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Food & crafts => Food processing => Topic started by: Kassponia on February 16, 2010, 03:25:16 pm

Title: Preserving Foods
Post by: Kassponia on February 16, 2010, 03:25:16 pm

Hi,

I am new, and I was wondering how long food lasts once it has been canned by Boiling Method?

I don't plan on canning meat, but sauces, usually, curry, bolognaise, and creamy mushroom.

Any help appreciated here, thank you.

Title: Re: Preserving Foods
Post by: doganjo on February 16, 2010, 08:49:45 pm

Welcome, why not post a bit about yourself in the Hello thread?
Can't answer your question, but jamsand sweet pickles last no time at all in this house. ;) ;D

Title: Re: Preserving Foods
Post by: Wizard on February 16, 2010, 09:03:16 pm

well in a magazine I read a can of corned beef packed for the troops in France in WW1  :farmer:was opened and found to be in a safe and sound condition.I have various preserves over 5 years old I use as and when ;D

Title: Re: Preserving Foods
Post by: sagehen on February 17, 2010, 11:22:48 am

Theoretically, it should last ages. But then it depends on whether or not you've canned it properly.

Title: Re: Preserving Foods
Post by: Wizard on February 17, 2010, 11:55:20 am

hello sage. Yes I know I have preserved tomato's and goosegogs black and red currants for years in Kilner Jars but it didn't dawn on me that the Americanism canning is the same thing in actuality.For years I've looked for a can sealer They used to have one at Rasen school in the domestic science class room I can find oudles of empty cans and lids but no can sealer.We used to wind the handle 20 times then cook the can in a pressure cooker.  ;D :farmer:

Title: Re: Preserving Foods
Post by: sagehen on February 18, 2010, 03:14:15 pm

You can't find those manual can sealers anywhere anymore  :(

Title: Re: Preserving Foods
Post by: RUSTYME on February 18, 2010, 03:26:22 pm

I know that this is in the USA  Sage, but this company do everything you need for home canning ...even the tins !!
http://www.ehcan.com/CanningEquipment.html

I should think that somewhere in the UK someone would sell similar stuff , if not , some budding £ maker could open up a UK branch maybe ?

cheers



Russ

Title: Re: Preserving Foods
Post by: Wizard on February 18, 2010, 03:47:15 pm

Aye Rusty and in China the frieght is more than the canner :farmer:

Title: Re: Preserving Foods
Post by: sagehen on February 18, 2010, 06:10:03 pm

Cheers for that Rusty  ;D I'm not sure why home canning is so out of fashion no one seems to do them here, even though over the pond, people do it all the time. I'm not enterprising enough to want to be the distributor of it here - all I want it just one for myself, lol!

Title: Re: Preserving Foods
Post by: Wizard on February 18, 2010, 06:36:50 pm

Sage go to Google and write  Canning Pantry then choose american canners and sit down before you start ;D

Title: Re: Preserving Foods
Post by: sagehen on February 18, 2010, 09:15:09 pm

oh wow! I love the site  :love: They's got everything!!  :o

Title: Re: Preserving Foods
Post by: Wizard on February 19, 2010, 08:37:39 am

Hey up sage put that plastic away you can go through it like ducks take to watter If I ivvver win the Lotto Roll over You and I will go mad eeee!

Title: Re: Preserving Foods
Post by: sagehen on February 19, 2010, 01:56:55 pm

I'll hold you to that promise, George!  ;D I won't dream of buying anything from them, because the postage would bankrupt me!

Title: Re: Preserving Foods
Post by: Wizard on February 19, 2010, 02:56:27 pm

And I will be delighted to honour it sage ;D :farmer:

Title: Re: Preserving Foods
Post by: northfifeduckling on February 19, 2010, 08:47:53 pm

Welcome on here, Kassponia.
After reading up on it I decided a while ago that freezing the things you want to preserve is the lower fuzz option for me. If you give it a go, let us know how you get on!  :&>