them under the faucet. Then blanched and pressure canned. Overkill? Probably. But I know they were as safe as I could make them. A tad limp but no worse than the canned ones you get at the store. I eat about ten of the 1/2 pints a year so they are doable. Reminds me, I have one jar left. Quote Link to comment
The WE2's Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 Can when you can, can what you can and yes...be careful. We've been eating out of our garden and pantry for several weeks and can definitely tell the difference in the foods. Tonight for dessert we enjoyed some of our own blackberries but did add some store bought bananas & necterines...topped off with whipped topping. Fresh fruit in season is soooo good. We'll be taking a trip to an orchard about an hour's drive from here to pick up some peaches. I haven't canned any for a couple of years and we need some! We picked up several chunks of lard from the Amish store today so I can can some of it. We've decided that in an upside down world, once you exhaust your butter, shortning, coconut oil, lard etc....what will people do to get fat into their diet...if they don't have hogs etc....? Quote Link to comment
Daylily Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 Some of you may remember that we always buy a couple of bins (18-20 bushels each), then sell some and can around 17 bushels ourselves. Well, the orchard owner called me and said that ALL their peaches, nectarines and Asian pears were killed by a freeze this spring He said they had a decent crop of golden delicious apples which is good! Quote Link to comment
Mt_Rider Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 Ouch, Daylily. That's gotta hurt! MtRider ......one of the reasons pioneers kept TWO years ahead if they could. In case of crop disaster one season. Quote Link to comment
Jeepers Posted July 3, 2016 Author Share Posted July 3, 2016 That's horrible news Daylily. Between that and a banana crop failure, we better hope the citrus crop stays healthy this year. Quote Link to comment
Daylily Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 Mt Rider, yes, we try to do that too. Jeepers, what happened to the banana crop? I hadn't heard that! Quote Link to comment
Jeepers Posted July 3, 2016 Author Share Posted July 3, 2016 A few months ago I posted about a huge banana crop failure, in Central America, from a virus/bacteria/fungus (don't remember which) that is threatening to wipe out all of the banana species that we now eat. I think it is the Cavendish banana or something like that. Then I read where damaging winds and rain destroyed the banana crop in India. I'll see if I saved any links. Quote Link to comment
Jeepers Posted July 4, 2016 Author Share Posted July 4, 2016 Banana Crop Failure Links. There are more but my computer is being a numb-skull and will not cooperate. Link I think I posted before:https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/12/04/the-worlds-most-popular-banana-could-go-extinct/And another couple of good links:http://www.scidev.net/asia-pacific/farming/news/scientists-battle-deadly-banana-fungus.htmlhttps://healthimpactnews.com/2016/bananas-as-we-know-them-may-be-disappearing-the-push-for-gmo-bananas/Monsoon in India:http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/Rain-unleashes-its-fury/2016/06/30/article3505959.ece Quote Link to comment
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