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Table Talk: September 15

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p(blue). (Editor’s note: This chat is over, but the transcript is available to read here. And join Kim for another Table Talk soon.)

After a long and chatless summer, we're thrilled to have Kim O'Donnel back for a live online hour of advice and entertainment on Thursday, September 15, at 10 a.m. PT, 1 p.m. ET. 

The topic is preserving, and the guest list is impressive: Marisa McClellan, author of the forthcoming [%amazonProductLink asin=0762441437 "Food in Jars"] (May 2012) and proprietor of the blog of the same name; Sarah B. Hood, author of the recently released [%amazonProductLink asin=1551524023 "We Sure Can"]; and Sean Timberlake of Punk Domestics. 

All will join Kim, who's been busy with her own canning evangelicalism: the Can-It-Forward weekend in August, by the Canning Across America group she founded.

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So bring your questions, preserving stories, and recipes to Kim and company on September 15, right here. See you then!

p(bio).Kim O'Donnel, a trained chef and cookbook author, hosts chats frequently, right here. You can always check the [/columns/tabletalk "Table Talk page"] to see when the next chat will take place.

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 </div><div id="mainchat" class="mainchat"><div class="cileventholder"><div id="row242800660" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">9:41</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Kim ODonnel:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242800660">A canning roundtable with a crackerjack panel of preservers, coming up at the top of the hour... </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242800660"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242800660);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">9:41&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Kim ODonnel</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242818216" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:00</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Kim ODonnel:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242818216">Hello out there! Last time we typed, the summer was just kicking up; now we're ushering in fall.   For our reunion, I've got something special today -- an all-star lineup of preservers: Sean Timberlake of Punk Domestics; Marisa McClellan of Food in Jars; and Sarah B. Hood, author of the newly minted We Sure Can!  These folks would tell you that there's always something to put up, but I know they'd agree that September is preserving's pay dirt. There is just so much to put away in jars, freeze, ferment and dry!  For the next hour, we'll take your questions and comments about anything under the preserving sun.   No question is too simple or stupid; we want to hear from you, regardless of experience and/or skill.    I never get tired of saying this, but you CAN do it!  Ok, let's roll... </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242818216"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242818216);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:00&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Kim ODonnel</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242818486" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:00</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From cdthomas </span><span class="nocommentfrom">cdthomas :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242818486">Just putting an early word in for high altitude canning instructions -- either at the top of the convo, or interspersed. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242818486"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242818486);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:00&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">cdthomas </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242819036" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:01</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From cdthomas </span><span class="nocommentfrom">cdthomas :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242819036">Also, where are apricots still in season? They vanished in CO around mid-August.... makes reading recipes using fresh ones most frustrating. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242819036"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242819036);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:01&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">cdthomas </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242820158" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:02</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sean Timberlake:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242820158">@cdthomas I think there may still be a few here in the Bay Area, but they're definitely past their peak </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242820158"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242820158);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:02&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sean Timberlake</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242820240" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:02</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sarah B. Hood:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242820240">Sarah here, better late than never.
<br/> </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242820240"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242820240);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:02&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sarah B. Hood</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242820396" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:02</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Kai </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Kai :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242820396">So happy to see this forum. I've been trying to figure out how to preserve my caramel sauce. I'd like to do it in jars that have a single piece top as you see in stores so I may sell it and have it look more professional than Kerr or Ball jars. It contains butter, cream, sugar, vanilla and a few other natural ingredients depending on the flavor. When I water-bath can or pressure can it, the contents boil and separate. Is it safe to simply hot pack it and allow the air to escape during cooling, thus creating a tight and safe seal? It seems to work and so far I've not seen a problem with it, but want to be sure. I'd like to have it be shelf stable and not need refrigeration. No literature I've seen mentions how to do this for fear of botulism. Wouldn't the extreme amount of sugar create a non-hostile environment? How do the pros do it??? </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242820396"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242820396);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:02&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Kai </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242820428" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:02</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Marisa McClellan:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242820428">cdthomas, I've found that the best resource for information on high altitude canning comes from the National Center for Home Food Preservation. They have information on how to find your altitude and how to adjust for it.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242820428"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242820428);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:02&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Marisa McClellan</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242820618" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:02</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Deb Krause </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Deb Krause :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242820618">Hi! from Edmonton Alberta Canada. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242820618"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242820618);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:02&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Deb Krause </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242820966" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:03</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Marisa McClellan:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242820966">Here's the link to the NCHFP website. <a href="http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/how/canhome.html" target="blank" >http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/how/canhome.html</a> </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242820966"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242820966);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:03&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Marisa McClellan</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242821044" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:03</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Kim ODonnel:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242821044">Hellooooo Edmonton! Glad to see some Canadian representation (other than Miss Sarah, of course...) </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242821044"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242821044);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:03&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Kim ODonnel</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242821182" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:03</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From KarenMc </span><span class="nocommentfrom">KarenMc :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242821182">Hi and thanks for the welcome. no apricots here in NC </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242821182"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242821182);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:03&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">KarenMc </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242821322" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:03</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Carrie Oliver </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Carrie Oliver :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242821322">Greetings from Toronto. Never canned/preserved before but have friend overwhelmed with tomatoes and offered to "help" :) </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242821322"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242821322);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:03&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Carrie Oliver </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242821596" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:03</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sean Timberlake:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242821596">Hi Carrie! </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242821596"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242821596);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:03&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sean Timberlake</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242821694" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:03</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Jeanne in Seattle </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Jeanne in Seattle :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242821694">Hi guys!  So glad to be here! </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242821694"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242821694);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:03&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Jeanne in Seattle </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242822320" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:04</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Kim ODonnel:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242822320">Jeanne is one of my Canning Across America comrades & she was a big part of National Can-It-Forward Day here in Seattle.   </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242822320"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242822320);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:04&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Kim ODonnel</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242822556" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:04</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Deb Krause </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Deb Krause :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242822556">I'm interested in canning roasted red peppers.. do they need to be cooked with a ton of vinegar to preserve properly? </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242822556"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242822556);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:04&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Deb Krause </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242822562" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:04</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Marisa McClellan:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242822562">As far as the apricots go, I think they're done now here too. It's hard to manage the end of the season with a canning blog, because you've made something great and want to share, but then the main ingredients drifts out of season before you're able to get it posted.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242822562"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242822562);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:04&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Marisa McClellan</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242823392" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:05</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Raghavan Iyer </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Raghavan Iyer :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242823392">Indians are big in oil-based pickles.  Cayenne and turmeric are bog spices in canning as well as mustard oil - is it possible to can, using the water boiling method, green tomatoes that are finely chopped and cooked in large amounts of cayenne, turmeric, salt, and oil?  If so, is there any additional agents that need to be added to make it safe?  Thanks for this discussion </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242823392"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242823392);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:05&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Raghavan Iyer </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242824070" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:05</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Marisa McClellan:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242824070">Deb, Shae from Hitchhiking to Heaven has a good post on canning roasted peppers. <a href="http://hitchhikingtoheaven.com/2010/10/pimientos-rojos-marinated-roasted-red-peppers.html" target="blank" >http://hitchhikingtoheaven.com/2010/10/pimientos-rojos-marinated-roasted-red-peppers.html</a><br/> </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242824070"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242824070);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:05&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Marisa McClellan</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242824430" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:06</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sean Timberlake:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242824430">Deb, red peppers are a low-acid vegetable, and do need to be acidified to be safely canned in a water bath canner. Marisa beat me to the link. :) </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242824430"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242824430);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:06&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sean Timberlake</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242824542" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:06</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Kim ODonnel:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242824542">Hey Raghavan! Tickled to have you join us.  Re: green tomatoes: I think you may need to pressure can these, but let's get the 411 from the panel... </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242824542"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242824542);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:06&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Kim ODonnel</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242824692" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:06</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Kaela </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Kaela :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242824692">Howdy from the rainy, rainy Hudson Valley! </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242824692"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242824692);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:06&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Kaela </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242824882" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:06</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Kim ODonnel:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242824882">Greetings, Kaela! What are you putting up lately? </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242824882"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242824882);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:06&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Kim ODonnel</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242825058" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:06</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From cdthomas </span><span class="nocommentfrom">cdthomas :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242825058">I know -- just jealous... </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242825058"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242825058);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:06&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">cdthomas </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242825250" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:07</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Deb, Edmonton Alberta </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Deb, Edmonton Alberta :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242825250">@Marisa and Sean, thx so much! the one recipe i found only called for a small amount that i didn't think would work... </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242825250"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242825250);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:07&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Deb, Edmonton Alberta </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242825562" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:07</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Marisa McClellan:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242825562">Kai, all the research I've done has indicated that there's no USDA-approved way to safely can caramel sauce.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242825562"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242825562);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:07&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Marisa McClellan</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242825620" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:07</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sean Timberlake:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242825620">Raghavan, the USDA does not endorse water bath canning any oil-based pickles. Many of us have discussed various traditions including Indian pickles, but there's no safe tested method.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242825620"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242825620);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:07&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sean Timberlake</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242825842" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:07</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Kaela </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Kaela :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242825842">I'm staring at 35+ pounds on tomatoes on my kitchen counter. Ketchup in progress, red salsa, more tomato sauce on the way! </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242825842"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242825842);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:07&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Kaela </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242826000" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:07</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sean Timberlake:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242826000">Rock on, Kaela! </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242826000"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242826000);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:07&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sean Timberlake</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242826438" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:08</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Kim ODonnel:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242826438">Kaela, go on with your bad self. I'm going to put up a box of maters tomorrow w/ my canning partner Miz Jeanne.