tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-678264306526442157.post7976740471906329555..comments2024-03-26T17:49:45.864-05:00Comments on The Iowa Housewife: Cookbook Reviews...Better Homes and Gardens Home Canning Cook BookSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00060391185753177506noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-678264306526442157.post-56906422933355523862016-09-25T17:47:48.875-05:002016-09-25T17:47:48.875-05:00I have a pressure canner but a new glass top stove...I have a pressure canner but a new glass top stove so tend to freeze more than can also. Glad you aren't water bathing green beans. Myrnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14644142108001303079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-678264306526442157.post-86044949522213873722016-09-25T14:07:17.778-05:002016-09-25T14:07:17.778-05:00Looks like a great book to add to anyone's col...Looks like a great book to add to anyone's collection. I'll have to check at the half-price book store and see if they happen to have it.<br />I Always water bath my jams and jellies and everything else that requires water bath except for those I put in freezer. I just feel safer doing water bath canning just knowing for sure that they will get a good seal instead of turning jars upside down.<br />Some thing I can't water bath due to the fact that I don't have a pressure canner to do some things but like green beans, etc. I just blanch, dump in ice water and put in freezer ziplock bags and pop in freezer.Colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13106960827480062745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-678264306526442157.post-27304766138702821872016-09-24T21:17:56.140-05:002016-09-24T21:17:56.140-05:00I think if your pectin boxes say that you need to ...I think if your pectin boxes say that you need to buy some new pectin, I just looked at mine and it is calling for water-bath canning. I have had problems with mice when I was younger and used paraffin. Guess they like the taste of it.Myrnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14644142108001303079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-678264306526442157.post-90276765949208228472016-09-24T19:42:32.245-05:002016-09-24T19:42:32.245-05:00I would guess if you look at your pectin, like Sur...I would guess if you look at your pectin, like Sure Jel, it will show them water-bath canning for 10 minutes if they are not making refrigerator or freezer jam. Their on-line recipes do so; I don't have any boxes to look at. The USDA and the Center for Home Food Preservation say that mold on jellies can occur when they are only turned upside-down, and that the mold may not be as harmless than it used to be thought.<br />I water-bath process mine nowadays because I want to have a sure seal, and I just don't want to waste any of my hard work. I have had seal failures when I turned them upside down, and I used to get mold occasionally when I used paraffin, no matter how careful I was. <br />Using paraffin was how I learned to make jams and jellies waaaay back when, with my Mother and Grandmother. You could reuse the paraffin, and save on the cost of lids. However, mice will also eat through paraffin seals. <br />Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00060391185753177506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-678264306526442157.post-89884525525994520502016-09-24T12:26:54.359-05:002016-09-24T12:26:54.359-05:00OK I'll bite. Why do you water bath your jams...OK I'll bite. Why do you water bath your jams instead of turning them upside down? Jam is the only thing I "can" and have always just turned them upside down, and never had any spoilage or problems. I'll have to look, but I think that's what the pectin boxes say to do. HaroldSnoreply@blogger.com