Comments on: Preserving the Harvest http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/preserving-the-harvest/ A premier personal finance blog, established 2003. Within, Flexo discusses his own experiences with money, and he and other authors comment on a wide range of personal finance topics. Thu, 31 May 2012 23:50:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sarah http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/preserving-the-harvest/comment-page-1/#comment-196280 Sarah Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:41:34 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=7153#comment-196280 Just a safety note. If canning non-acid foods (for example, most vegetables), you need a pressure cooker to prevent developing Botulism contamination, which can be lethal. Lots of good info at National Center for Home Food Preservation (www.uga.edu/nchfp/). Just a safety note. If canning non-acid foods (for example, most vegetables), you need a pressure cooker to prevent developing Botulism contamination, which can be lethal. Lots of good info at National Center for Home Food Preservation (www.uga.edu/nchfp/).

]]> By: Leigh http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/preserving-the-harvest/comment-page-1/#comment-196086 Leigh Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:57:58 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=7153#comment-196086 another vote for freezing! It's quick and inexpensive and if I can do it so can everyone else. We did invest in a small energy star deep freezer earlier this year and I've been making full use of it. another vote for freezing! It’s quick and inexpensive and if I can do it so can everyone else. We did invest in a small energy star deep freezer earlier this year and I’ve been making full use of it.

]]> By: thisisbeth http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/preserving-the-harvest/comment-page-1/#comment-196069 thisisbeth Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:56:34 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=7153#comment-196069 Just adding to the thought of canning--make spaghetti sauce to can. It makes for quick, truly homemade meals later on--just boil the pasta and heat up the sauce. Just adding to the thought of canning–make spaghetti sauce to can. It makes for quick, truly homemade meals later on–just boil the pasta and heat up the sauce.

]]> By: Matt Jabs http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/preserving-the-harvest/comment-page-1/#comment-196064 Matt Jabs Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:57:11 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=7153#comment-196064 Very timely & excellent post. In fact, I am waiting for my pressure canner to arrive... I just ordered it off Amazon.com earlier this week. Mrs. Jabs & I intend to freeze and can all our produce. Another tip... since we didn't grow EVERYTHING in our garden that we would have liked, we plan to buy large amounts of local organic produce from our farmers market, and preserve it so we do not have to buy out of season during the winter. Very timely & excellent post.

In fact, I am waiting for my pressure canner to arrive… I just ordered it off Amazon.com earlier this week. Mrs. Jabs & I intend to freeze and can all our produce.

Another tip… since we didn’t grow EVERYTHING in our garden that we would have liked, we plan to buy large amounts of local organic produce from our farmers market, and preserve it so we do not have to buy out of season during the winter.

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