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242826438"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242826438);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:08&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Kim ODonnel</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242826522" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:08</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Carrie Oliver </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Carrie Oliver :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242826522">Here's my question. As a complete newbie, can I safely follow online instructions or should I get a pal to help? Want to make tomato jam and salsa. ps Hi, Sean! </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242826522"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242826522);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:08&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Carrie Oliver </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242826754" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:08</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Kim ODonnel:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242826754">PAL. Always do it with someone else the first 10 times or so... </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242826754"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242826754);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:08&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Kim ODonnel</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242826932" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:08</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Jeanne in Seattle </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Jeanne in Seattle :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242826932">Related to the caramel sauce question: you know what would make a good book?  One that talks about canning all the stuff people ask us about but that there is no info on.  Like caramel sauce.  The density of the caramel sauce makes it seem like it would not be safe to can.  But there should be a place to go for that info. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242826932"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242826932);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:08&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Jeanne in Seattle </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242827080" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:08</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Jeanne in Seattle </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Jeanne in Seattle :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242827080">Sean: is it possible to pressure-can oil based pickles? </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242827080"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242827080);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:08&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Jeanne in Seattle </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242827122" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:08</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Marisa McClellan:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242827122">I'm so glad I'm finished with tomatoes for the season. 100 pounds is a ridiculous amount.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242827122"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242827122);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:08&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Marisa McClellan</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242827436" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:09</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sean Timberlake:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242827436">Carrie -- if nothing else, it's just more fun to do it with a pal. <br/> </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242827436"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242827436);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:09&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sean Timberlake</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242827532" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:09</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Kim ODonnel:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242827532">100 pounds, marisa? Holy moly.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242827532"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242827532);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:09&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Kim ODonnel</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242827618" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:09</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Raghavan Iyer </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Raghavan Iyer :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242827618">If the oil is minimal and i include vinegar, i am assuming that's safe, yes? </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242827618"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242827618);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:09&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Raghavan Iyer </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242827662" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:09</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Marisa McClellan:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242827662">Carrie, I totally agree with Kim. It's always better to can with a friend.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242827662"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242827662);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:09&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Marisa McClellan</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242827846" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:09</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Claire in NJ </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Claire in NJ :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242827846">I have  50 pounds of sweet taters! Do you have any ideas or recipes for candied sweet potatoes for canning? </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242827846"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242827846);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:09&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Claire in NJ </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242827936" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:09</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Marisa McClellan:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242827936">Kim, it's the second year I've done 100 pounds and I think it might be the last. Too much work.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242827936"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242827936);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:09&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Marisa McClellan</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242828170" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:09</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sean Timberlake:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242828170">Jeanne: I don't think there's any pressure can recipes for oil pickles either. I've only preserved under oil in the fridge -- Italian sott'olio method. But not canning per se.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242828170"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242828170);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:09&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sean Timberlake</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242828234" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:09</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Kim ODonnel:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242828234">Claire in NJ: It's my understanding that sweet potatoes would need to be pressure canned... </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242828234"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242828234);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:09&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Kim ODonnel</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242828412" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:10</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Jeanne in Seattle </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Jeanne in Seattle :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242828412">Raghavan: The main issue is acidity.  The spices do not matter in terms of adding safety.  It's the acid.  There is no acid in that recipe.  Also, the high amount of oil complicates things. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242828412"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242828412);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:10&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Jeanne in Seattle </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242828574" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:10</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sean Timberlake:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242828574">We're about to do our annual 200# tomato extravaganza with friends -- 100# at each house over two weeks.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242828574"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242828574);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:10&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sean Timberlake</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242828592" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:10</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Carrie Oliver </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Carrie Oliver :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242828592">Excellent, thanks for the feedback. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242828592"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242828592);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:10&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Carrie Oliver </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242828888" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:10</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Kim ODonnel:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242828888">Oh my goodness. Talk about tomato-palooza.... </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242828888"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242828888);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:10&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Kim ODonnel</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242829008" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:10</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From KarenMc </span><span class="nocommentfrom">KarenMc :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242829008">Im fairly new to canning (3 years) Im treating myself to a pressure canner and would like to know what brand, make model you suggest. I like to can stews and soups (quarts) and make huge stock pots to share in my community so a big canner would be good (I think) </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242829008"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242829008);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:10&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">KarenMc </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242829112" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:10</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Marisa McClellan:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242829112">Claire, here's the link to the NCHFP page on canning potatoes: <a href="http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/how/can04/potatosweet.html" target="blank" >http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/how/can04/potatosweet.html</a><br/> </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242829112"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242829112);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:10&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Marisa McClellan</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242829236" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:10</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sean Timberlake:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242829236">Yeah, but it's so rewarding to crack open those cans in the winter!  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242829236"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242829236);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:10&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sean Timberlake</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242829372" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:11</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Kaela </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Kaela :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242829372">Marisa - I'll probably end up with 100lbs this year, but I generally break it up into 15 - 20lb segments. Makes it much less daunting, IMO. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242829372"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242829372);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:11&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Kaela </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242829516" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:11</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sean Timberlake:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242829516">KarenMc, I use the Presto 23-quart and love it. All our friends here have the same.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242829516"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242829516);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:11&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sean Timberlake</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242829672" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:11</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Kai </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Kai :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242829672">Thanks Marisa. Me too. So frustrating. Anyone else? When I go the store and see Michael Recchiuti, Happy goat etc, I wonder how they are doing it. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242829672"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242829672);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:11&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Kai </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242829816" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:11</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Marisa McClellan:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242829816">Kaela, I think that's wise. I need to not get them all at once next year.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242829816"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242829816);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:11&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Marisa McClellan</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242829822" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:11</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Jeanne in Seattle </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Jeanne in Seattle :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242829822">Sean: got it.  That's what I thought.  We get tons of questions about those. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242829822"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242829822);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:11&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Jeanne in Seattle </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242829882" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:11</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sarah B. Hood:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242829882">Sweet potatoes are too low acid to be canned safely; and no point in any case because they keep so long. With any oil-based recipe like the Indian spices, the oil is the preservative, but if you can it you cause an anaerobic environment that's ripe for botulism toxins. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242829882"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242829882);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:11&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sarah B. Hood</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242830020" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:11</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Claire in NJ </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Claire in NJ :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242830020">@ kim yes I understand pressure canning is needed for sweet potatoes </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242830020"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242830020);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:11&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Claire in NJ </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242830408" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:12</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Kim ODonnel:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242830408">Okay, cool. Now who's got thoughts on making candied sweet potatoes for pressure canner? </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242830408"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242830408);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:12&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Kim ODonnel</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242830494" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:12</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Leigh </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Leigh :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242830494">I am new to canning, just started this summer, and made some great Green Chile & Green Tomato Relish - one of my jars had more head space than the others, is it okay? </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242830494"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242830494);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:12&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Leigh </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242830590" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:12</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sean Timberlake:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242830590">Sarah, do pressure canned sweet potatoes maintain their texture? </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242830590"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242830590);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:12&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sean Timberlake</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242830768" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:12</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Myra Kohn </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Myra Kohn :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242830768">Good morning KimO, everyone! What a great panel you have today. Glad to be able to join and "listen in". :) </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242830768"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242830768);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:12&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Myra Kohn </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242830808" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:12</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sean Timberlake:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242830808">er, integrity </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242830808"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242830808);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:12&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sean Timberlake</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242830852" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:12</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Marisa McClellan:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242830852">As far as pressure canners go, I have the 16 quart Presto. My stove is fairly tiny, so I went with the smallest canner they make and I love it. Holds seven quarts with ease.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242830852"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242830852);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:12&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Marisa McClellan</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242831052" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:12</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sarah B. Hood:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242831052">Hi, folks by the way. Sorry for my late arrival.
