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Cooking & Baking

Retrograde

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15. I have a larger one

Reply to chowmama (Reply #9)

Sun Nov 10, 2024, 08:23 PM

Nov 10

that I use mainly for canning stock. I'm having a Thanksgiving dinner this month mainly to replenish the turkey stock supply! I need to get Mr. Retrograde to put the weight on it because I can't reach comfortably.

There are some items that can be preserved with just a hot water bath, but they're tricky: I strictly follow the Ball guidelines for those. Pet peeve: why can't the canning companies or the USDA publish the actual recommended pHs so those of us with a chemistry bent can follow those?

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Well, there are going to be food shortages. [View all] chowmama Nov 10 OP

Well the GQP are going to shut down majority.... Lovie777 Nov 10 #1

And as we all know, the homeless and those on welfare are strong and fit, chowmama Nov 10 #11

Ive been homless kozar Nov 11 #19

Light duty prepper checking in Shermann Nov 10 #2

What brand is your dinosaur & does anyone still sell them? SheltieLover Nov 10 #3

You can't go wrong with a Presto. Manual pressure control, you might need to can over an open fire at some point. Runningdawg Nov 10 #6

Tyvm! SheltieLover Nov 10 #8

The brand is All American chowmama Nov 10 #9

Tyvm!!! SheltieLover Nov 10 #12

I have a larger one Retrograde Nov 10 #15

pH 4.6 is the cutoff, according to my sources chowmama Dec 9 #21

I'm preparing. barbaraann Nov 10 #4

That flour might have a shelf life of one year or so. Shermann Nov 10 #14

Thanks for the tip! barbaraann Nov 10 #17

I store my flour stash in airtight containers tishaLA Nov 11 #18

I have the bags closed up in a storage bin right now. barbaraann Nov 11 #20

You can live 30 days without food, only 3 without water. Runningdawg Nov 10 #5

Especially if you live in a drought-prone or arid area Retrograde Nov 10 #16

The famine... 2naSalit Nov 10 #7

If you can find them (bookstores, online, Amazon): no_hypocrisy Nov 10 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author Nanuke Nov 10 #13