tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023803000478958088.post4485823686977300175..comments2023-10-19T05:34:19.425-04:00Comments on Little House in the Big Wood: Beef StewWendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11557512606416161272noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023803000478958088.post-47487980064931519362012-01-01T13:35:49.067-05:002012-01-01T13:35:49.067-05:00SciFiChick- Awesome! Thank you. I just had it se...SciFiChick- Awesome! Thank you. I just had it sent to my kindle for $3.99. The reviews say it's an awful rip off, reprinted version of the original, with old fashioned recipes. Perfect! lmao. Should be full of good stuff that I'll actually use.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11557512606416161272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023803000478958088.post-79320146514921224092011-12-28T18:19:48.090-05:002011-12-28T18:19:48.090-05:00I know I'm a bit late here in commenting, but ...I know I'm a bit late here in commenting, but if you can find yourself a Ball Blue Book of Canning (they are NOT expensive) I think it will tell you everything you want to know. Many canners (is that even a word?) actually call it the Canning Bible. I swear by mine. It gives you all the times and how to calculate the pressure and pretty much everything you need to know about not "killing" you! I love your blog btw!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01666836930255009486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023803000478958088.post-33499582784657108192011-12-12T09:59:47.868-05:002011-12-12T09:59:47.868-05:00herdog- Thanks! Once the steam settled the smell ...herdog- Thanks! Once the steam settled the smell dissipated. Seals are good, and everything appears to be fine.<br /><br />PP- Everything I've read says to remove excess fat. I did that before freezing. The orange coloured slime is just a ring around the edge. There's no tallow settling or hardening on the top of the stew. I'm not going to worry about it. Thanks for the sites.<br /><br />Whatever don't kill ya makes you stronger. ;)Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11557512606416161272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023803000478958088.post-37857113791640982042011-12-11T12:54:50.056-05:002011-12-11T12:54:50.056-05:00No, you are not supposed to smell it through the j...No, you are not supposed to smell it through the jars. But, the smell can come from the driving of all the air from the jar to seal it. Something may have gone wrong. All the fat should be removed from the meat before canning. The fat, the slime, can get on the top of the jar and the jar won't seal. Remember, only one bite of spoiled food can kill a person.It could be meat or just a can of green beans that can kill. Why don't you put all this in the refrigerator and use it up? Check to see if all the jars sealed. The grease worries me. <br /><br />This site is the authority I would chose:<br />http://nchfp.uga.edu/<br /><br />Here is another that seems to be okay. <br />http://www.wedlinydomowe.com/food-preserving/canning<br /><br />I will get another site tomorrow. I see videos of people canning in their kitchen, breaking all the rules, and yet, they live.Practical Parsimonyhttp://www.practical-parsimony.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023803000478958088.post-14397902855502430422011-12-11T12:14:01.490-05:002011-12-11T12:14:01.490-05:00You're fine if all your jars sealed(take the r...You're fine if all your jars sealed(take the rings off and lift by the lid - you'll know if the seal didn't take). During the end of the processing time some food can syphon off into the water. You're getting rid of the air in the jar and with that most times food/jucies as well. I can lots of albacore tuna and always fill the kitchen with that great tuna smell - NOT. Keep up the good work and you'll be a pro in 'know' time.herdoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05931435597196563588noreply@blogger.com