Canning and Food Preservation

I’ve also found Ball in Walmart, but I don’t expect them to be there for much longer. The season is upon us!
 
Found Ball lids a Wally-world. 👍 Price was okay, but at least I have them. Tractor Supply and Ace Hardware carry them, but both were out. Ace also carries "Pur" lids, jars, and bands. Never used them, but may be an option for folks that can't find Ball.
 
Amazon has them in stock, or at least their resellers do. Not sure if the price is good or not, though.
 
marsman365 said:
Anyone have a good source for canning lids at a decent price? Prefer Ball, but if you have found off-brand lids of comparable quality I'd be interested in hearing your experience. Maybe even go in on a group buy if we can find someplace that sells in bulk at a discount?
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Our local Walmart have ball and golden harvest brand. I buy golden harvest cause they’re $1 per box cheaper than ball. And we’ve had great results with them. Over 100 quarts of green beans canned last year with 90% of them being golden harvest lids. Been lots of pickles, relish, canned carrots, and now salsa and green beans about to be put up this week using golden harvest lids. Every time I go to Walmart I buy a few boxes of them. If they fell off the face of the earth we’d have enough for a few years.
 
marsman365 said:
Found Ball lids a Wally-world. 👍 Price was okay, but at least I have them. Tractor Supply and Ace Hardware carry them, but both were out. Ace also carries "Pur" lids, jars, and bands. Never used them, but may be an option for folks that can't find Ball.
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Only ones we’ve had issues with sealing were the PUR brand, fyi
 
COTTON said:
Walmart has been having Ball in stock. Dollar General been having Golden Harvest for 3 bucks a dozen. Ball is the better of the two.
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Theyre both owned (as well as Kerr) by Jardin Corp and quite possibly the same lids and jars with different logos and price points.
 
I was vacuum sealing rice this weekend and experienced some GH lids didn't sit just right on jar. The Ball lids seemed a little better fit. Never saw that before and just wondering if anyone ever experienced that before. I mostly buy GH because I hate shopping at Walmart.
 
COTTON said:
I was vacuum sealing rice this weekend and experienced some GH lids didn't sit just right on jar. The Ball lids seemed a little better fit. Never saw that before and just wondering if anyone ever experienced that before. I mostly buy GH because I hate shopping at Walmart.
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No, but I have switched dry rice and beans from jars to mylar. A lot less space, weight, and cost.
 
Made 2 (half) batches of "Harry & David" style relish. 1 batch regular Sweet Pepper & Onion Relish, and 1 batch that I added some Carolina Reaper to for some heat. (Adds just a little heat on the back end. Not Crazy hot like you'd expect with Caolina reapers.)

This stuff is great mixed with cream cheese as a dip with chips!

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What? No recipe on that tasty looking relish?
R
 
cjcullom said:
What? No recipe on that tasty looking relish?
R
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Sweet Pepper and Onion Relish

INGREDIENTS

6 Cups Skinned, Seeded And Diced Tomatoes – Blanch, skin, and seed tomatoes. Dice for a total of 6 cups.
6 Cups Seeded and Diced Sweet Bell Peppers (Red, Orange, Yellow, and/or Green)
4 Cups Diced Yellow Onion
4 Jalapenos , Seeded And Diced – Medium Sized
2 Cups White Vinegar
1 1/2 Cups Cider Vinegar
5 Cups Granulated Sugar
2 Tablespoons Salt
1 Tablespoon Cayenne
4 Tablespoons Powdered Pectin, Sure Jell or Ball RealFruit Classic Pectin


INSTRUCTIONS
  • Place all the ingredients, except for the pectin, in a large stock pot.
  • Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce the heat to low, and simmer for 1 1/2 hours, uncovered, stirring occasionally.
  • Add the pectin and bring to a boil for 1 minute. **May need to add more pectin to get the correct set. Test by placing a spoonful on a cool plate and put in the fridge for a few minutes. It should set up, but still be a little loose. Not quite as heavy of a set as for jelly or jam.
  • Remove from heat and ladle into hot, sterilized canning jars.
  • Process in a hot bath for 20 minutes.
  • Remove and allow to cool undisturbed for 24 Hours.
  • Store in a cool, dark location.
Makes about 6 pints or 12 half pints.

