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Canning Lemon Curd?After you make your lemon curd, can you process the curd in a pressure canner? If so, what would the shelf life be?

 

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Making Spicy Cauliflower?Do you have to pressure cook the jars of spicy cauliflower to seal?

 

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Canning Sour Cherries?We just bought our own home about 3 months ago and were ecstatic to find out we already have a sour cherry tree. I wasn't able to get anything from it this year (by the time we realized what it was the birds had gotten most of 'em), but would love to try canning some next year....

 

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Canning Tomato Sauce with Nutribullet Extractor?Could I use the Nutribullet Extractor instead of a food grinder on whole tomatoes (minus stem and leaves, of course) and then pour them into sterilized glass Mason canning jars and pressure cook for canning as tomato sauce?

 

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Making Cold Pack Pickles?Is there any way to make the cold crispy pickles like Clause's?

 

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Canning Vegetables Using Hot Water Bath?What I need to know, is it okay to hot water bath pickled okra or green beans?

 

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Under-Processed Tomatoes?I hot packed and processed tomato quarts for 40 instead of 45 by accident. Heavy boil the whole time and plenty of citric in the jars though. Think I'm good?

 

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Water Bath Canning?I'm new to canning. After my jars are filled, do I put them in a boiling pot, or do I put them in a pot then the water?

 

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Reprocessing Canned Tomatoes?My jars sealed but they are only 1/3 full, can I reprocess? Can I empty jars and combine into new sterilized jars and reprocess? Any suggestions?

 

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Canning PlumsCan black plums be canned?

 

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Reprocessing Canned Tomatoes?I am reprocessing my tomatoes because I didn't water bath can them long enough. The tomatoes are still very hot in the 4 jars. Do I need to add more citric acid to the jars or will the original amount be enough? I have poured all 4 jars together in one pot to reheat again.

 

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Canning Lids Not Sealing Properly?I made salsa using my sister's recipe. She makes huge batches. She boils her jars for an hour in her roaster. I have an old stock pot for canning and I make small batches. I boiled mine for an hour. I saw the lids were stressed when it was done, but once cooled I could press them and they moved. What am I doing wrong?

 

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Canning Harvard Beets?Do I put canning salt in the jar before I put in the product and process the Harvard beets?

 

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Sealing Pickled Carrots in the Dishwasher?My pickled carrots did not pop. Can I put them in the dish washer as they do with jam to seal them?

 

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Canning Jars Have Visible Residue After Processing?Some canning jars have a residue around the lips of the jars after the hot water bath. The lids appear sealed. Is the product safe to eat?

 

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Reprocessing Canned Pickled Beets?I canned pickled beets last week. I opened one today and they're slightly more crunchy than I like. They all sealed properly. Can I reprocess them to cook them a bit more? And if so, how would I do that?

 

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Canning Cooked Black Eyed Peas?I understand the answer that if the peas are cooked I don't have to water bath them. But then how do I get the jars to seal?

 

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Canning Cooked Black Eyed Peas?I have some black eyed peas that are cooked. I wanted to can them. Can I water bath them?

 

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Can I Reprocess Canned Tomato Sauce?I have experience with jellies. This is my first time canning tomatoes. I made sauce with fresh grown ripe plum tomatoes, a little oil, onion, and herbs, plus a dash of Parmesan cheese. I simmered the sauce for 1 hour. I hot-packed 12 sterilized pint jars and did a 185 degree water bath for 15 min. They sealed well. I did this one week ago.

 

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Canning Homemade Crab Soup?I want to can/jar my home made Maryland crab soup. It contains crushed tomatoes, cooked vegetables, and crab meat. Everything was cooked together and brought to a safe temperature. I practiced two ways. Just jarring it strait out of the pots into jars. I put lids on and that seemed fine. But someone told me I had to pressure cook even though everything was already cooked.

 

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Under Processed Canned Spaghetti Sauce?I canned homemade spaghetti sauce in a hot water bath. I was to have them boil for 50 minutes, but I mistakenly boiled for 30 minutes. They are cooling now and I will check in the morning to see if the seals "popped" and I don't feel a "bubble" on the lid. If they sealed, are they OK? I'm afraid of botulism, but doesn't the lemon juice that I added help prevent botulism?

 

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Strawberry Jam Did Not Set?I prepared jelly from Sure Jell, sugar, etc. The jelly is not thickening. My jars of strawberry jelly are sealed, but I didn't boil them in the hot water bath. Can I put it in a canner with the jars already sealed to boil it? Is it safe to boil them now in the canner?

 

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Canning Fried Squash?I want to dry can my fried squash, by frying it and sealing it in hot jars while the squash is still hot. Will this work?

