Violet Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 Did you know you can dry pack peanuts and can them ? Either in the pressure canner or in a BWB. In the BWB you do not put the water over the jars, though. About 2 or 3 inches below. I am going to pressure can some. Probably today. I have such little freezer room. This is so much cheaper to buy the peanuts in bulk and can them than the commercial canned ones. I paid $1.87 a lb. for plain roasted peanuts, already shelled, yesterday. Pressure can 10 min. at only 5 lb. pressure, 6 lb. dial gauge. How easy is this ? Quote Link to comment
Cat Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 So how long do these dry-pack peanuts last? And would it work for pecans? Walnuts? Quote Link to comment
Violet Posted November 25, 2012 Author Share Posted November 25, 2012 Any nuts. As long as they are sealed they are good, just like any other canned food. Quote Link to comment
Trudy Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Have you ever canned boiled peanuts? I would love to can some if I knew they would turn out like the ones in a can. I noticed the fruit stand had 50 lb. bags today, but I didn't check the price. Quote Link to comment
Violet Posted November 26, 2012 Author Share Posted November 26, 2012 I have not canned boiled ones, but know you can. We cannot grow peanuts here, so I have to buy them. No fresh ones available at all here. Quote Link to comment
CrabGrassAcres Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Trudy you need green peanuts if you want them like the commercially canned boiled peanuts. Quote Link to comment
Granny Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Never even thought of canning peanuts. Thank you Violet! Quote Link to comment
Trudy Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 I just didn't think one out CGA. And I came from peanut growing country! We grew the biggest jumbo peanuts you ever saw in our county. So good! We always boiled ours soon after we pulled them up and picked them off the vine. I don't remember ever seeing anyone put them in jars, everyone put them in the freezer. I do remember my grandma laying them out to dry for parched peanuts. The ones at the market were already dried. You would probably never get them to boil soft. Quote Link to comment
CrabGrassAcres Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 No, the dried ones won't boil soft. Tried it. Quote Link to comment
Trudy Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Violet. Does this look like a safe way to can pecans? http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/2009/02/canning-pecans.html Quote Link to comment
Violet Posted December 14, 2012 Author Share Posted December 14, 2012 Yes, that is USDA approved. I just use the pressure canner because to me it was faster than heating all that water in the BWB canner. You do leave the water level down when using the BWB canner. I wish we had pecans here. They are so expensive !! We can get walnuts and filberts. I used to get free walnuts, but my friend had to cut down their tree... now I must pay for them. Quote Link to comment
Trudy Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Not exactly cheap here, but I saw an ad in the paper for $3 a lb. They are in shell pecans, but already cracked. Not sure how much a lb will shell out, but it has to be better than paying almost $10 a pound for shelled ones! They also have satsumas so I hope we can get some of those also. We all love satsumas, and usually go through several cases throughout the hollidays. Last year at the farm they jumped from $15 a box to $30! I hope these are more reasonable. Quote Link to comment
ScrubbieLady Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Do they have to be roasted first? Quote Link to comment
Violet Posted December 24, 2012 Author Share Posted December 24, 2012 Not really roasted, but you get them hot before you put into the jars. Quote Link to comment
Mt_Rider Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Thanks! Just stocked up on walnuts cuz they're on sale in the fall. Note to self...have to locate lotsa pt jars then. 2 questions - you are shelling the peanuts first? Take way to much room else, huh? and ..... oh, never mind. You already answered it. MtRider ----freeing up the freezer, when ya live far from the store, is a good idea. Quote Link to comment
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