Crazy Jar Lady
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 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
- 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 21
- 2 min
Dishwasher Hacks
Do you have extremely hard water like we do? Do your dishes come out looking like crap? Try some of these things to help! First, make...
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Crazy Jar Lady
- Feb 18
- 5 min
How to: Fancy Dinner
What do ya'll fix for a fancy dinner? I was determined to fix something "nice" for Handsome for Valentine's Day. I was flummoxed as to...
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Crazy Jar Lady
- Feb 1
- 2 min
Water Filter Woes
The water here is very very hard and full of minerals. It comes from deep limestone wells below the plains in this part of the Midwest. ...
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Crazy Jar Lady
- Jan 31
- 2 min
**FAILED**
Today was my first day as an Egg Lady and I blew it. Twice over even.... I've been providing eggs for Bestie and Friendly for a few...
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Crazy Jar Lady
- Jan 26
- 2 min
Successful Yeast Breads
My Aunt used to teach classes on making yeast breads at the local cooking school. Once I asked for lessons, she taught me too. It then...
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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 9
- 3 min
January
Month of organization and inventory.... and... weight loss? Nah.... I'm seeing alot of folks doing a pantry challenge this month; meaning...
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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 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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Crazy Jar Lady
- Dec 31, 2022
- 2 min
Wash 'em and Stock 'em
My biggest challenge is getting everything cleaned up, labeled and stored away. I can make batch after batch of something and those jars...
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Crazy Jar Lady
- Dec 30, 2022
- 2 min
Packed
Cold Pack Hot Pack Dry Pack Wet Pack Cold/Cold/Cold Dry Canning Open Kettle Oven Canning There's terminology all over the place on how to...
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Crazy Jar Lady
- Dec 29, 2022
- 2 min
Recipe Keeper
You're probably wondering why I am so insistent on the 4x6 recipe cards.... I've got all my grandma's and my aunt's recipes and some of...
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