 

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Canning Beef in the Oven?I canned beef several years ago in the oven in pint jars. I can't remember the degrees or time. The lady I got the recipe from died and I lost it. I can't remember if it was 250 degrees for 3 hours or what. I know she told me to keep the jars in the oven overnight and they would seal. She said not to open the oven till morning.

 

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Canning Bath Not Long Enough?About 4 months ago I canned quarts of halved peaches, but did not add water bath time for our high altitude. Since I didn't realize this until about a week afterwards I was advised to throw it all out, but have been avoiding throwing this work down the drain. Could I take the peaches out and cook them into jam?

 

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Oven Canning Olives?I would like to can olives in the oven. On what temperature should I put the oven? And how long do they need to stay in the oven?

 

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Shelf Life of Canned Green Beans?I canned my green beans in October 2016. I still have some jars left. Are they OK to eat?

 

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Canning Stew in the Oven?My mother and I recently canned a vegetable stew. She swears by the oven canning method and so we did that. My question is, why is this method not recommended even with everything being consistently hot? I would imagine everything would be killed off.

 

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Shelf Life of Home Canned Green Beans?What is the shelf life of green beans canned with vinegar?

 

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Did Not Process Canned Jam for Correct Length of Time?I made strawberry jam and did a water bath canning method. I only processed them for 5 minutes and now days later I see it was suppose to be 10 minutes. Will they be alright to eat or what do you recommend I do now?

 

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Canning Tomato Sauce?I want to/need to can tomato sauce and have never done it before.

 

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Moisture in Jars of Oven Canned Dry Beans?When I am oven canning dry beans I get moisture in the top of the jars. I've put them back in the oven for more time up to 10 hours and I still get a small bit of moisture in the top of the jars once they seal. What am I doing wrong?

 

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Freezing Tomatoes for Tomato Juice?I have a lot of tomatoes that were given to me that I do not have time to take care of right now. Can I freeze them and at a later time juice them and can tomato juice?

 

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Canning Soup?Whenever I put my hot soup in a mason jar and use a new lid, it seals when it cools. Is this process OK and safe?

 

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Processing Time for Canning Jalapenos?I canned two dozen half pint jars of jalapenos. I followed the processing time of the recipe of 10 minutes. I have since read on other sites that I should have increased the time an additional ten minutes for altitude adjustment. Everything is sealed, but I am worried about botulism now.

 

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I Under Processed Canned Green Beans?I pressure canned green beans when the pressure built up I timed from that point on, but didn't wait till it began to jiggle. All the jars sealed, but what should I do? Remove lids and reprocess?

 

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Making Sweet Stickles?I was making stickles (pickles). After I'd followed the recipe to the 3rd day, I boiled the stickles for 30 minutes. It said to pack them in hot jars, seal, and put in a boiling water bath for 10 minutes. It did not say to put any liquid over the stickles.

 

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Recipe for Canning Harvard Beets?I would like to know if you can use this recipe for canning? I have looked all over the internet and there is nothing for canning Harvard beets with cornstarch in it.

 

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Canning Tomato Juice?I was canning tomato juice with the water bath canner. I was supposed to process them for 35 minutes. I made a mistake and got the processing time mixed up with pickles and I only processed them for 10 minutes. All the jars have sealed. So could you please tell me how to correct this?

 

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Canning Chicken and Pork?I would like to can some chicken quarters and some pork chops. I have a good pressure cooker and have canned before.

 

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Canning Kohlrabi?I see many places where is says to not pressure can kohlrabi; why not? And if you do, for how long, and do you have to put something in each jar when you do can it?

 

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Canning Harvard Beets?How many quarts does this receipe make? It takes 6 pounds of beets?

 

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Shelf Life of Home Canned Fruit?I canned nectarines last year in September. Some of the fruit in the jars I have left are darker, are they safe to eat?

 

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Canning Kohlrabi?I am looking for a recipe to canning my kohlrabi and cannot seem to find one. Any suggestions?

 

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Making Homemade Vegetable Soup?Can you use mixed canned vegetables in pressure canning homemade vegetable soup?

 

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Canning Oatmeal and Cornmeal in Oven?Can you can cornmeal and oatmeal in Mason jars in the oven?

 

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Transferring Canned Food from Mason Jars to Mylar Bags?I recently began canning food, water bath canning, dry canning, oven canning, and so on. Now I have oven canned 20 jars of food about two weeks ago and am eager to know if it's possible and safe to remove the food from the mason jars and store them in mylar bags with oxygen absorbers.