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<br/>I'm not a pressure canner. I would guess they'd end up like baked sweet potatoes. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242831052"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242831052);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:12&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sarah B. Hood</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242831162" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:12</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Kim ODonnel:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242831162">Hey Myra! Glad to have you aboard! </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242831162"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242831162);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:12&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Kim ODonnel</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242831258" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:12</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Jeanne in Seattle </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Jeanne in Seattle :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242831258">I just canned 8 quarts of tomato sauce (from the Ball Blue Book), and am canning more with Kim tomorrow!  Tomato-paloozza, yes! </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242831258"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242831258);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:12&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Jeanne in Seattle </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242831402" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:13</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Claire in NJ </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Claire in NJ :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242831402">thx Marisa </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242831402"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242831402);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:13&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Claire in NJ </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242831492" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:13</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Samantha Gorelick </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Samantha Gorelick :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242831492">Hi everyone! Does anyone know if commercial canning can be done in a commercial kitchen that does not have any additional licensing? </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242831492"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242831492);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:13&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Samantha Gorelick </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242831570" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:13</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Marisa McClellan:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242831570">Leigh, don't worry about the headspace, your relish should be just fine.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242831570"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242831570);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:13&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Marisa McClellan</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242831638" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:13</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sean Timberlake:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242831638">Yeah, I was just concerned that they might inadvertently turn into more of a mash in the jar </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242831638"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242831638);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:13&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sean Timberlake</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242832068" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:13</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Marisa McClellan:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242832068">Samantha, that is something that varies from state to state. You'd have to do some research to find out what your municipality allows.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242832068"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242832068);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:13&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Marisa McClellan</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242832112" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:13</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Kim ODonnel:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242832112">Was thinking the same thing, Sean.  I keep thinking it would be equivalent of pumpkin pie filling... </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242832112"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242832112);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:13&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Kim ODonnel</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242832220" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:13</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Jeanne in Seattle </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Jeanne in Seattle :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242832220">Karen Mc: yep, the 23 quart is the one I have. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242832220"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242832220);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:13&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Jeanne in Seattle </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242832232" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:13</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sean Timberlake:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242832232">Leigh, additional headspace shouldn't be a problem, other than potential for oxidation. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242832232"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242832232);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:13&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sean Timberlake</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242832492" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:14</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sarah B. Hood:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242832492">Commercial canning regulations vary by country and state. Here in Ontario the regs are quick strict, but in NY state they're much more relaxed. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242832492"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242832492);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:14&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sarah B. Hood</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242832556" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:14</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Raghavan Iyer </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Raghavan Iyer :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242832556">do you normally have a ratio wrt a cup of vegetables how much acid? </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242832556"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242832556);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:14&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Raghavan Iyer </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242832716" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:14</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From KarenMc </span><span class="nocommentfrom">KarenMc :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242832716">thank you marissa, I was looking for a larger one :o) </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242832716"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242832716);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:14&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">KarenMc </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242833120" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:14</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Kaela </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Kaela :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242833120">We're very relaxed in NY state. ;) </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242833120"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242833120);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:14&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Kaela </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242833278" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:14</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sarah B. Hood:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242833278">Raghavan, you can use tested recipes to get the ratios.
<br/> </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242833278"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242833278);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:14&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sarah B. Hood</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242833388" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:14</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sean Timberlake:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242833388">Raghavan, all vegetables have different acid levels. The USDA site will have specific recipes.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242833388"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242833388);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:14&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sean Timberlake</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242833568" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:15</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sarah B. Hood:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242833568">Kaela, a NY state of mind?
<br/> </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242833568"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242833568);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:15&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sarah B. Hood</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242833644" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:15</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Marisa McClellan:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242833644">Most of Pennsylvania is relaxed (thanks to the amish), but not Philadelphia.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242833644"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242833644);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:15&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Marisa McClellan</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242833680" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:15</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Jeanne in Seattle </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Jeanne in Seattle :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242833680">Did the sweet potato question already get answered?  It is not recommended to can mashed sweet potatoes.  Too dense.  There are worries that the heat won't penetrate the center of the jars. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242833680"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242833680);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:15&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Jeanne in Seattle </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242834000" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:15</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Kim ODonnel:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242834000">Jeanne, great to know. That's what I had suspected. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242834000"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242834000);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:15&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Kim ODonnel</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242834140" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:15</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Leigh </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Leigh :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242834140">@ Sean - will make an effort  to eat pronto! Any thoughts on canning Beef Vegetable soup? I have made a ridiculously large batch today! Will it be okay if I add noodles? </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242834140"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242834140);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:15&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Leigh </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242834234" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:15</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Raghavan Iyer </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Raghavan Iyer :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242834234">thanks for the tips - great topic </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242834234"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242834234);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:15&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Raghavan Iyer </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242834318" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:15</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sean Timberlake:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242834318">Right, mashed sweet potatoes, like pumpkin puree/butter, not recommended in any method.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242834318"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242834318);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:15&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sean Timberlake</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242834360" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:15</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sarah B. Hood:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242834360">And again, sweet potatoes can be kept for months anyway. Put the canning effort into something more perishable. :) </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242834360"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242834360);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:15&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sarah B. Hood</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242834624" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:16</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Kim ODonnel:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242834624">Raghavan, this group is tops. There's nothing they can't answer on this topic... </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242834624"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242834624);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:16&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Kim ODonnel</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242834772" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:16</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Samantha Gorelick </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Samantha Gorelick :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242834772">Thanks, Marisa, Sarah, and Kaela. It's been hard for me to get info in NY, but I'm going to contact Cornell Cooperative Extension because I really don't want any trouble :) </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242834772"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242834772);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:16&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Samantha Gorelick </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242834782" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:16</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sarah B. Hood:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242834782">blush </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242834782"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242834782);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:16&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sarah B. Hood</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242834972" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:16</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Jeanne in Seattle </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Jeanne in Seattle :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242834972">Kim: yeah, any of those dense veggies: squash and potatoes are not recommended to be canned mashed.  Too dense.  So, no pumpkin pie filling for canning. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242834972"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242834972);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:16&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Jeanne in Seattle </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242835020" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:16</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sean Timberlake:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242835020">Leigh, anything with meat in it will need to be pressure canned. Again, check the USDA site for recommendations. I wouldn't add noodles up front as they'll get soggy and maybe disintegrate. Add them when you reheat. <br/> </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242835020"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242835020);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:16&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sean Timberlake</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242835192" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:16</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Marisa McClellan:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242835192">Leigh, from what I understand, it's not advisable to add noodles to soups you plan on pressure canning.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242835192"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242835192);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:16&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Marisa McClellan</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242835294" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:16</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From star </span><span class="nocommentfrom">star :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242835294">How can you tell if canned meat has gone bad?  We canned tuna this summer and now some one mentioned botulism. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242835294"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242835294);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:16&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">star </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242835712" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:17</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Leigh </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Leigh :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242835712">So how do you guys suggest I process all my little pie pumpkins? In chunks? </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242835712"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242835712);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:17&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Leigh </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242835850" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:17</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Jeanne in Seattle </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Jeanne in Seattle :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242835850">Star: did you pressure can it? </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242835850"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242835850);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:17&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Jeanne in Seattle </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242835884" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:17</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Marisa McClellan:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242835884">Star, that's the trouble with botulism, there's no way to tell if it's there or not.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242835884"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242835884);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:17&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Marisa McClellan</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242835922" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:17</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sean Timberlake:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242835922">Star, you can't. If you are concerned, then you'd best dispose of it without opening the container. But was it canned properly? </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242835922"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242835922);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:17&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sean Timberlake</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242836112" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:17</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sean Timberlake:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242836112">Leigh, yes, there's a tested recipe for pressure canning pumpkin chunks. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242836112"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242836112);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:17&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sean Timberlake</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242836138" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:17</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sarah B. Hood:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242836138">I have been assured by Toronto Public Health that if your jar develops botulism toxin, the seal WILL fail. Which is good because you won't see, smell or taste a difference. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242836138"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242836138);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:17&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sarah B. Hood</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242836364" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:17</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sean Timberlake:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242836364"><a href="http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/tips/fall/pumpkins.html" target="blank" >http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/tips/fall/pumpkins.html</a> </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242836364"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242836364);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:17&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sean Timberlake</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242836656" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:18</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sean Timberlake:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242836656">Sarah, that's good to know ... I hadn't heard that.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242836656"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242836656);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:18&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sean Timberlake</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242836762" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:18</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Kim ODonnel:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242836762">Sarah, this is interesting. First time I'm seeing this. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242836762"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242836762);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:18&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Kim ODonnel</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242836802" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:18</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Marisa McClellan:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242836802">I did an illustrated post on how to pressure can pumpkin last fall: <a href="http://www.foodinjars.com/2010/11/how-to-can-cubed-pumpkin/" target="blank" >http://www.foodinjars.com/2010/11/how-to-can-cubed-pumpkin/</a><br/> </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242836802"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242836802);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:18&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Marisa McClellan</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242836942" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:18</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Guest </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Guest :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242836942">I believe if you take your rings off your jars once they seal you'll know fairly soon if you have botulism going on the seal will slide off </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242836942"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242836942);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:18&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Guest </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242837036" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:18</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Marisa McClellan:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242837036">Sarah, I've never heard that about seals failing on jars with botulism.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242837036"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242837036);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:18&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Marisa McClellan</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242837214" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:18</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sarah B. Hood:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242837214">I know, I was surprised that the woman who was teaching the safe food handling course had such a positive answer.
