Comments on: About Food in Jars http://www.foodinjars.com A blog dedicated to canning, preserving and the art of putting up. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:41:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: marisa http://www.foodinjars.com/about-food-in-jars/#comment-20905 marisa Wed, 27 Jul 2011 15:33:18 +0000 http://www.foodinjars.com/?page_id=2#comment-20905 You do not need a pressure canner for anything high acid, which includes jams, jellies, chutneys and whole fruit. Those can all be done in a water bath canner. You do not need a pressure canner for anything high acid, which includes jams, jellies, chutneys and whole fruit. Those can all be done in a water bath canner.

]]> By: Nancy http://www.foodinjars.com/about-food-in-jars/#comment-20904 Nancy Wed, 27 Jul 2011 15:23:59 +0000 http://www.foodinjars.com/?page_id=2#comment-20904 I love your newsletter! Question: For canning jams and jellies do you need a pressure cooker or would the water bath method work just as well? I read in one blog that you should use a pressure cooker vs a water bath. Thanks, Nancy I love your newsletter!
Question: For canning jams and jellies do you need a pressure cooker or would the water bath method work just as well? I read in one blog that you should use a pressure cooker vs a water bath.
Thanks,
Nancy

]]> By: Summer Solstice http://www.foodinjars.com/about-food-in-jars/#comment-20828 Summer Solstice Mon, 25 Jul 2011 23:39:47 +0000 http://www.foodinjars.com/?page_id=2#comment-20828 Sorry, I also meant to leave a note saying that I was going to attempt this using 4 and/or 8 ounce jars. Thanks! Sorry, I also meant to leave a note saying that I was going to attempt this using 4 and/or 8 ounce jars. Thanks!

]]> By: Summer Solstice http://www.foodinjars.com/about-food-in-jars/#comment-20826 Summer Solstice Mon, 25 Jul 2011 23:23:32 +0000 http://www.foodinjars.com/?page_id=2#comment-20826 Hi, I am referencing your recipe "Homemade Maple Almond Butter" from January 7th, 2011. I am interested in making this, but also making it as a gift for family. I have seen a whole lot of hub-bub on the 'net about NOT canning homemade nut butters because they are too low in pH, too high in fat, and too dense to can properly. Now, I don't understand how commercial nut butters with only nuts can be canned and sold on store shelves. I understand not being able to use a bath canner, but not even a pressure canner?? How is this so? Please, please! clarify this for me, as I have a restricted diet as does much of my family. Besides, who doesn't want fresh food in an instant, homemade? Thank you so kindly in advance! Hi, I am referencing your recipe “Homemade Maple Almond Butter” from January 7th, 2011. I am interested in making this, but also making it as a gift for family. I have seen a whole lot of hub-bub on the ‘net about NOT canning homemade nut butters because they are too low in pH, too high in fat, and too dense to can properly. Now, I don’t understand how commercial nut butters with only nuts can be canned and sold on store shelves. I understand not being able to use a bath canner, but not even a pressure canner?? How is this so? Please, please! clarify this for me, as I have a restricted diet as does much of my family. Besides, who doesn’t want fresh food in an instant, homemade? Thank you so kindly in advance!

]]> By: marisa http://www.foodinjars.com/about-food-in-jars/#comment-20669 marisa Fri, 22 Jul 2011 13:18:22 +0000 http://www.foodinjars.com/?page_id=2#comment-20669 Helen, I don't know what to tell you. If you did everything as you've done it in the past and the jars are sealed, I would imagine it's safe to eat. However, you're the only one who can truly make that call. You should never eat something that makes you uncomfortable. You might want to contact the Mrs. Wages people and see if anyone else has had similar issues with their mixes this year. Helen, I don’t know what to tell you. If you did everything as you’ve done it in the past and the jars are sealed, I would imagine it’s safe to eat. However, you’re the only one who can truly make that call. You should never eat something that makes you uncomfortable. You might want to contact the Mrs. Wages people and see if anyone else has had similar issues with their mixes this year.

