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preserving (canning) fruit and veg
Does anyone do this (apart from freezing)?
If so, could you recommend somewhere to buy the equipment? I have been to the website of Lakeland, who have some items, mostly just jars, but I wonder if anyone knows anywhere else? TIA Brian MItchell |
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"brian mitchell" wrote in message ... Does anyone do this (apart from freezing)? If so, could you recommend somewhere to buy the equipment? I have been to the website of Lakeland, who have some items, mostly just jars, but I wonder if anyone knows anywhere else? TIA Brian MItchell These people might be of help - they have a list of UK suppliers - looks like wholesale but they could perhaps point you in the right direction :~) http://www.machineryupdate.co.uk/indexes/processing.htm There's these two, which seems to come up all over the place, but are in the US: http://www.canningpantry.com/ and http://www.home-food-processing.com/ General canning info - recipes etc http://www.canningpantry.com/ Might be easier to preserve in glass? My mum used to do this to great effect :~) HTH Jenny |
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"brian mitchell" wrote in message ... Does anyone do this (apart from freezing)? If so, could you recommend somewhere to buy the equipment? I have been to the website of Lakeland, who have some items, mostly just jars, but I wonder if anyone knows anywhere else? TIA Brian MItchell I 'canned' lots of tomatoes last year. They looked beautiful but it was a long and energy consuming process and, to be frank, we were disappointed with the result. might just as well have frozen them. The jars take a lot of space too. My favourite preserving method, apart from freezing, is drying. Which reminds me, I have a box of apples to do ... Mary |
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"JennyC" wrote:
Might be easier to preserve in glass? My mum used to do this to great effect That's what I meant, not actual tins. 'Canning' is the American term for it, even in glass, and there's many US sites selling every conceivable preserving aid or utensil but very few here in the UK as far as I can see. Thanks for the links. Brian Mitchell |
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"Mary Fisher" wrote:
I 'canned' lots of tomatoes last year. They looked beautiful but it was a long and energy consuming process and, to be frank, we were disappointed with the result... Do you mean disappointed by how they tasted when you eventually ate them? Had they lost flavour, or acquired an unpleasant one? . . . might just as well have frozen them... Maybe so. Do you ever worry about power cuts and losing a year's produce? And to keep things frozen for a year or more also consumes energy. Anyway, I'm interested in some of the alternative, old-fashioned ways of preserving foods, including drying. What do you dry your apples in? Brian Mitchell |
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"brian mitchell" wrote in message ... "Mary Fisher" wrote: I 'canned' lots of tomatoes last year. They looked beautiful but it was a long and energy consuming process and, to be frank, we were disappointed with the result... Do you mean disappointed by how they tasted when you eventually ate them? Had they lost flavour, or acquired an unpleasant one? Neither, they just didn't taste like fresh ones - not that I expected them to. . . . might just as well have frozen them... Maybe so. Do you ever worry about power cuts and losing a year's produce? No. For a good reason. And to keep things frozen for a year or more also consumes energy. Canning takes a relatively large amount of energy for a small amount of produce. In our very well insulated and high rated chest freezer I can store a huge amount of food - half a cow, a whole pig, a whole ram, milk, bread (I make a large amount at a time mostly in my wood fired stone bread oven) etc. Anyway, I'm interested in some of the alternative, old-fashioned ways of preserving foods, including drying. What do you dry your apples in? An electric dehydrator. I'm concerned about the power it uses but I only use it for a large amount of produce at one time and of course when it's being used it's contributing to the house heating so cutting down that use of energy. It has trays and the heat is blown over the produce by a small fan. I used to use my highly insulated thermostatically controlled wax oven but the dehydrator is more effective. I have dried things in the sun but it's not usually dry enough - and the hens tend to help themselves to anything left in the open :-( Mary Brian Mitchell |
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"brian mitchell" wrote in message ... "JennyC" wrote: Might be easier to preserve in glass? My mum used to do this to great effect That's what I meant, not actual tins. 'Canning' is the American term for it, even in glass, and there's many US sites selling every conceivable preserving aid or utensil but very few here in the UK as far as I can see. Thanks for the links. Brian Mitchell OH !! Yet another British/American one I did not know about !! Preserving is glass is still popular in the UK. Think of all those WI ladies :~))) Jars: http://www.freemanharding.co.uk/preserving.htm http://www.jbconline.co.uk/acatalog/...dE MAodkQrx8A Various preserving equipment (probably everything you need!) : http://www.justpreserving.co.uk/ Links to more stores: http://www.bizrate.co.uk/cooking_bak...--645390-.html Jenny |
