Crazy Jar Lady
Just Why?
As we have discussed before, I cook mainly from scratch. I don't use many pre-made mixes and etc unless they are shared with me or I...
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Crazy Jar Lady
- Apr 16
- 2 min
Density
A very common question in canning: If my product is already cooked, why does it need such a long processing time? The answer is density....
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Crazy Jar Lady
- Mar 27
- 3 min
EMERGENCY!
You've been running batches through the pressure canner all day... You're tired and on the last run. You walk through the living room...
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Crazy Jar Lady
- Mar 21
- 5 min
STOP the Insanity!
Recently, I've started seeing people wanting to pressure can items that really shouldn't be pressure canned. Everything from tomatoes to...
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Crazy Jar Lady
- Mar 16
- 2 min
Take Your Time
Life is insane. We are all chasing our tail in one way or another. It's okay to slow down once in awhile. With canning, you're forced...
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Crazy Jar Lady
- Mar 8
- 3 min
Apple... Syrup?
Soooo..... I"m in the middle of a big-time jelly failure. I haven't had one of these for a very long time. The last round of this...
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Crazy Jar Lady
- Mar 6
- 4 min
Four and Twenty
Nothing pisses me off faster than opening an expensive can of pie filling to find that it's mostly goop and not very much fruit! I've...
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Crazy Jar Lady
- Mar 3
- 2 min
Sterilized
It takes 10 full minutes at a hard rolling boil to consider a jar sterilized. At this point in my canning life, I don't even remember...
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Crazy Jar Lady
- Mar 2
- 2 min
Squeaky Clean
The number one reason lids fail to seal is because of an unclean rim. And you can tell me you wiped the rims over and over and I'm...
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Crazy Jar Lady
- Mar 1
- 2 min
Water Can Can!
Huh? What I mean is water can be canned. Recently, there have been alot of folks starting to worry about the continued cleanliness of...
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Crazy Jar Lady
- Feb 28
- 2 min
Processing....
When canning, you're going to experience some sealing issues. (see Crying Over a Broken Seal) I don't care how accomplished you are at...
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Crazy Jar Lady
- Feb 27
- 2 min
J.O.U.S.'s
Jars of Unusual Size! Ha! (Well.... the dog thinks I'm funny....) I don't generally buy new canning jars. I started out with hand me...
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Crazy Jar Lady
- Feb 17
- 3 min
Superbroth Sunday!
Cry me a river... of broth... There was an abundance of onions in the pantry needing used up. Bestie had made a batch of Onion Broth...
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Crazy Jar Lady
- Jan 16
- 3 min
Cheap Lids
Let's talk about lids again. I buy the cheap lids on Amazon. I like this one particular brand**. It works well for me and holds up on...
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Crazy Jar Lady
- Jan 13
- 2 min
Colorful Caps
Another Don't Look post..... We take such precautions to can our food carefully and correctly. We make sure our processing times are...
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Crazy Jar Lady
- Jan 10
- 3 min
Leaving Room
When canning, headspace can become a hot topic. Let's discuss.... Every canning book and instructor will tell you to leave so much...
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Crazy Jar Lady
- Jan 6
- 2 min
Pop A Top
When opening a jar of your home-canned food; there are some things to watch for that help tell you that the seal (and food) is good....
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Crazy Jar Lady
- Jan 5
- 2 min
Barley Stewed
I orignally wrote this December 13th. With everything going on, I am just now getting the recipes cards written up. So sorry for the...
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Crazy Jar Lady
- Jan 3
- 2 min
Is it False?
Found a jar with a false seal from the canner loads last night. Let's talk about it. The conventional advice is to wait and allow jars...
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Crazy Jar Lady
- Jan 2
- 2 min
Staged
Time to clean out the fridge.... Again.... When I'm working on canning up a large amount of product; I like to fill the jars, wipe the...
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