<br/> </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242837214"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242837214);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:18&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sarah B. Hood</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242837378" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:18</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Louise E Edsall </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Louise E Edsall :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242837378">as a beginner any one source for good recipes </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242837378"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242837378);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:18&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Louise E Edsall </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242837482" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:18</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sarah B. Hood:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242837482">The rule should still be: if in doubt, throw it out. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242837482"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242837482);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:18&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sarah B. Hood</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242837774" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:19</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Kim ODonnel:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242837774">Oh you've come to the right place, Louise! Panelists, please share your links, please... </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242837774"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242837774);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:19&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Kim ODonnel</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242837782" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:19</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sean Timberlake:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242837782">If you have a failed seal on something low-acid, though, the USDA's recommendation for handling it is rather extreme -- wear gloves and a mask, get it into a sealed container as quickly as possible. Botulism can be contracted through contact. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242837782"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242837782);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:19&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sean Timberlake</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242837794" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:19</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Marisa McClellan:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242837794">I know that seals fail when other microorganisms develop in the jar because they off-gas as they multiply. But I didn't think that botulism did that. Interesting.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242837794"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242837794);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:19&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Marisa McClellan</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242838702" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:20</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sean Timberlake:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242838702">Louise, the USDA site has plenty of recipes, and  the Ball Blue Book is more or less the gold standard. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242838702"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242838702);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:20&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sean Timberlake</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242838704" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:20</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Kim ODonnel:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242838704">And if I may, Canning Across America (<a href="http://www.canningacrossamerica.com" target="blank" >www.canningacrossamerica.com</a>) has reliable, safe recipes...and The Ball site (<a href="http://freshpreserving.com" target="blank" >freshpreserving.com</a>)...what are you thinking of preserving for your maiden voyage? </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242838704"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242838704);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:20&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Kim ODonnel</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242838804" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:20</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Marisa McClellan:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242838804">Louise, the National Center for Home Food Preservation is a good resource, though their recipes can be a bit dry and unwielding at times.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242838804"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242838804);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:20&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Marisa McClellan</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242838838" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:20</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Jeanne in Seattle </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Jeanne in Seattle :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242838838">And very important: DO NOT COMPOST canned good that have gone bad. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242838838"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242838838);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:20&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Jeanne in Seattle </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242838914" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:20</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sarah B. Hood:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242838914">I would still not trust that a sealed jar is safe, but that any unsealed jar is unsafe. For the record. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242838914"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242838914);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:20&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sarah B. Hood</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242838942" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:20</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Jeanne in Seattle </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Jeanne in Seattle :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242838942">Sarah: you mentioned that yesterday on our Twitter chat.  Did she explain why botulism makes it fail?  As far as I have been told, botulism is silent and deadly.  No really clues.  I wonder if she meant mold or something. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242838942"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242838942);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:20&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Jeanne in Seattle </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242839094" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:20</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Kaela </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Kaela :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242839094">Sarah: Interesting, I hadn't heard that either. But surely, there is some level of toxin production that falls below popping-lids-off but above 'safe?" </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242839094"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242839094);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:20&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Kaela </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242839188" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:20</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From star </span><span class="nocommentfrom">star :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242839188">Yes.  It was canned properly.  The woman who taught me has been canning for years, and all. The jars sealed. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242839188"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242839188);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:20&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">star </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242839296" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:20</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Leigh </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Leigh :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242839296">@Marisa~ I love illustrated instructions, so helpful... </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242839296"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242839296);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:20&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Leigh </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242839510" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:20</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Louise E Edsall </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Louise E Edsall :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242839510">its always seemed intimidating to me </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242839510"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242839510);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:20&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Louise E Edsall </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242839804" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:21</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Marisa McClellan:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242839804">Here's their main link: <a href="http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/" target="blank" >http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/</a> </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242839804"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242839804);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:21&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Marisa McClellan</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242840226" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:21</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sean Timberlake:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242840226">Every time I speak to people who want to can, even skilled cooks and learned people, they are always intimidated. Until they do it, and see how easy it can be. Fortify! That's what we're here for -- to inspire you into action.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242840226"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242840226);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:21&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sean Timberlake</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242840358" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:21</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Marisa McClellan:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242840358">Tigress has a really good introductory post: <a href="http://tigressinajam.blogspot.com/2009/05/canning-101.html" target="blank" >http://tigressinajam.blogspot.com/2009/05/canning-101.html</a> </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242840358"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242840358);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:21&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Marisa McClellan</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242840570" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:21</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Kim ODonnel:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242840570">Louise, like I just said to Carrie, I always recommend that beginner can with a friend to get the hang of it. Decide what you want to put up, then find a tested recipe on any of the sites we're sharing here today.  It's one of the most gratifying things you can do for yourself. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242840570"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242840570);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:21&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Kim ODonnel</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242840652" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:22</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Deb, Edmonton Alberta </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Deb, Edmonton Alberta :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242840652">for pumpkin our family always roasted or boiled then froze the mashed or in chunks. measured for easy defrosting for pie making :) </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242840652"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242840652);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:22&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Deb, Edmonton Alberta </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242840936" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:22</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Kim ODonnel:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242840936">Ah yes, freezing. It always gets overlooked when we talk about preserving... </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242840936"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242840936);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:22&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Kim ODonnel</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242841056" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:22</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Marisa McClellan:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242841056">Deb, freezing is a really good option for pumpkin, assuming you have the freezer space.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242841056"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242841056);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:22&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Marisa McClellan</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242841058" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:22</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sean Timberlake:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242841058">Deb, freezing pumpkin is an excellent preservation method. It's worth noting that canning isn't the answer to everything.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242841058"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242841058);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:22&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sean Timberlake</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242841128" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:22</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Leigh </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Leigh :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242841128">Ya know, since my Grandmother has passed and my Mom is as new to canning as I am, I cannot express my thanks enough for these internet resources! </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242841128"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242841128);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:22&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Leigh </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242841316" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:22</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Jeanne in Seattle </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Jeanne in Seattle :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242841316">Star: what makes you worried about your tuna? </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242841316"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242841316);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:22&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Jeanne in Seattle </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242841498" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:22</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Jeanne in Seattle </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Jeanne in Seattle :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242841498">I don't know about you guys, but when I'm wearing my Canning Across America "hat" I want to tattoo the web address of the National Center on Home Food Preservation web site on my forehead.  That is the first place folks should go with questions. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242841498"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242841498);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:22&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Jeanne in Seattle </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242841714" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:23</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sean Timberlake:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242841714">Jeanne, amen.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242841714"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242841714);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:23&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sean Timberlake</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242842012" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:23</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Marisa McClellan:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242842012">Audra from Doris and Jilly Cook just did a fun radio interview about preserving vegetables by freezing with our local NPR station: <a href="http://dorisandjillycook.com/2011/09/09/vegetables-on-ice/" target="blank" >http://dorisandjillycook.com/2011/09/09/vegetables-on-ice/</a> </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242842012"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242842012);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:23&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Marisa McClellan</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242842058" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:23</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sarah B. Hood:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242842058">True. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242842058"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242842058);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:23&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sarah B. Hood</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242842176" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:23</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sarah B. Hood:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242842176">I specifically asked about botulism. She said the lid would fail. This could only mean that the process of toxin formation involves gas formation/expansion. But again, I would only trust this insofar as to say: if a jar seal fails, get ride of the contents. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242842176"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242842176);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:23&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sarah B. Hood</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242842374" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:23</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Jeanne in Seattle </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Jeanne in Seattle :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242842374">Also, please note that old books/recipes say it's OK to can mashed potatoes and squash.  That's why it's important to use up to date recipes. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242842374"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242842374);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:23&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Jeanne in Seattle </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242842508" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:23</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Tanya (indigomuse) </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Tanya (indigomuse) :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242842508">Can you freeze pumpkin butter? </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242842508"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242842508);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:23&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Tanya (indigomuse) </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242843000" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:24</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sean Timberlake:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242843000">I think it's also worth noting that even the most experienced among us check with each other and refer to resources All. The. Time. It's always a good idea to check yourself.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242843000"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242843000);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:24&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sean Timberlake</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242843004" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:24</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Jeanne in Seattle </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Jeanne in Seattle :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242843004">Tanya: no. No mashed or buttered squashes or potatoes can be canned. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242843004"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242843004);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:24&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Jeanne in Seattle </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242843246" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:24</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sean Timberlake:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242843246">Tanya, yes, you can freeze it, but not can it.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242843246"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242843246);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:24&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sean Timberlake</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242843504" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:24</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Marisa McClellan:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242843504">Tanya, you certainly can freeze pumpkin butter. Remember to allow extra headspace for expansion.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242843504"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242843504);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:24&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Marisa McClellan</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242843598" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:24</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Kim ODonnel:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242843598">Sean makes an excellent point.  There's no way to know everything about preserving and there is a ton of information exchange.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242843598"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242843598);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:24&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Kim ODonnel</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242843774" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:25</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Louise E Edsall </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Louise E Edsall :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242843774">thanks. I have peaaches and pears too </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242843774"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242843774);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:25&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Louise E Edsall </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242844074" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:25</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Kim ODonnel:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242844074">Louise, sounds like peach jam is in your future! </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242844074"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242844074);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:25&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Kim ODonnel</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242844132" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:25</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Leigh </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Leigh :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242844132">on pumpkin canning- I was thinking of processing in cubes with the pie spices, then when needed just whiz in the processor and add the sugar and other ingredients for pie?? Good idea or not? </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242844132"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242844132);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:25&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Leigh </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242844400" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:25</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sarah B. Hood:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242844400">I discovered southern-style pickled peaches last year and now I'm a convert. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242844400"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242844400);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:25&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sarah B. Hood</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242844476" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:25</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From cdthomas </span><span class="nocommentfrom">cdthomas :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242844476">About dehydration: for peaches, how do I not dry to the point of crunchiness? How much moisture is acceptable, and won't promote mold? </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242844476"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242844476);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:25&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">cdthomas </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242844522" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:25</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sean Timberlake:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242844522">Leigh, I'd can the chunks just as is -- you can always add spicing later. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242844522"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242844522);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:25&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sean Timberlake</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242844686" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:25</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Marisa McClellan:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242844686">Leigh, yes to what Sean just said.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242844686"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242844686);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:25&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Marisa McClellan</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242844904" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:26</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Kim ODonnel:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242844904">Pickled peaches. Now that sounds fab. Haven't done that (yet). </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242844904"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242844904);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:26&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Kim ODonnel</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242845014" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:26</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Brooke - in Oregon </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Brooke - in Oregon :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242845014">I just want to thank all of you for sharing your wonderful recipes and know-how with us! You ROCK </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242845014"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242845014);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:26&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Brooke - in Oregon </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242845026" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:26</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sean Timberlake:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242845026">Ooh, wish we had Joel from Well Preserved here. He's the dehydrating master.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242845026"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242845026);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:26&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sean Timberlake</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242845418" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:26</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Kai </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Kai :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242845418">For canning chili I've only seen reference to using the recipes in the books. I have my own tried and true recipe and want it in jars. Have a pressure canner. Should I just check the ph level and use that as a guide for times? </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242845418"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242845418);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:26&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Kai </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242845588" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:26</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sarah B. Hood:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242845588">You stick a clove into each peach half. They're the classic southern addition to the Thanksgiving table. And they're yummy. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242845588"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242845588);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:26&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sarah B. Hood</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242845838" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:27</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From star </span><span class="nocommentfrom">star :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242845838">Growing up my father never let my mom can meats because of the spear and then when I can add to that I mention that there is a possibility of that happening, and that's why she doesnt can meat.  so now I worry . </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242845838"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242845838);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:27&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">star </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242845968" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:27</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Jeanne in Seattle </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Jeanne in Seattle :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242845968">Also, there is a Search function at the very bottom of the National Center For Home Food Preservation site.  So useful for specific questions. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242845968"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242845968);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:27&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Jeanne in Seattle </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242846082" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:27</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From cdthomas </span><span class="nocommentfrom">cdthomas :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242846082">Especially when drying halves -- slices actually shrink too small, too fast.... </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242846082"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242846082);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:27&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">cdthomas </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242846202" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:27</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Tanya (indigomuse) </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Tanya (indigomuse) :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242846202">Thanks! I never thought about freezing it until this year. I may try this so I can have yummy pumpkin through the winter. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242846202"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242846202);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:27&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Tanya (indigomuse) </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242846236" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:27</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sarah B. Hood:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242846236">Yes, Sean, Joel's the master.
