Comments on: Yes, I Canned

By: David King

David King — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:49:38 +0000

Hey Evangeline! Good to meet you today. I had the same experience you report in this post – I ended up using the bottom grate of a Smokey Joe grill in the bottom of my canner! Worked good enough… Thanks to your post I have a use for the non-astringent persimmons someone gave me (I was going to slice them and dry them, might still with some of them). If you ever get the astringent type, I have a deadly persimmon jam recipe that is awesome! Tastes like a smokey mango jam. YUM!

Good to connect. See ya in the garden.

david

By: FarmApartment » Pumpkin Three Way

FarmApartment » Pumpkin Three Way — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 01:44:48 +0000

[...] where we enjoyed a pot luck feast. I brought a Pumpkin Pie (recipe below), cranberry sauce and my Persimmon Chutney, which was a big hit. The chutney ended up being served on the cheese platter, a brilliant [...]

By: Evangeline

Evangeline — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:08:40 +0000

Luckily you can only get botox poisoning when you’re trying to preserve your face, not your food. I actually took another canning class this weekend, which I’ll be posting about soon, and now am officially over my canning fears. I just bought 36 jars at Smart N’ Final, so I’m all set to go.

The Ball Book of Canning and Preserving is a great resource. I’ve also found two fantastic blogs: http://www.savingtheseason.com and http://www.putsup.com. I have heard about the book you mentioned, but haven’t checked it out yet.

Re: Michael Pollan. I’m still reading his other book The Omnivore’s Dilemma, however, I’ll pick that one up next. He’s such a good writer and doing such important work!

By: Amanda

Amanda — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:44:31 +0000

Congrats on taking the canning plunge. I’ve always wanted to try canning but I’ve been held back by my fear of exploding glass shards or deadly botox poisoning (heh). This book has been on my wishlist for awhile — http://tinyurl.com/yjrmwpu. Do you have that one?

And congrats also on your new blog! I just finished Michael Pollan’s In Defense of Food. A new way to think about eating and living…difficult yet rewarding.

By: Sally

Sally — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:43:49 +0000

Bravo! They’re beautiful! You have now completed the canning course. Instead of a rack you can always put a dishtowel in the bottom of the pot (it will float, but you can shove it down.) All you need to do is keep the jars from clinking against each other and protect them from the heat of the burner. I like your jars, too.