Pressure canning beans , food storage

Short video showing the basics of pressure canning green beans. One of the goals to work for with self-sufficiency, homesteading and/or preparedness is growing and putting up (preserving) enough food to last from one season to the next. This is how the pioneers and early settlers did it. They grew enough in the spring and summer not only for fresh eating during that time period, but enough to put up to keep them through the winter and till the next harvest. That should be our goal as we work towards self-sufficiency. Every little bit counts!

Preserving food by water bath and pressure canning should be a critical skillset for serious survivalists, homesteaders and all those seeking more independence in there life.

Growing a serious amount of food is a skill that takes time to develop. No one becomes "Farmer Jones" overnight. It has taken us 8 years to get to roughly 70% self-sufficiency with our food. That doesn't mean just having buckets of Long term food storage around, that means growing vegetables, grains, legumes, having fruit trees, raising rabbits and chickens for eggs and meat, etc. These skills have taken us a long time to hone and still we are no where near where we would like to be. Reason I say this is to squash the common idea amongst survivalists that after there storage food runs out, they will "just plant a garden" and everything will be hunkey-doree. If you do not have year to year experience growing 50% or more of your own food, as well as the infrastructure in place to be able to do so OFF GRID then my advice would be to begin developing those skills as well as adding to your food storage stocks.

Get out there and DO IT. Reading books is great, watching videos is great but EXPERIENCE is what counts. Good luck and thanks for watching!

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• storage
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• peak
• oil
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• preparedness
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• 2012

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[rosuabsc]

Why cook the beans twice. The cold pack method is so much easier. But I guess if it works well for you. I always love your videos. I never can find jars on sale anymore. To many people canning anymore. Which of course is a very good thing. God Bless!

[SurvivalReport]

@rosuabsc You can do it either way. We always preferred processing them this way, then you could eat them right out of the jar if need be (already cooked). Raw pack does save some time when packing though.

[CptMystery]

Ever experimented with using a wood-burning stove or a simple campfire to maintain reliable pressure? I doubt electricity or gas will be as available as wood fuel in an off-the-grid scenario.

Nevertheless very informative. Enjoy your posts.

[SurvivalReport]

Easier to water bath can over an open fire but it's doable never the less. A decent sized LP tank can provide years of cooking.

[chicachicayeah05]

How "crunchy" are the beans after canning? We like a little "tooth" to our veggies. Do the turn out like those awful canned veggies or are they tastier?

[SurvivalReport]

You could raw pack them without cooking first if you wanted them "crunchy" (not exactly sure what you mean by crunchy). We cook them for a little bit for ease of preparation later. Home grown stuff properly packed tastes NOTHING like the garbage you get in tin cans from the stores!

[OldTexasHippie]

The extension service & other modern sources say a year but I've eaten pressure canned food that was 10 yo. The quality suffers the longer they are stored but storing them properly (dark, cook, dry place). As long as the jars were processed the proper amount of time and they are still sealed they should be safe but I'm not telling anyone to eat anything past that 1 year date because we all know the government knows what it's talking about.

[fstwrtr]

I love canning.. nothing more satisfying the growing what you eat, and preserving it...very satisfying

[Topaz5866]

Thank you for the great information! When is the end of canning season??

[salamonetalton]

china mart hahaha! i went in wal mart and only found 3 things in the whole store made in america!

[MyCameos5866]

Sorry if this is a silly question, but when is the end of canning season?

[savgal1211]

I lOve my All American Brand Pressure canner, almost 300 bucks, but wil nEVER wear out and I have 8 months of pork beef chicken cube steak and beef stew and chilli canned! Will go for 5 yrs without going bad!!

[TexasWatch223]

A weighted gauge pressure cooker will work over a campfire. The weight jiggles around releasing just enough steam to maintain the proper pressure. You will have trouble maintaining the recommended minimum pressure with a dial gauge pressure cooker. In either case, you will want to contain the flames/heat to avoid melting any plastic. I have an All American brand forged and machined aluminum cooker with does not have a bunch of plastic like the presto cookers.

It will last a lifetime.

[tim3jones]

That's cool, thank you.

[exrea]

I prefer the cold packmethod, and I like to add a tbsp of bacon & dehydrated chopped onions in the jars before I add the beans. This year I tried adding a couple slices of pepperoni instead of the bacon. Very tasty too!