<br/> </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242846236"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242846236);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:27&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sarah B. Hood</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242846344" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:27</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Kaela </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Kaela :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242846344">@cdthomas: I dry peaches & nectarines all the time (they are fabulous); I dry them to the point where they are leathery, flexible, but not moist. They've last more than a year without mold. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242846344"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242846344);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:27&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Kaela </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242846380" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:27</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sean Timberlake:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242846380">Kai, pressure canning obviates the need for acidity. However, if it's not a tested recipe there may not be a way of knowing how long to pressure can it.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242846380"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242846380);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:27&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sean Timberlake</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242846434" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:27</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Marisa McClellan:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242846434">I did a recipe for pickled nectarines for Serious Eats this week. You could easily swap the peaches for the nectarines.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242846434"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242846434);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:27&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Marisa McClellan</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242846646" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:27</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Kim ODonnel:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242846646">Kaela, do you do it in a low oven or in a dehydrator? </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242846646"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242846646);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:27&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Kim ODonnel</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242846852" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:28</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Deb, Edmonton Alberta </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Deb, Edmonton Alberta :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242846852">My mother dehydrates lots of fruits.  she always bagged them up and put them in the freezer for storage instead of in a coldroom.  never worried about too much moisture... lol </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242846852"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242846852);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:28&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Deb, Edmonton Alberta </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242846980" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:28</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Jeanne in Seattle </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Jeanne in Seattle :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242846980">Kai: do you have a pH meter?  I was always taught that pH strips are inaccurate for canning.  What do the other folks think about pH strips? </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242846980"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242846980);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:28&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Jeanne in Seattle </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242847412" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:28</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Louise E Edsall </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Louise E Edsall :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242847412">any preferred dehydrators? </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242847412"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242847412);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:28&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Louise E Edsall </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242847432" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:28</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sarah B. Hood:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242847432">I have been told pH strips are not accurate enough. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242847432"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242847432);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:28&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sarah B. Hood</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242847590" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:28</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From cdthomas </span><span class="nocommentfrom">cdthomas :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242847590">@Kaela -- do you cut to halves, or smaller? </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242847590"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242847590);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:28&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">cdthomas </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242847998" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:29</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Marisa McClellan:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242847998">Jeanne, I've not gone the pH strip route, though Putting Up and Putting Up More (two books by Stephen Palmer Downey) have me intrigued.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242847998"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242847998);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:29&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Marisa McClellan</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242848026" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:29</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Kaela </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Kaela :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242848026">I use a dehydrator set to 135 degrees; takes about 12ish hours. But I pick through them and pull out ones as they are done, because I'm not very good at keeping all my slices the same size. You could do it in a a low oven for 6-8 hours I suspect. I know Shae has dried in her oven's warming drawer. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242848026"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242848026);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:29&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Kaela </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242848340" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:29</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Kai </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Kai :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242848340">@Jeanne, I don't. Wondered that too as the strips would get all colored with the dark tomato based chili... </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242848340"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242848340);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:29&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Kai </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242848502" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:29</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From cdthomas </span><span class="nocommentfrom">cdthomas :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242848502">@Deb -- I freeze, of course, for a few days to kill off pesties, but it would be nice to make some shelf-stable. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242848502"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242848502);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:29&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">cdthomas </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242848822" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:30</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Marisa McClellan:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242848822">Oops, that Serious Eats link is here: <a href="http://www.seriouseats.com/2011/09/how-to-make-pickled-nectarine-slices.html" target="blank" >http://www.seriouseats.com/2011/09/how-to-make-pickled-nectarine-slices.html</a> </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242848822"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242848822);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:30&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Marisa McClellan</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242848932" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:30</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sean Timberlake:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242848932">pH strips only test what it comes into contact with. You'd need to puree your food thoroughly to get a good read. I tried Stephen Palmer Downey's method using litmus paper  with a narrow range, only pH <7 </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242848932"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242848932);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:30&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sean Timberlake</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242849398" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:30</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Kim ODonnel:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242849398">Sean, Marisa, Sarah: here's what I want to know: What do you like to preserve after the fall harvest fades away? Say in December or January? </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242849398"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242849398);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:30&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Kim ODonnel</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242849560" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:30</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From cdthomas </span><span class="nocommentfrom">cdthomas :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242849560">@Kaela -- I have a dehydrator with no temp control -- how do I measure, to check? </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242849560"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242849560);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:30&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">cdthomas </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242849632" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:30</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Deb, Edmonton Alberta </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Deb, Edmonton Alberta :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242849632">@cdthomas.  i hear ya.  i like having things accessible in my pantry too. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242849632"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242849632);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:30&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Deb, Edmonton Alberta </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242849730" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:30</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Kaela </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Kaela :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242849730">@cdthomas Halves would take way too long to dry, IMO. I cut slices, about 1/4-inch thick; so in a typical peach, I get about 6 to 8 slices per half. I'm using them primarily for homemade granola, so it's a perfect size for me. I suspect you could go to ~4 slices per half, but no thicker, or the outsides would get crunchy before the insides dry out. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242849730"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242849730);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:30&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Kaela </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242849866" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:31</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sean Timberlake:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242849866">Kim: Pantry space. Kidding.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242849866"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242849866);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:31&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sean Timberlake</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242850042" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:31</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Jeanne in Seattle </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Jeanne in Seattle :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242850042">Also, home COOKING recipes are usually not great for CANNING.  That's why you need a recipe specifically for canning.  We had a gal in our group who once brought beef stew to a canning exchange.  When asked, she said she water bath processed it for a longer time than normal and therefore it was safe.  Gah.  NOT SAFE!  Processing something longer doesn't necessarily make it safe. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242850042"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242850042);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:31&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Jeanne in Seattle </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242850268" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:31</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Marisa McClellan:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242850268">To be perfectly honest, I like to take a little bit of a break from the canning pot. Though I will make things like pear jam, cranberry chutney and preserved lemons.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242850268"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242850268);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:31&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Marisa McClellan</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242850366" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:31</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Shibaguyz </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Shibaguyz :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242850366">Heya! Geek here… the Botulinum toxin is a protein type thingamabob that is given off by a bacterium type thingy… so… yes, it does off-gas. It can bulge metal cans. Whether it will "pop" a seal… don't know. end geek transmission </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242850366"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242850366);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:31&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Shibaguyz </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242850538" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:31</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Jeanne in Seattle </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Jeanne in Seattle :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242850538">Sean: ah, good point.  We've been getting pH strip questions a lot on our Twitter feed. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242850538"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242850538);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:31&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Jeanne in Seattle </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242850942" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:32</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Jeanne in Seattle </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Jeanne in Seattle :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242850942">Hi Shibaguyz! </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242850942"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242850942);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:32&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Jeanne in Seattle </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242851042" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:32</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From cdthomas </span><span class="nocommentfrom">cdthomas :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242851042">@Kaela -- got it. We're at the height of Palisades peach season, so i want one more shot at them.... </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242851042"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242851042);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:32&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">cdthomas </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242851280" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:32</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sean Timberlake:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242851280">Jeanne -- yes, even with a narrow range litmus paper and a good puree, I would err WAY on the side of safe, e.g., 4.2 or better, even though 4.6 is considered safe.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242851280"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242851280);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:32&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sean Timberlake</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242851448" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:32</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Shibaguyz </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Shibaguyz :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242851448">heya Hot Pants! </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242851448"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242851448);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:32&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Shibaguyz </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242851548" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:32</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Tanya (indigomuse) </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Tanya (indigomuse) :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242851548">@Marissa Do you have a link to a favorite recipe for preserved lemons? That sounds like fun! </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242851548"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242851548);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:32&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Tanya (indigomuse) </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242851598" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:32</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sarah B. Hood:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242851598">Shibaguyz, my dad was obsessed with bulging tin cans for that reason; in the mid 20th century commercial cans were no so dependable as they are now. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242851598"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242851598);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:32&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sarah B. Hood</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242851848" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:33</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Kaela </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Kaela :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242851848">@cdthomas I think most dehydrators were designed with fruit & vegetables in mind, so if there is only one temp ("on") it's probably in the range of 135 - 145 degrees. I would just test it out with a tray or two of peach slices, and check after a few hours. You'll get a sense of how long it is going to take. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242851848"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242851848);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:33&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Kaela </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242852292" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:33</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Marisa McClellan:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242852292">Tanya, I posted my method for preserved lemons last winter. Here it is: <a href="http://www.foodinjars.com/2011/02/preserving-lemons/" target="blank" >http://www.foodinjars.com/2011/02/preserving-lemons/</a> </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242852292"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242852292);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:33&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Marisa McClellan</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242852540" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:33</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sean Timberlake:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242852540">As for the off-season question, that's a good time to do pressure canned meats. We did some pulled pork last year that was fabulous. The pressure canning really breaks down the collagen in the meat and makes it silky.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242852540"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242852540);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:33&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sean Timberlake</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242852554" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:33</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sarah B. Hood:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242852554">David Lebowitz (Sweet Life in Paris) is one of many people with a preserved lemon receipe, but basically it's: cut into quarters, but not all the way. Bury in salt. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242852554"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242852554);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:33&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sarah B. Hood</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242852764" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:34</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Jeanne in Seattle </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Jeanne in Seattle :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242852764">Sean: Agreed.  