 

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Canning Salsa?I made salsa with canned tomatoes, everything else was fresh. I did not know you had to cook the salsa, do I have to cook it and pressure can it since I used canned tomatoes? Would I be better off freezing it or can I just hot water pack it?

 

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Recipe for Refrigerator Dilled Green Beans?Does anyone have a recipe for refrigerator dilled green beans, etc.? I am also looking for recipes for any dilled veggies (Brussels sprouts, carrots, sweet peppers, cauliflower, broccoli, jicama, English cukes, etc.) I want them made refrigerator style with no hot water bath, etc.. Thanks.

 

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Recanning Tomato Sauce?I have made a mistake in canning home made tomato sauce and would appreciate it if someone can tell me if I can correct this or if it would be safer to throw it all away?

 

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Canning Homemade Salsa?I have a great and easy recipe for black bean salsa using canned black beans, canned corn, and canned tomatoes. I make it using olive oil and fresh lime juice with fresh seasonings like onions, peppers, and cilantro. I would love to know if there is a way I can can this salsa without cooking it.

 

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Making Jelly from Syrup?I made raspberry syrup, but it is way too thin. I'm thinking of making it into jelly. Any ideas how much pectin to use and any other ideas to make this process easy as possible?

 

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Storing Homemade Soup?I'm single and made a large pot of soup. I wanted to save some. I put the hot soup in a jar with a tight lid. It cooled and the lid popped in good seal. How long can I keep in refrigerator or not and be safe?

 

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Canning Green Beans?I will be canning green beans in a regular canning pot, not a pressure cooker. Do you do as you would with a pressure cooker? Then how long do you need to cook them?

 

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Canning Tomatoes?I am canning less than 7 pints of tomatoes. If you don't have a full canner of jars do you reduce the processing time?

 

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Grape Jelly Not Setting?I did three batches of grape jelly, the first is syrup like. For the second and third I used more pectin and they didn't set either. Now what to do?

 

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Sealing Sunshine Pickles?How do I seal Oklahoma sunshine pickles that sit in sun for 3 weeks?

 

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Canning Tomatoes?We're going to do some canning this year. We used to can all the time. Our tomatoes are coming on pretty slow. I was wondering if I could can these as they come along? If so, could you tell me how to do this? I would really appreciate it.

 

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Vacuum Sealed Pickled Squash?I used your recipe for pickled squash. When finished I vacuum seal the lids on, not your typical canning method. Do you think they will be good this winter kept on a storage shelf?

 

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Reusing Food Jars for Canning?It seems many commercially canned foods use jars that are deliberately just a bit different from traditional canning jars, and the rings and lids will not fit.

 

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Canned Tomatoes Turned Black?My pints of yellow tomatoes turned dark on top. What would cause this?

 

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Sterilizing Canning Jars in the Oven?Can I sterilize empty canning jars in my oven? My dishwasher is out of service for a while. So instead of water boiling all my clean empty jars to sterilize them, can I sterilize my canning jars in the oven before filling the jars to can in my pressure canner?

 

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Pressure Canning Homemade Soup?How long and at what pressure should I can quarts of homemade tomato soup?

 

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Jelly Not Setting?I made my 1st batch of wild grape jelly today. The recipe called for 3 cups sugar to 4 cups juice. I had 24 cups of juice so I added 18 cups of sugar. After over 2 hours boiling and stirring it finally started sheeting off the spoon. I was told that it possibly would take that long.

 

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Canning Harvard Beets Recipe?Your recipe for canning Harvard beets has cornstarch in it. All the other recipes for canning Harvard beets says not to can with cornstarch, but to add it at time of serving. I'd like to know it the beets turn out alright with the cornstarch added in the canning?

 

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Canning Peach Cobbler Filling?I usually make peach cobbler filling and freeze it. We have downsized and I no longer have a big freezer. This year I decided to can it.

 

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Canning Soups Without a Pressure Canner?What kind of soup using tomatoes can be canned "without" using a pressure canner?

 

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Canning Green Beans?I recently water bathed green beans for 45 minutes. Can I reboil them for the remainder of the time needed?

 

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Sunshine Pickles Didn't Seal?I have numerous jars of sunshine pickles that did not seal. Is it possible to slowly heat them and then seal them using the hot water method?

 

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Canning Squash?I don't have a pressure canner, can I can squash in a cold canning bath. You know cook the squash, put them in jars and seal, then put them in a large pot and cover with water and boil for 20-30 minutes.

 

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Canning Previously Frozen Green Beans?I need to know if I freeze my garden snap green beans now can i pressure can them later? I am waiting for my replacement pressure regulator to come thru the mail and my beans are coming on now!

