canning is easy - how to

http://www.permies.com

I made this video to show the very basics of canning how to. I've done so much canning, I don't really think about it any more. Jocelyn had never canned anything before, so I thought this would be a really good opportunity to film somebody canning for the first time.

When I talk to some people, they avoid canning because they think it sounds really hard. I think this video shows how easy it really can be.

Jocelyn Campbell (http://www.jocelynsevents.com) learns canning from Liz Johnson in Stevensville, Montana (just a bit south of Missoula, Montana).

Plum jam. Sterilize jars and lids. Fill jars to the right level. Boiling water bath for 13 minutes.

music by jimmy pardo

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• canning
• permaculture
• plums
• green
• eco
• organic
• how to
• diy

[ivorydove28]

do you have to have a pressure canner for doing jams ?

[paulwheaton12]

@ivorydove28 nope!

[Discernaoftruth]

where did you get that canner?

[paulwheaton12]

@Discernaoftruth I suspect that the folks in the video aren't watching here anymore. It's just me - the guy behind the camera. Have you tried asking in the forums at permies?

[mentholights]

there is a question i have here, can i use a used can?

[paulwheaton12]

@mentholights jars, yes. lids, not recommended, and will give poor results the second time.

[paulwheaton12]

@ceadeses Really, you can just call me "paul". And, as pointed out in the video, you can use stuff other than sugar - and the sugar is there to act as a preservative.

[teddy0072]

Thanks for the vid, Paul (by the way, I heard about you on Jack's podcast, and - are you ready? - I also watched all of your videos! A wealth of useful ideas).

Regarding canning - I think it would be good to mention some other thing, such as: canning soups and sauces (e.g., from tomatoes), canning meat. Those would require different hot bath times, as is the case when using pressure canner (another handy tool if you're into canning).

Keep up the great work, Sir!

[ivorydove28]

@paulwheaton12 thank you hugs now when my canning stuff comes i can get to work hehe hope this goes better then my kids easy bake over job went lol it ended up side down on the floor rofl godbless.

[MrBigawesome1]

@paulwheaton12 So why do you have to boil them?

[williewill2000]

@atumasova this may be true about ceramic/glasss stove tops but it shouldnt matter - the water is boiling regardless which means the water reached its boiling point of 212 degrees F. what ever content you are submerging in boiling water will eventually reach that temperature. most everything will be sanitized/sterilized at this temperature.

[01Woof]

I have only canned a few times, and always did it in boiling water as in this video. Several other videos are using pressure canning. Is one safer or better than the other?

[aleiakay]

using that much sugar is what you do when making jellies or jams or even fruity syrup, it is a different way of cooking them than my family does, and it also depends on how tart you want it and how tart/green the fruits are when you pick them, ; so basically find a recipe you like best for whatever you are trying to preserve, be it tomatoes, pickles, green beans, syrups, whatever :) but their method of canning is good, i grew up on a farm growing and preserving most of our foods

[atumasova]

I was told that you cannot use a water bath canner or a pressure canner on a flat-top stove (ceramic or glass) because the stove has a mechanism which prevents the stove from getting hot enough to safely sterilize the contents (this is supposed to prevent the stove top from getting too hot and breaking) But I see you have a flat top stove, can you tell me what kind of stove it is?

[ogsterduck1]

@opcn18 No they're just heating so the rubber will form a proper seal.

[ogsterduck1]

@jinessesea Use Pomona's Universal Pectin, you can use honey, agave, low sugar or no sugar & it's delicious!