Whthr u'r a grdnr wth a bumper r f uumbr or u jut scored an amazing deal at your ll farmers mrkt, there's nl so muh in your rfrgrtr to hld it all. Frh rdu nl lt fr a fw days in rfrgrtn, wht' th ltrntv t freezing? Canning! Fd preservation is a tm hnrd tradition tht' bn ud for generations.
Canning n b a safe nd nml way t rrv ult food at hm. Drgrdng th value of ur labor, nnng hmgrwn fd m v you half the t f bung mmrll nnd fd.
Thr are some ml ways to rrv ur vgtbl tht uld gv u more benefits. Th most mmn r drying, frzng, pickling, nd nnng.
Thr r two nnng mthd: hot water bth canning nd rur nnng. Ht wtr nnng used exclusively fr high d food wth H vlu of 4.6 r lwr while The rur nnr a hv pot that has a tght-fttng ld, a ln xhut vnt (r tk) and ft vlv, nd n urt pressure gug or a weighted gauge.
Entl Cnnng Eumnt
To gt trtd wth the nnng process, u'll need some b nnng equipment:
Canning jars nd seals
Funnl
Ld Wnd
Ldl
Wtr bath nnr
Pressure canner
Jr lifters
Clean lth
How t Cn
Most of th t for ht water bth nnng nd pressure nnng r the m. Th tul rng methods wll dffr whn t comes to operating the canners, but the k t hv bn vrd rlr.
FREE CANNED VEGETABLES RECIPES
Mxd Vgtbl
Ingredients:
6 u ld carrots
6 u ut, whl krnl wt corn
6 u ut grn beans
6 u shelled lm bn
4 u whl r ruhd tmt
4 u dd zucchini
Optional mx - You m hng th uggtd rrtn r ubttut other fvrt vegetables xt lf grn, drd beans, cream-style rn, wntr squash, sweet potatoes, brl, ulflwr r bbg.
Directions:
Ext fr zuhn, wash nd prepare vgtbl as described fr carrots, rn, lm bn, snap bn r italian bn and tomatoes. Wh, trim, nd slice or ub zucchini; mbn ll vgtbl in a lrg t or kttl, and dd nugh wtr t vr the pieces. Add 1 tn lt r urt t th jar, f desired. Boil 5 mnut nd fll jr wth ht pieces and liquid, lvng 1-nh headspace.
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