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"David in Normandy" wrote in message ... My mother used to dry sliced beans in the airing cupboard. They were spread out on sheets of newspaper. After drying she put them in Kilner jars. They kept for well over a year, but seldom lasted that long. They needed soaking before cooking and never quite swelled back to their original size, but were still surprisingly tasty. Drying beans in a warm cupboard would work - we don't have an airing cupboard though :-) I think that drying very wet fruit, such as tomatoes, wouldn't. We've been eating our runner beans (unsliced) every day for a few weeks now, I've just come in from gathering tonight's ration. We can't get enough of them fresh. I've tried salting and freezing them but never drying - we don't tire of them. Mary |
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"David in Normandy" wrote in message ... In article , says... We've been eating our runner beans (unsliced) every day for a few weeks now, I've just come in from gathering tonight's ration. We can't get enough of them fresh. I've tried salting and freezing them but never drying - we don't tire of them. Mary I expected a bumper crop this year due to last years beans surviving Winter and coming up again, in addition to those planted elsewhere this year. Despite all the rain we've had a fairly poor crop. I think it was due to the cold weather and lack of sun. Ours were very late to blossom but there was lots of foliage. Neighbours' beans haven't been as good. Once they started fruiting they've gone at full belt - I'm pleased to say. The same happened with the tomatoes. The big winner this year has been the Spring greens/cabbage which I planted last Autumn. We are still eating them! Lucky you! There haven't been that many slugs and caterpillars this year either, though there have been lots of toads around. So the leaves haven't been as full of holes and livestock as usual. We've had few caterpillars but lots of slugs. I've formed a theory that you only ever get one slug per cabbage. Well, that's been my experience :-) Mary |
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Martin wrote:
You only need one chain selling preserving jars. Isn't Lakeland enough? For jars, yes, but there are a number of other useful accessories which they don't seem to carry, such as replacement seals, filling funnels, and so on. |
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Mary Fisher wrote:
"David in Normandy" wrote in message ... In article , says... We've been eating our runner beans (unsliced) every day for a few weeks now, I've just come in from gathering tonight's ration. We can't get enough of them fresh. I've tried salting and freezing them but never drying - we don't tire of them. Mary I expected a bumper crop this year due to last years beans surviving Winter and coming up again, in addition to those planted elsewhere this year. Despite all the rain we've had a fairly poor crop. I think it was due to the cold weather and lack of sun. Ours were very late to blossom but there was lots of foliage. Neighbours' beans haven't been as good. Once they started fruiting they've gone at full belt - I'm pleased to say. The same happened with the tomatoes. The big winner this year has been the Spring greens/cabbage which I planted last Autumn. We are still eating them! Lucky you! There haven't been that many slugs and caterpillars this year either, though there have been lots of toads around. So the leaves haven't been as full of holes and livestock as usual. We've had few caterpillars but lots of slugs. I've formed a theory that you only ever get one slug per cabbage. Well, that's been my experience :-) Mary I still have the Kilner jars my mother used, the problem now is getting the lids and rubber bands to fit. Most fruit preserves well, got a nice collection of blackberries this year. during the war Mum preserved apples by slating and drying, a good soaking after and they were fine in pies, how she did it though I do not know. |
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"Broadback" wrote I still have the Kilner jars my mother used, the problem now is getting the lids and rubber bands to fit. Most fruit preserves well, got a nice collection of blackberries this year. during the war Mum preserved apples by slating and drying, a good soaking after and they were fine in pies, how she did it though I do not know. I used to dry mine by peeling, coring and cutting into rings. these were then hung on a wooden pole in the sun to dry. they used to keep fairly in an airy space. http://www.nsapples.com/teacher/t5fdryap.htm http://www.electricscotland.com/gard...ing_apples.htm Jenny |
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brian mitchell wrote:
Martin wrote: You only need one chain selling preserving jars. Isn't Lakeland enough? For jars, yes, but there are a number of other useful accessories which they don't seem to carry, such as replacement seals, filling funnels, and so on. They sell replacement seals, filling funnels, muslins, everything you need. I know this because I was in one of the shops yesterday buying jars, lids and various other bits myself. -- Linz Wet Yorks |
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