My first ever Victory Garden is coming in strong and I'm really struggling with what I'm going to do with the Zucchini (huge) squashes (Acorn, Spaghetti & Butternut), and gobs of tomatoes (just learned DD has a food sensitivity to them....so that is rough timing),....
I do not have a "cool" basement to store everything in but that's probably where it all needs to go. And I don't trust a mouse to not get in down there so I'm already trying to figure out homemade screened cabinets. Our basement won't be cool til later in the season but stuff is coming in now here in the Pacific NW.. Have never done any canning but did replace my Food Saver and got a basic Dehydrator. Finding jars is a different story. I'll have to go back and read through this entire thread. How do we feel about dry canning with a Food Saver and do I need this special pressure canning equipment you speak of to do regular canning? Can't I just stick a jar in a pot of boiling water and melt that lid on there? I'm reading up and watching YouTube videos. Advice seems to vary. Any advice or suggestions on reputable YouTubers I should follow on this? I'm terrified I'm going to walk out into that smoke and see a red tomato! Also terrified of poisoning my family!
I do not have a "cool" basement to store everything in but that's probably where it all needs to go. And I don't trust a mouse to not get in down there so I'm already trying to figure out homemade screened cabinets. Our basement won't be cool til later in the season but stuff is coming in now here in the Pacific NW.. Have never done any canning but did replace my Food Saver and got a basic Dehydrator. Finding jars is a different story. I'll have to go back and read through this entire thread. How do we feel about dry canning with a Food Saver and do I need this special pressure canning equipment you speak of to do regular canning? Can't I just stick a jar in a pot of boiling water and melt that lid on there? I'm reading up and watching YouTube videos. Advice seems to vary. Any advice or suggestions on reputable YouTubers I should follow on this? I'm terrified I'm going to walk out into that smoke and see a red tomato! Also terrified of poisoning my family!