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Just a canner ... on this food journey called life :)

No, I’m not dead ;-/

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Lane

I know I just dropped off the face of the earth abruptly. Sorry about that, gang! … but someone hacked my blog and shut me out of the administration of it early last year … and this is the first … Continue reading →

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Is it fixed finally?!?! :)

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Lane

Testing! Testing! My blog’s been dead for months, hacked by some unknown internet scamp with nothing better to do … but apparently they’ve decided to leave me alone … since, when I went to the blog this morning to look … Continue reading →

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A quick note on the “NCHFP by time” chart

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Lane

I posted my What do you do when you have open spaces in your canner? post the day before yesterday … and realized within the first 24-hours that I could have made them SOOO much better if I’d made them … Continue reading →

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Pandan-flavored Cereal Bars

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Lane

I know, I know … what-the-heck is she eating now? Why, it’s Pandan-flavor Cereal Snack! I know, the name doesn’t help much … does it? Let’s break it down, shall we? First, Pandan (aka: screwpine) is an herb/flavorant that’s as … Continue reading →

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What can you do when you have open spaces in your canner … part 2 :)

Posted on July 10, 2011 by Lane

Someone in the Home Canning Yahoo group asked recently about how she could fill the remaining slots in her canner. It seems the green beans in her garden were only producing about three quarts at a time, and she hated … Continue reading →

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Don’t buy the Ball Home Canning Discovery Kit! :(

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Lane

Again today, I heard of someone who’d bought the Ball Home Canning Discovery Kit, aka: Ball Small Batch Canning Kit. It made me cringe when she said it, because–in my personal opinion–that’s one of the biggest wastes of money in … Continue reading →

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If you look through thrift stores long enough …….

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Lane

….. you’ll find anything you’ll ever need Case in point … guess what I found sitting outside of a thrift store here in Chattanooga? Yes, Dear Readers … that’s a real coffin! I didn’t ask them what they wanted for … Continue reading →

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I’ve been quiet, but I’m okay … and a quick update :)

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Lane

Sorry for the radio silence, Dear Readers. In addition to having blog admin problems for the last few weeks, your faithful blogger has been on a mission of mercy for almost a month now, staying down in TN and helping … Continue reading →

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Reposting “How to operate a pressure canner the right way”

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Lane

In my my time on Yahoo groups dedicated to the canning arts, I’ve noticed a trend. Canner manufacturers give BAD advice What do I mean by that? Okay, here’s what it says in the All American Pressure Canner manuals about … Continue reading →

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Adjust for Elevation: Jellies, Jams, Butters, Conserves, Preserves, all things fruit-spready, and more!

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Lane

Last–but certainly not least–we look at all of the possibility in the fruit spread category: jellies, jams, butters, conserves, preserves, and more When it comes to adjusting this category for elevation … this is the easiest category of all. All … Continue reading →

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