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scruffylilthing · 09-29-2001, 11:22 AM

ok i have been inspired by the gifts in a jar. but i dont know how to can would like to try heres my question

has anyone ever canned they're own soups? chili? spaghetti sauce with meat? everyone loves my soups and chili and i was thinking about giving it as gifts especially to the college kids in the family.
found a great deal on jars the other day so i am set in that edpartment . any advice would greatly appreciated. thanks

samko · 09-30-2001, 08:43 PM

What exactly are you wanting to know? That type of product has to be pressure canned. Do you have one? Let me know what exactly you need to know and I will try and help. Post on here or email. Have a good day.

scruffylilthing · 09-30-2001, 10:17 PM

i have a pressure cooker, is that what u mean? so instead of putting it in a hot water bath i should put it in the pressure cooker with the lid on and build pressure in the pot? for how long or does it just depend?

by the way thanks, can use all the help i can get ! lol! never done this before but all that is going on in the world i better learn huh?

callsheb · 10-01-2001, 12:22 PM

chili: this is with the meat in it
ladle hot chili into hot jars leaving 1-inch headspace. remove air bubbles adjust your lids. process pints 1 hour and 15 mins and quart jars 1 hour and 30 mins at 10 pds pressure this is the receipe i use
5 pounds of ground beef
2 cups chopped onion
1 clove of garlic minced
6 cups cooked or canned tomatoes and juice
1/2 cup chili powder or more if you like it hot
1 1/2 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon cumin see
i simmer all this for about 20 mins before i put into jars
when you open this you then add your chili beans to heat up

Spaghetti Lasagna or casserole sauce:

5 pounds of ground beef
2 cups chopped onions
1 cup chopped green peppers
9 cups cooked or canned tomatoes and juice
2 2/3 cups tomaoto paste (about 24 ozs)
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 talblespoons minced parsley
1 1/2 salt
1 tablespoons oregano
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon allspice
2 tablespoons vinegar
brown ground beef drain off excess fat add onions and green peppers
and cook slowly until tender. Add remaining ingredients simmer until as thick as desired. skim off excess fat if necessary before canning ladle hot sauce into hot jars leaving 1 inch head space
adjust caps process pints 1 hour and quarts 1 hour and 15 mins at 10 pds pressure in a steam pressure canner. yield 6 pints 3 quarts

scruffylilthing · 10-01-2001, 06:03 PM

this is exactly what i was looking for! thankyou so much!
everyone kept telling me that they had never canned anything with meat in it but i fugured it could be done because campbell's does it all the time right? thanks again can't wait to try this sounds yummy!

onfire4god57 · 10-02-2001, 01:42 PM

I just wanted to let you know that I can all the time. I do not and never have canned with a pressure cooker. I know that some people think that you have to can in one, even the directions in the boxes of canning jars tells you to use one, but it is not necessary. I guess I have a fear of them. When I was a child my mom was canning with one once and it blew up. She never used one again, and that is why I will not use one. Besides our families for generations back, when they didn't even know what a pressure canner was canned.

I just cook everything the same way as if we were going to eat it that night, except I make a whole lot of it.

Wash your jars, and keep them hot with just water in them. While washing your jars, heat your rings and seals in a pan of water on the stove.

Fill your jars, leaving a one inch headspace.

Put on rings and seals

Place in large canning kettle

Make sure water is always over the top of your jars

Boil for anywhere from 2 to 4 hours, depending if your using quarts or pints. (If you email me I will let you know on each product how long I keep it in the water).

After time is up, pull jars from canner, CAREFULLY! Place them on a flat surface. Also make sure your jars are not touching each other. I place a towel on the table first.

After about 5 minutes you will hear them POP. That means they are sealed. However let them sit without moving them for at least 12-24 hours so they cool.

You will want to buy a jar lifter, they are not expensive, and it makes it a whole lot more safe to pull your jars from the canner.

I can:

Chili
Speghetti Sauce
Chicken Noodle Soup
Vegetable Soup
Beef Stew
Sloppy Joes (this was the first year I had done this and it is great, now if we need a last minute meal, just open it and heat it up, don't have to worry about thawing hamburger or anything) This is also good if you have kids, they can fix an after school snack of a sloppy Joe sandwhich.
Pumpkin (I just bought 2 large pumpkins the other day, this way come the holidays, I already have my pumpkin for the pies.

Hope this helps you, email me if you need any more specifics on anything. onfire4god57@hotmail.com