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Old 10-25-2007, 06:39 PM
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Default Okay, you canners...fess up

I spent what seemed like all day canning yesterday because it takes SOOO long to heat up the water in the canner, bring it back to a boil, etc. I can totally by the book because I am afraid not to, but my MIL and mom can some things without the canner (jellies, tomatoes) - they just pour them hot into the jars and let the jars seal themselves.

Safe? Safe only for certain things? Not safe? Do you do it anyway?
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Old 10-25-2007, 08:03 PM
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I have made jelly without a canner,I just followed the recipe on the back of the pectin box ;-)
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Old 10-25-2007, 08:18 PM
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Yes, I would do jelly that way, too. Otherwise I trust in the food safety guidelines of the USDA. Their recommendations are quite conservative, which suits me just fine when it comes to food! I don't actually know what they say about jellies.
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Old 10-26-2007, 06:27 AM
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I have made jelly without a canner,I just followed the recipe on the back of the pectin box ;-)
Then is your jelly not shelf stable (meaning it either has to be kept in the fridge or freezer)? I just checked one recipe on the pectin box and it said to keep in fridge or freezer. I am asking about shelf stable jellies.
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That is how I have always done it. Your jellies have acid in them from the fruit and I think that is how you can get by with it. Same with canning tomatoes-they don't have to process as long due to the acid.
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Old 10-26-2007, 11:41 AM
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okay Jodi whatever, happy canning
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I can jelly that way. I have a Ball Blue Book that tells you how to can everything. A worthy investment!
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okay Jodi whatever, happy canning
Apparently I am misunderstanding you or you are misunderstanding me...I was asking you if your jelly was shelf stable (see the question mark?). Pardon me if I offended...just trying to get some info from people who have been doing this longer than me.
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Old 10-26-2007, 08:48 PM
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I can jelly that way. I have a Ball Blue Book that tells you how to can everything. A worthy investment!

Okay, I see where I am mistaken. I just got out my Ball book to check I have a recipe for jalapeno jelly that I got online that says to process in a canner, so I assumed all jellies were made that way - however, I now see that not to be the case

Anyone do tomatoes? The Ball book says to process 35 minutes for canned tomatoes, but I don't think anyone in my faily ever processed them. They just tested the jars for a seal after they filled them. if they didn't seal, then they put them in the fridge and used them up.
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