I just tell people to use a pH meter.  My philosophy is: if you're getting into creativity territory, you need to know enough of what you're doing to be able to use a pH meter. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242852764"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242852764);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:34&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Jeanne in Seattle </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242853136" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:34</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sean Timberlake:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242853136">Yes, lemons + salt. Also feel free to add spices, like cinnamon, cloves. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242853136"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242853136);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:34&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sean Timberlake</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242853188" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:34</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Kim ODonnel:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242853188">I still want to put up Pacific albacore tuna. anyone of you ever do this? </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242853188"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242853188);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:34&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Kim ODonnel</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242853364" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:34</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sarah B. Hood:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242853364">Although northerns have to fresh local produce through the winter, that's when citrus and tropicals come into season, so one can do marmalades as well. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242853364"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242853364);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:34&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sarah B. Hood</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242853380" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:34</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Louise E Edsall </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Louise E Edsall :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242853380">Thanks! I am perusing as I watch the table talk! I am so excited. I have been through the process once with my mom and grandmother </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242853380"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242853380);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:34&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Louise E Edsall </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242853630" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:34</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From star </span><span class="nocommentfrom">star :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242853630">Thanks for the help.  I'm actually participating over my smart phone.  So thanks for forgiving spelling issues. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242853630"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242853630);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:34&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">star </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242853974" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:35</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sean Timberlake:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242853974">Re: Tuna, I have not personally but know plenty of people who have. You need to do small quantities -- I think max 1/2 pint? </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242853974"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242853974);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:35&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sean Timberlake</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242854008" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:35</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Marisa McClellan:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242854008">I've not canned tuna, Kim. But I want to someday. I've read this post at least three times: <a href="http://culinariaeugenius.wordpress.com/2010/08/30/albacore-tuna-canning/" target="blank" >http://culinariaeugenius.wordpress.com/2010/08/30/albacore-tuna-canning/</a> </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242854008"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242854008);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:35&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Marisa McClellan</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242854180" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:35</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Kim ODonnel:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242854180">I love it! 21st century technology to spread the ancient art & science of food preservation. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242854180"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242854180);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:35&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Kim ODonnel</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242854372" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:35</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Shibaguyz </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Shibaguyz :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242854372">Sarah - I remember checking the cans in our cellar to make sure there weren't any bulges. Times have definitely changed! (great… now I'm an OLD geek…) </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242854372"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242854372);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:35&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Shibaguyz </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242854982" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:36</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sarah B. Hood:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242854982">Shibaguyz, I'm an old geek too. :) </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242854982"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242854982);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:36&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sarah B. Hood</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242855024" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:36</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From star </span><span class="nocommentfrom">star :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242855024">Kim, we did albacore abt a month ago.  it was pretty easy, but time intensive. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242855024"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242855024);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:36&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">star </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242855604" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:36</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Kim ODonnel:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242855604">Star,  I can imagine it's really gratifying, too.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242855604"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242855604);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:36&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Kim ODonnel</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242855688" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:36</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Jackie </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Jackie :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242855688">Almost missed y'all! Popped my canning cherry this year! </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242855688"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242855688);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:36&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Jackie </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242855856" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:36</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Kim ODonnel:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242855856">Woo hoo! Congrats Jackie.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242855856"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242855856);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:36&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Kim ODonnel</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242856014" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:37</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Erin </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Erin :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242856014">Hello from sodden central PA! I have trouble keeping my jars hot from the time that I wash them, to the time that I hot-pack them with whatever I'm putting up (usually pickles). A friend of mine will simply put them into a 300d oven until she's ready to fill and process them. What is the best way to sterilize the jars and keep them hot for this process? I'd prefer not to boil my jars in the canning pot as I'm heating up the water: our water is so very hard, it covers everything with a fine layer of calcium. And, I've got beets. A lot of beets. Anyone have a decent recipe for doing something with them other than the Blue Book recipe? Thank you! I have learned so much from reading everyone's blogs and twitters and facebook postings! </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242856014"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242856014);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:37&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Erin </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242856096" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:37</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sean Timberlake:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242856096">Everyone I know who's canned tuna says it will change your life; you'll never go back to store bought.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242856096"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242856096);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:37&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sean Timberlake</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242856532" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:37</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From cdthomas </span><span class="nocommentfrom">cdthomas :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242856532">@Kaela -- so how/when do you prep your fruit? To accommodate 12 hours, that means doing it at sunrise, then staying home to check? Just trying to fit drying in with weekend farmer's market trips. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242856532"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242856532);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:37&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">cdthomas </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242856688" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:37</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Raghavan Iyer </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Raghavan Iyer :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242856688">that's what we do in india with lemons - salt the heck out of them and keep them in the sun and once they become tender we fold in cayenne and turmeric. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242856688"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242856688);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:37&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Raghavan Iyer </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242856698" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:37</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sarah B. Hood:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242856698">Erin, I simply leave my jars in the canner but turn off the heat or turn it way down. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242856698"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242856698);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:37&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sarah B. Hood</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242856770" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:37</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Marisa McClellan:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242856770">Erin, have you tried adding white vinegar to your canning pot to prevent your hard water from leaving mineral deposits on your jars?  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242856770"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242856770);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:37&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Marisa McClellan</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242857094" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:38</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sean Timberlake:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242857094">Erin, as long as you are processing jars for at least 10 minutes in the water bath canner, or by pressure canner, you don't need to worry about sterilization, so in those cases you could keep them in the oven for hot packing.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242857094"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242857094);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:38&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sean Timberlake</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242857180" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:38</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Stef </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Stef :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242857180">With canning tomato sauce via bwb, does the lemon always have to be the bottled kind? </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242857180"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242857180);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:38&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Stef </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242857378" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:38</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Marisa McClellan:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242857378">And as far as beets go, I love this recipe for gingery beets from Kevin West: <a href="http://www.savingtheseason.com/journal/golden-beets-pickled-with-ginger.html" target="blank" >http://www.savingtheseason.com/journal/golden-beets-pickled-with-ginger.html</a> </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242857378"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242857378);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:38&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Marisa McClellan</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242857424" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:38</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sean Timberlake:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242857424">But I, too, keep mine in the canner until I'm ready to pack.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242857424"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242857424);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:38&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sean Timberlake</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242857478" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:38</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sarah B. Hood:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242857478">Better to use bottled lemon because acidity will be standard. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242857478"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242857478);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:38&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sarah B. Hood</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242857538" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:38</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Kim ODonnel:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242857538">Stef, the bottled lemon juice has consistent acidity, unlike fresh lemons.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242857538"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242857538);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:38&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Kim ODonnel</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242857614" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:38</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Kim ODonnel:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242857614">Jinx, Sarah! </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242857614"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242857614);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:38&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Kim ODonnel</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242857728" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:39</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Shibaguyz </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Shibaguyz :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242857728">I'm gonna come sit by you, Sarah… </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242857728"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242857728);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:39&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Shibaguyz </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242857810" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:39</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sarah B. Hood:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242857810">Urgh </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242857810"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242857810);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:39&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sarah B. Hood</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242857824" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:39</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From star </span><span class="nocommentfrom">star :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242857824">The woman that taught us to can tuna does hers in pints.  I did mine in half pints. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242857824"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242857824);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:39&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">star </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242857984" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:39</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Tanya (indigomuse) </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Tanya (indigomuse) :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242857984">@marisa Thanks for the link! I'm intrigued and am now reading about the ways I can use them in. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242857984"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242857984);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:39&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Tanya (indigomuse) </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242858112" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:39</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sarah B. Hood:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242858112">Shibaguyz :)