 

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Canning Tomatoes?One of my tomatoes turned black in the jar after I processed. I have never seen this before, can anyone give advice? Also, no matter how tight I tighten the lids the juice is siphoned in the canning process. I followed the Ball canning book recipe and the lids sealed, should I be concerned?

 

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Canning Amish Church Spread?I would like to make some Amish church spread up ahead to give as gifts later on. Can this be sealed (like jelly) in a hot water bath like about 10 minutes?

 

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Canning Rhubarb?I have no freezer and I want to can my left over rhubarb so I can use in in other recipes, like cakes and pies after the season. So do I brine pack it or syrup pack it is the question. I already plan to make some jam from it.

 

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Preserving Cooked Beef Stew?Can I waterbath cooked beef stew to preserve it? If so, what are the proper procedures?

 

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Canning Vegetables from the Store?Do any of you can cucumbers, tomatoes, etc. from the grocery store and do you enjoy it? Is it really time consuming? I am about to buy a canner from amazon.com and I want to know what you guys think who do the canning before I start doing it.

 

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Canning Homemade Soup?Can I use rice and barley in homemade chicken soup to can? Does anyone have a good recipe to try?

 

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Canning Ham?I've pressure canned pork, beef, and chicken. I am wondering how to can ham from the grocery store?

 

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Pressure Canning Soup?I live at just under 8000 ft in Colorado. I canned some chicken coconut curry soup and some tortilla chicken soup today. Yep Christmas day and I choose to can. Anyway, I pressure cooked the quart jar for 60 minutes with the weight for 15 pound.

 

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Canning Fruits and Vegetables?Can anyone tell me how to can fruits and vegetables?

 

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Canning Green Tomatoes?Do I take the skins off the green tomatoes before I can them? I want to make chow chow and need to know before I start this. Anyone out there know?

 

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Canning Pumpkin?Can you water bath pumpkin instead of pressure cooking?

 

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Simple Canning Process?Is there a simple, inexpensive way to can that doesn't take all day to do? If I have something I need to can, can I do it without spending tons of money to set up?

 

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Canning Horseradish?I am needing a home canning recipe for home grown horseradish. I hope someone can help me. We preserve our garden veggies by home canning yet I can't find any directions on canning home grown horseradish.

 

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Canning Potatoes?Can you bottle new potatoes in a hot water bath?

 

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Canning Tomatoes?How long do you leave the jarred tomatoes in the boiling water in the canner?

 

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Canning Jars Not Sealing?What do you do with jars that don't seal properly?

 

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Canning Green Tomatoes?Can green tomato slices, to be used for frying, also be safely pressure canned?

 

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Pressure Canning Green Beans?How long do I cook green beans in a pressure canner and at what pressure?

 

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Canning Summer Squash or Zucchini?I am looking into possibly canning some of our crop from the garden of summer squash and zucchini. Has anyone had any luck with that?

 

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"It Ain't Peaches" Canned Melon Recipe?I am looking for the "It Ain't Peaches" recipe. This recipe is melon canned so that it tastes like peaches. It is a southern recipe. I lost it and really need it! Anyone willing to share? Thanks.

 

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Homemade Pickle Recipe?I am looking for a recipe to make homemade pickles.

 

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Pickling Squash?I need a good recipe for pickling squash.

 

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Canning Green Beans?I am canning green beans, if my beans are hot when I put them in the jars and they seal before I put them in the pressure canner; do I have to pressure cook them?

 

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How Long Are Canned Green Beans Good For?How long can you keep and use green beans that were canned. I found a jar dated 8/20/08. They look good and have a sufficient amount of liquid around them.

 

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Canning Pickled Eggs?How do I can pickled eggs?

 

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Canning Harvard Beets?How do I can harvard beets?

 

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Processing Time for Canning Tomatoes?I need to know the processing time for 2 qt. jars of tomatoes. My old Kerr canning book (1960) had this in it, but not the later ones. I also need to know the amount of time adjusted for altitude. I am about 5,000 ft.

 

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Freezer Jam Too Thin?I make sugar free freezer jam: 2 cups blackberries, 1 cup cold water, and a 3-oz package sugar free Jello. It tastes great, but is too thin. Can I add "no cook freezer jam fruit pectin" to thicken? Thank you.

 

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Uses for Extra Syrup from Preserving Pears?I canned fresh pears in a sugar and water syrup. My recipe said to boil the water sugar syrup, add cored, peeled, and quartered pears to the syrup and boil for 5 minutes longer, then load into jars and fill with syrup. So far so good.

 

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Canning Beef?I am looking for a way to can beef. It doesn't seem to be available in the retail stores here in Nebraska.

 

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Canning Butternut Squash?I would like to know if you can, can butternut squash.

 

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