]]> By: Helen Cooley http://www.foodinjars.com/about-food-in-jars/#comment-20662 Helen Cooley Fri, 22 Jul 2011 10:48:22 +0000 http://www.foodinjars.com/?page_id=2#comment-20662 I have a question that I need help with. I use Mrs. Wages dill spice mix all the time and do up my pickles and dilly beans. This year no different, except that 2 of the mixes I used turned out cloudy when I put them into my jars with my dilly beans and pickled eggs. The jars sealed alright but are they still safe to eat? one is a really dark colored and the other is very cloudy not one of the others came out this way. any help will be greatly appreciated before I go giving them away to friends and family. Helen I have a question that I need help with. I use Mrs. Wages dill spice mix all the time and do up my pickles and dilly beans. This year no different, except that 2 of the mixes I used turned out cloudy when I put them into my jars with my dilly beans and pickled eggs. The jars sealed alright but are they still safe to eat? one is a really dark colored and the other is very cloudy not one of the others came out this way. any help will be greatly appreciated before I go giving them away to friends and family.

Helen

]]> By: Kim http://www.foodinjars.com/about-food-in-jars/#comment-17514 Kim Wed, 29 Jun 2011 01:02:04 +0000 http://www.foodinjars.com/?page_id=2#comment-17514 I somehow only just came across your blog... I've moved back to LA from Philadelphia (doh! to not being able to attend one of your canning classes!) and have three lemon trees in my backyard. After coming across your limoncello recipe, and all the other delicious looking recipes on your blog, I will actually start canning- an endeavor I have been thinking about starting for a couple of years now. Thank you for the inspiration! I somehow only just came across your blog… I’ve moved back to LA from Philadelphia (doh! to not being able to attend one of your canning classes!) and have three lemon trees in my backyard. After coming across your limoncello recipe, and all the other delicious looking recipes on your blog, I will actually start canning- an endeavor I have been thinking about starting for a couple of years now. Thank you for the inspiration!

]]> By: I Can Can | Through the Water http://www.foodinjars.com/about-food-in-jars/#comment-104 I Can Can | Through the Water Wed, 11 May 2011 18:27:35 +0000 http://www.foodinjars.com/?page_id=2#comment-104 [...] have to ask Marissa McClellan at Food in Jars.  I’ve been following her blog and getting encouragement to take this first [...] [...] have to ask Marissa McClellan at Food in Jars.  I’ve been following her blog and getting encouragement to take this first [...]

]]> By: Wedding Jam Favor Inspiration | Inspirations & Creations - Elizabeth Anne Designs: The Wedding Blog http://www.foodinjars.com/about-food-in-jars/#comment-103 Wedding Jam Favor Inspiration | Inspirations & Creations - Elizabeth Anne Designs: The Wedding Blog Tue, 01 Feb 2011 13:01:38 +0000 http://www.foodinjars.com/?page_id=2#comment-103 [...] mixes to give as gifts, there is everything you would want to know about canning.  The writer, Marisa McClellan, even has a how-to on turning jam into bbq sauce- how creative! That may be what I’ll be [...] [...] mixes to give as gifts, there is everything you would want to know about canning.  The writer, Marisa McClellan, even has a how-to on turning jam into bbq sauce- how creative! That may be what I’ll be [...]

]]> By: TCJ | Lazybones Spiced Apple Butter (Nov) « Rufus & Clementine http://www.foodinjars.com/about-food-in-jars/#comment-102 TCJ | Lazybones Spiced Apple Butter (Nov) « Rufus & Clementine Sat, 20 Nov 2010 00:58:17 +0000 http://www.foodinjars.com/?page_id=2#comment-102 [...] crazy month full of reflection and obligation, I just had to return to the ease and simplicity that Marisa introduced me to last year in her Apple Sauce/Fruit Butters [...] [...] crazy month full of reflection and obligation, I just had to return to the ease and simplicity that Marisa introduced me to last year in her Apple Sauce/Fruit Butters [...]

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