I am so excited. Never in my life did I think I would be able to water bath can, never mind pressure canning. For most of my life, I was terrified of pressure cookers. I had no idea there were pressure canners. I owe this to my Insta Pot. It’s a pressure cooker. It helped me conquer that fear. For my three-year anniversary, I am going to review basic safety, and I will share books that have helped me through the canning process.
Over the three years, I have gained a level of confidence in my ability to put food on the table no matter what. Canning, especially pressure canning, is a much-needed skill. It requires organizational skills, time management skills. If you don’t have these right now, don’t sweat it. You will develop them. You will also develop research skills that you may not have had before. The personal enrichment.
The person I have to thank for this journey is Heather Cohn at The Kneady Homesteader. She has inspired so many people to do things from gardening, raising livestock, cooking from scratch, baking and canning. I certainly hope y’all will start a canning journey of your own. Any help I can give you, consider it given. I mean given. Below will be linked to resources and channels I have learned from.
Links:
Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving
Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving Paperback
The Unofficial Cookbook for Your All American® Pressure Canner: 120 Foolproof and Fun Recipes for Home Preserving
The Amish Canning Cookbook: Plain and Simple Living at Its Homemade Best
The Complete Book of Home Canning
Ball has so many wonderful books. Any of them would be a great addition to your library.
YouTubers to Watch:
Carol – Thrifty Chic Housewife
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJS9bUbJRIchoZc2-ZXWL1w
Linda’s Pantry
https://www.youtube.com/user/255sage
Scratch Kitchen
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8InYoX-475UWt1oIrZSUTA
Suttons Daze
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_JPNIxSg8llJJTOupC86jQ
The Kneady Homesteader
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