NOTE: For the Reaper version, add one seeded and finely diced Carolina Reaper pepper. (You can add more or less to your preference. Test flavor about half-way through the cook time.) This will add some heat on the back end. Especially good when mixed with cream cheese as a dip. Just enough tang without being overbearing.
 
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@Lil D and her daughter went to basically Lake Lure a couple weekends ago to pick apples. She’s made applesauce that tastes fantastic with no sugar added. And she saved all the peels and cores and let them hand out in a pot after boiling them to make jelly. Yesterday was jelly canning day. Man that stuff is good

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Been a busy weekend in the kitchen! @Burt Gummer and I scored 30dz eggs for 24 bucks so those have been running non stop in the freeze dryer. Then Friday after a quick run to the local restaurant supply store I grabbed some chuck roast and thick cut bacon to pressure can. While all that was going I decided I better make good use of some of @beamernc blueberries and start some more blueberry butter. I’ll cook it down tonight and can it in the morning.
Pics or it didn’t happen 😉

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It looks like the narrow mouth quarts have chuck roast? Have you done those that way before with that large head space?
I ask because my jars that have had large head fail.
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cjcullom said:
It looks like the narrow mouth quarts have chuck roast? Have you done those that way before with that large head space?
I ask because my jars that have had large head fail.
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So this is my first adventure doing just meat, it’s usually meat in soups. These were dry packed and filled tightly to the top of the neck. I seasoned them how I wanted and processed them at 10lbs for 90 min. They cooked down to that level and made their own juice. I plan to keep a close eye on these over the next few months to make sure everything is good before doing more.
You may have experienced siphoning when you did yours? I haven’t had any failure’s thankfully but I’ve certainly had siphoning in the past. I finally figured out that I wasn’t letting my canner vent long enough prior to letting the pressure build.
 
Any body that is planning to do any canning this year and don't have their jars yet, now is the time to get them before they sell out everywhere. Wife has bought a bunch of lids as the grocery store had them on sell.

Edit: Harris Teeter has the lids 2 for $7 right now, but they might go off sale tomorrow. Tractor Supply has gone up to $5.99/box.
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beamernc said:
Any body that is planning to do any canning this year and don't have their jars yet, now is the time to get them before they sell out everywhere. Wife has bought a bunch of lids as the grocery store had them on sell.
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it might be too late already. they sure go fast this time of year.
 
beamernc said:
Any body that is planning to do any canning this year and don't have their jars yet, now is the time to get them before they sell out everywhere. Wife has bought a bunch of lids as the grocery store had them on sell.
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Walmarts around here still have lots of lids and rings. Some have jars, some don’t. I went in the Walmart this morning by my work and bought 5 dozen golden harvest quart jars and 2 dozen pint jars. The ball jars are $3-5 more a dozen and not worth the extra. I’ll go back in a couple days to see if they’ve put out any more golden harvest jars
 
The restaurant store has their own line of jars and lids too.
 
Bought 9 dozen golden harvest jars at Walmart this week. The one near my new job seems to be keeping canning stuff in stock. Found half a dozen half gallons jars this morning for 13.97 also.
 
Lil D said:
Which one? Haven’t seen it at either of the ones we visit.
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Philly....lol. Ask the staff about their jars and lids/rings, and body armor. If they dont have them they may be able to order them in for you.
I get most of my jars at flea markets and ask around for auction folks. I snagged 6dz last week for $15 but no lids/rings
 
@Lil D has been busy this year. And she’s in the house canning a 40lb box of chicken breast now and we have a couple batches of green beans that’ll be ready for canning tomorrow. I’m organizing the shelves and making room for more canned chicken

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Burt Gummer said:
@Lil D has been busy this year. And she’s in the house canning a 40lb box of chicken breast now and we have a couple batches of green beans that’ll be ready for canning tomorrow. I’m organizing the shelves and making room for more canned chicken

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Looking great you two!

Save yourselves a ton of $ and have far better food.
 
What is it?
We never put up anything that didn’t stay submerged, no idea if it really matters just what gram did.

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We have an abundance of jalapeño’s from the garden this year. Wife’s been coming up with new ways to use them. Today it was Pepper Jelly. Tons of sugar in there and idk what else. Very sweet with a hint of heat. Had enough to fill a bunch of smaller jars for friends and family to try.

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