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Article: Canning tips Kerr and Ball don't tell you.(techniques and equipment used in home canning)
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- Countryside & Small Stock Journal
- Article date:
- July 1, 1999
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Special feature: Home canning
After my letter on food storage appeared, I was besieged with requests for the sample inventory sheets I offered. I was amazed and delighted. Many letters included questions on canning, so I thought it might be a good subject to cover. Kerr and Ball both offer excellent books to use as a guide, but they don't include some of the tips I'd like to offer from 30 years of canning experience.
Equipment
Kettles: I have two pressure canners that hold either seven quarts or nine pints. That's pretty standard. I also have a large water bath kettle for doing quarts and a smaller one that does pints and half pints. If you can ...