http://countrylife.lehmans.com/2008/04/30/food-preservation/ Your online simplicity village Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:07:56 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://countrylife.lehmans.com/2008/04/30/food-preservation/comment-page-1/#comment-1024 grampa ken Fri, 17 Apr 2009 10:51:51 +0000 http://countrylife.lehmans.com/2008/04/30/getting-ready-for-food-preservation/#comment-1024 I have always wondered about CANNING --- it is well known that HIGH TEMPERATURES destroy nutrition --- obviously generations of AMISH and others have survived handily on HOME CANNED FOODS --- so just what are the FACTS regarding this subject ? ---- and do alternative methods such as NATURAL FERMENTING ( kraut , " last of garden" , etc ) preserve more nutrients ? and also is DRYING slices of FRUIT preferable to canning ? ---- my wife and I are researching alternatives to buying a small freezer---- thanks ken I have always wondered about CANNING — it is well known that HIGH TEMPERATURES destroy nutrition — obviously generations of AMISH and others have survived handily on HOME CANNED FOODS — so just what are the FACTS regarding this subject ? —- and do alternative methods such as NATURAL FERMENTING ( kraut , ” last of garden” , etc ) preserve more nutrients ? and also is DRYING slices of FRUIT preferable to canning ? —- my wife and I are researching alternatives to buying a small freezer—- thanks ken

]]> http://countrylife.lehmans.com/2008/04/30/food-preservation/comment-page-1/#comment-447 THETOOLMAN Thu, 01 May 2008 15:36:04 +0000 http://countrylife.lehmans.com/2008/04/30/getting-ready-for-food-preservation/#comment-447 I am going to start canning THIS YEAR! we have been freezing our deer & hogs. Also all our vegatables. BUT I now am moving on to canning. I will buy a PRESSURE CANNER. The one in the catalogue looks great! who makes this? presto? I will have to gather up jars lids & every thing else(list please) . I will try the canning of our meat and veggies also. ANY spare parts or guidance will be put to good use Please send them to Georgia.. we are hungry here! Thank You Dan I am going to start canning THIS YEAR! we have been freezing our deer & hogs. Also all our vegatables. BUT I now am moving on to canning. I will buy a PRESSURE CANNER. The one in the catalogue looks great! who makes this? presto? I will have to gather up jars lids & every thing else(list please) . I will try the canning of our meat and veggies also. ANY spare parts or guidance will be put to good use Please send them to Georgia.. we are hungry here!
Thank You
Dan

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