<br/> </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242858112"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242858112);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:39&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sarah B. Hood</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242858122" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:39</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From cdthomas </span><span class="nocommentfrom">cdthomas :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242858122">This is a salmon recipe, from Ms. Bone: <a href="http://blogs.denverpost.com/preserved/2011/08/17/canned-salmon/1841/" target="blank" >http://blogs.denverpost.com/preserved/2011/08/17/canned-salmon/1841/</a> </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242858122"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242858122);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:39&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">cdthomas </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242858402" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:39</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sean Timberlake:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242858402">Sarah and Kim -- did you see Linda Ziedrich's piece on real lemons versus ReaLemon? <a href="http://agardenerstable.com/2011/04/19/real-lemon-versus-realemon/" target="blank" >http://agardenerstable.com/2011/04/19/real-lemon-versus-realemon/</a> </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242858402"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242858402);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:39&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sean Timberlake</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242858492" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:39</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Kim ODonnel:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242858492">Thanks cdthomas. Eugenia came online with me a few years ago.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242858492"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242858492);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:39&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Kim ODonnel</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242858568" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:39</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Louise E Edsall </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Louise E Edsall :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242858568">You can preserve lemons? </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242858568"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242858568);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:39&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Louise E Edsall </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242858662" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:40</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Jackie </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Jackie :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242858662">Hey Raghavan! What did you decide to do with all those green tomatoes? Maybe some chutney? </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242858662"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242858662);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:40&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Jackie </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242858692" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:40</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sarah B. Hood:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242858692">The gingery beets sound great, Marisa. I have about one jar of beets from my garden; may try... </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242858692"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242858692);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:40&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sarah B. Hood</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242858814" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:40</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Stef </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Stef :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242858814">Thanks! I', loving this chat. Newbie canner here. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242858814"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242858814);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:40&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Stef </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242858928" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:40</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Louise E Edsall </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Louise E Edsall :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242858928">Any recipes for canning involve honey? I am a beekeeper with loads of it. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242858928"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242858928);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:40&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Louise E Edsall </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242858942" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:40</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sarah B. Hood:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242858942">Sean: No! Will check it out! </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242858942"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242858942);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:40&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sarah B. Hood</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242858968" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:40</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sarah B. Hood:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242858968">Hey, Stef! </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242858968"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242858968);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:40&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sarah B. Hood</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242859120" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:40</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Kim ODonnel:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242859120">Louise, yes you can make jam with honey! </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242859120"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242859120);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:40&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Kim ODonnel</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242859250" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:40</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Deb, Edmonton Alberta </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Deb, Edmonton Alberta :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242859250">wow, thxs for all the great links! </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242859250"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242859250);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:40&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Deb, Edmonton Alberta </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242859300" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:40</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sean Timberlake:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242859300">Louise, yes, you can use honey in preserves. You'll get a different texture, but it's fine.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242859300"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242859300);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:40&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sean Timberlake</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242859458" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:40</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Jackie </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Jackie :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242859458">I had an epiphany. I was thinking about a "little of this, a little of that." then realized I have to separate "canning" from "cooking" in my head. Canning = food preservation. Cooking is what I do later, with what I have put by. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242859458"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242859458);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:40&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Jackie </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242859644" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:41</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From star </span><span class="nocommentfrom">star :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242859644">Tablespoon of cream of tartar in a pressure canner's water while canning will keep the canner looking new... not sure if it helps with water spots. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242859644"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242859644);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:41&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">star </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242859912" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:41</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Raghavan Iyer </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Raghavan Iyer :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242859912">@Jackie, I am, as we speak, boiling a batch of green tomato chutney with a new line of roasted spice blends i am rolling out in october... </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242859912"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242859912);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:41&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Raghavan Iyer </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242860068" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:41</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sarah B. Hood:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242860068">Generally honey changes colour & consistency a bit, and you use some sugar with the honey, but hey, it's what the Romans used. It has antibacterial properties of its own. Check out university extension sites for ratios and further details. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242860068"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242860068);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:41&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sarah B. Hood</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242860220" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:41</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Kim ODonnel:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242860220">Love it. Preserving by laptop... </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242860220"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242860220);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:41&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Kim ODonnel</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242860230" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:41</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sean Timberlake:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242860230">I rounded up some honey recipes on PD: <a href="http://www.punkdomestics.com/content/honey-month" target="blank" >http://www.punkdomestics.com/content/honey-month</a> -- everything from jam to dehydrated honey to pickles </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242860230"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242860230);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:41&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sean Timberlake</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242860298" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:41</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Marisa McClellan:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242860298">Louise, one thing to note about canning with honey is that the preserves don't last as long once open as those made with sugar do.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242860298"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242860298);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:41&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Marisa McClellan</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242860410" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:41</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Jeanne in Seattle </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Jeanne in Seattle :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242860410">I have a concord grape jam recipe that uses honey.  The best smelling stuff on the planet--wow. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242860410"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242860410);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:41&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Jeanne in Seattle </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242860654" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:42</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Erin </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Erin :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242860654">Thank you Marisa, and everyone for the oven/canner tips and the gingery beet recipe. I've pulled all of our beets to make room for planting garlic, and have to do something with the bloody orbs. (I do not like beets very much.) </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242860654"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242860654);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:42&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Erin </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242860662" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:42</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sean Timberlake:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242860662">Marisa, why is that?  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242860662"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242860662);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:42&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sean Timberlake</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242860902" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:42</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sean Timberlake:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242860902">Erin, I'll take those beets off your hands </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242860902"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242860902);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:42&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sean Timberlake</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242860970" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:42</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Jeanne in Seattle </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Jeanne in Seattle :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242860970">Jackie: that is a very good point. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242860970"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242860970);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:42&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Jeanne in Seattle </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242861048" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:42</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Shibaguyz </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Shibaguyz :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242861048">any thoughts on using sugar substitutes in canning process? effects? preferences? ick?? </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242861048"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242861048);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:42&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Shibaguyz </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242861228" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:42</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From cdthomas </span><span class="nocommentfrom">cdthomas :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242861228">@Raghavan: A green tomato relish recipe safe for canning: <a href="http://www.denverpost.com/ci10593610" target="blank" >http://www.denverpost.com/ci10593610</a> </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242861228"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242861228);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:42&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">cdthomas </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242861392" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:43</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Louise E Edsall </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Louise E Edsall :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242861392">These links are great! I haven't done much but that tuna sounds wonderful </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242861392"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242861392);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:43&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Louise E Edsall </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242861552" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:43</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Louise E Edsall </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Louise E Edsall :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242861552">Thank you Sarah on the honey info. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242861552"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242861552);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:43&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Louise E Edsall </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242861628" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:43</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Marisa McClellan:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242861628">When you dilute and boil honey, it loses much of it's preserving oomph. I don't know why it happens, but it does.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242861628"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242861628);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:43&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Marisa McClellan</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242861674" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:43</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Jackie </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Jackie :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242861674">Erin - beautiful, simple recipe in Sherri Brooks Vinton's book for beets with clove. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242861674"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242861674);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:43&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Jackie </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242861920" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:43</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sarah B. Hood:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242861920">Mmm, beets! Try 'em with fennel, like Audra from Dors and Jilly Cook. <a href="http://dorisandjillycook.com/2010/06/29/pickled-beets-with-fennel/" target="blank" >http://dorisandjillycook.com/2010/06/29/pickled-beets-with-fennel/</a> </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242861920"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242861920);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:43&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sarah B. Hood</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242861970" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:43</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Kim ODonnel:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242861970">Marisa, that is fascinating.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242861970"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242861970);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:43&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Kim ODonnel</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242862078" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:43</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sean Timberlake:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242862078">Shibaguys, that's a little tricky. Sugar is more than a sweetener -- it's a preservative. When you reduce or eliminate sugar it really changes the chemistry. But it's possible. It will reduce the shelf life, too. Trick is finding tested recipes.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242862078"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242862078);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:43&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sean Timberlake</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242862122" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:43</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Kaela </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Kaela :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242862122">@cdthomas I usually put mine in the dehydrator in the evening and then check on them in the morning. Worth noting that it can take much longer if it is humid/raining (as it has been here) so it can take up to 18 hours at times. It's really not an exact science; and if I have some that get a little over-dried for my liking, I chop them up and add them to chutney. :) </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242862122"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242862122);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:43&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Kaela </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242862400" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:44</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Deb, Edmonton Alberta </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Deb, Edmonton Alberta :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242862400">i thought honey was very shelf stable... sugar substitutes are ICK! </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242862400"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242862400);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:44&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Deb, Edmonton Alberta </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242862536" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:44</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Raghavan Iyer </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Raghavan Iyer :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242862536">thanks cd - am also planning on making the oil-based tomato pickles and freezing them </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242862536"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242862536);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:44&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Raghavan Iyer </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242862606" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:44</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Tanya (indigomuse) </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Tanya (indigomuse) :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242862606">@Louise We need to do a swap. You send me honey, I send you preserves made from your honey ;) </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242862606"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242862606);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:44&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Tanya (indigomuse) </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242862824" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:44</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Marisa McClellan:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242862824">Undiluted honey is VERY shelf stable.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242862824"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242862824);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:44&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Marisa McClellan</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242862874" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:44</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Kim ODonnel:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242862874">One can also do a mix of honey & sugar in jam, correct? </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242862874"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242862874);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:44&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Kim ODonnel</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242862938" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:44</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sean Timberlake:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242862938">Deb, honey on its own is more than shelf stable -- it's been found in tombs from ancient Egypt, perfectly edible.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242862938"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242862938);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:44&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sean Timberlake</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242862984" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:44</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sarah B. Hood:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242862984">If you want to explore low sugar, check out Pomona's pectin. It will only last a few weeks after opening, though. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242862984"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242862984);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:44&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sarah B. Hood</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242863434" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:45</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Kim ODonnel:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242863434">Sarah, I'm so glad you pointed this out about pectin. Important little tidbit. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242863434"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242863434);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:45&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Kim ODonnel</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242863544" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:45</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From cdthomas </span><span class="nocommentfrom">cdthomas :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242863544">newbie q: how does one preserve honey? is it so antibac that no processing's necessary? </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242863544"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242863544);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:45&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">cdthomas </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242863642" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:45</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Jackie </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Jackie :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242863642">Hey Jeanne, thanks. I think it's common for newbies like me. Helped me a lot to reorient my thinking. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242863642"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242863642);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:45&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Jackie </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242863780" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:45</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sean Timberlake:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242863780">Marisa, the dilution makes sense. It is after all how you make mead so diluted honey --> fermentation </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242863780"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242863780);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:45&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sean Timberlake</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242863788" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:45</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Louise E Edsall </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Louise E Edsall :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242863788">Thanks Sean for that. The Asian honey market is very scary. Buy local everyone. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242863788"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242863788);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:45&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Louise E Edsall </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242863806" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:45</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sarah B. Hood:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242863806">Yes, Kim, most jam receipes using homey also have sugar. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242863806"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242863806);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:45&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sarah B. Hood</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242863940" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:45</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Shibaguyz </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Shibaguyz :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242863940">it is a different chemical compound that breaks differently under the application of heat… geek again… </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242863940"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242863940);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:45&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Shibaguyz </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242864036" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:45</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Louise E Edsall </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Louise E Edsall :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242864036">Jeanne can I have that concord grape jam recipe? </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242864036"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242864036);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:45&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Louise E Edsall </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242864102" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:45</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sarah B. Hood:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242864102">Honey is shelf stable for years and needs no preservatives. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242864102"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242864102);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:45&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sarah B. Hood</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242864198" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:46</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sean Timberlake:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242864198">Yes! Buy your honey locally or at least from a reputable source. Asian honey is scary stuff.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242864198"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242864198);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:46&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sean Timberlake</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242864240" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:46</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Jeanne in Seattle </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Jeanne in Seattle :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242864240">The thing that I do with my dehydrator is have a constantly rotating series of things in it.  It is on the counter, always on.  Has several heat settings.  We just peel stuff off of a tray when we want it.  Then I pack in mason jars. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242864240"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242864240);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:46&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Jeanne in Seattle </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242864472" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:46</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Jackie </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Jackie :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242864472">How about beans, do people can those to avoid the BPA in commercial canned beans? </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242864472"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242864472);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:46&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Jackie </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242864880" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:46</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Kim ODonnel:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242864880">Jackie, it should be pointed out that there is BPA in lids in those boxes of jars you're buying, too... </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242864880"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242864880);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:46&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Kim ODonnel</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242864974" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:46</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sean Timberlake:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242864974">Jackie, I haven't done that yet, but I intend to. There's a recipe for baked beans that starts out with dry beans in the jar, pressure canned. Want to try it.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242864974"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242864974);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:46&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sean Timberlake</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242865002" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:46</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From cdthomas </span><span class="nocommentfrom">cdthomas :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242865002">@Kaela I'm in Colorado, so times can actually be too long, humidity-wise. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242865002"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242865002);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:46&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">cdthomas </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242865132" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:47</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Erin </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Erin :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242865132">Thank you, Jackie! And Sarah! </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242865132"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242865132);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:47&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Erin </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242865220" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:47</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Kaela </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Kaela :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242865220">I preserve with honey and/or maple syrup, pretty often: in my experience, room temp shelf life is the same; it's once you open the jar that honey-only jams will mold faster than sugared-jams. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242865220"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242865220);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:47&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Kaela </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242865236" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:47</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sarah B. Hood:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242865236">There is BPA in canning lids too but if jars are upright and you leave headspace, there is very little transfer. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242865236"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242865236);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:47&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sarah B. Hood</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242865268" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:47</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Marisa McClellan:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242865268">Jackie, do mean beans like pinto or black beans? Those can safely be pressure canned. Like Sean, it's something I've not done yet, but am meaning to do.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242865268"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242865268);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:47&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Marisa McClellan</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242865476" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:47</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Louise E Edsall </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Louise E Edsall :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242865476">@(Tanya) of course!! You know me here in VA! </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242865476"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242865476);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:47&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Louise E Edsall </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242865634" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:47</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Jackie </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Jackie :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242865634">Yes, I know but I figure it's a good measure less than the whole can liner? </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242865634"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242865634);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:47&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Jackie </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242865762" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:47</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Kim ODonnel:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242865762">Yep, you got it, Jackie. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242865762"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242865762);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:47&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Kim ODonnel</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242865808" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:47</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Marisa McClellan:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242865808">Kaela, that's my experience as well.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242865808"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242865808);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:47&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Marisa McClellan</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242865894" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:47</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Jeanne in Seattle </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Jeanne in Seattle :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242865894">Kim: but the beans don't rest against the lids.  And, there are commercial ones that have no BPA. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242865894"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242865894);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:47&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Jeanne in Seattle </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242866032" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:47</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sean Timberlake:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242866032">Mrs Wheelbarrow did the baked beans: <a href="http://www.mrswheelbarrow.com/2011/04/canning-yankee-style-baked-beans/" target="blank" >http://www.mrswheelbarrow.com/2011/04/canning-yankee-style-baked-beans/</a> </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242866032"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242866032);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:47&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sean Timberlake</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242866056" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:47</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Jackie </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Jackie :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242866056">Thinking like pintos or black beans, Jacob's cattle, etc. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242866056"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242866056);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:47&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Jackie </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242866134" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:47</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Marisa McClellan:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242866134">If you're trying to get away from BPA entirely, there are always the Tattler lids.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242866134"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242866134);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:47&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Marisa McClellan</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242866244" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:48</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Louise E Edsall </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Louise E Edsall :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242866244">Honey is extremely stable. Do not be afraid of crystals.... its very ok! </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242866244"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242866244);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:48&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Louise E Edsall </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242866562" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:48</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Jeanne in Seattle </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Jeanne in Seattle :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242866562">Marisa: what is your experience with Tattler lids?  Our readers report lid failure at around 6 months. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242866562"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242866562);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:48&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Jeanne in Seattle </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242866742" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:48</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sean Timberlake:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242866742">Marisa, what's your experience with Tattler lids? My friend Anita was not happy with the fail rate, and Culinaria Eugenius says they're not recommended by MFPs </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242866742"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242866742);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:48&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sean Timberlake</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242866892" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:48</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Evan D. </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Evan D. :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242866892">Do pickles need a hot water bath if you plan on storing for a while before use? </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242866892"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242866892);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:48&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Evan D. </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242866922" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:48</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sarah B. Hood:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242866922">Marisa: yes, if I was canning for infants/toddlers I'd bite the bullet and buy Tattler.
<br/> </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242866922"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242866922);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:48&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sarah B. Hood</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242867008" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:48</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Louise E Edsall </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Louise E Edsall :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242867008">Add yes, I make the mead as well! </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242867008"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242867008);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:48&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Louise E Edsall </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242867258" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:49</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Tanya (indigomuse) </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Tanya (indigomuse) :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242867258">@Louise I know! That's why I suggested it. Tweet me and we can set something up :) </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242867258"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242867258);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:49&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Tanya (indigomuse) </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242867468" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:49</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Kim ODonnel:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242867468">Looks like there's a canning play date in progress... </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242867468"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242867468);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:49&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Kim ODonnel</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242867578" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:49</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Louise E Edsall </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Louise E Edsall :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242867578">Is corn difficult to can? </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242867578"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242867578);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:49&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Louise E Edsall </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242867676" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:49</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Marisa McClellan:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242867676">I've actually had really good results with the Tattler lids. Not a single seal failure yet, and I've done at least 60 jars using them over two seasons now. I even reused some this year (as you're supposed to be able to do) and they worked perfectly. <br/><br/><a href="http://www.foodinjars.com/2010/09/canning-101-preserving-with-tattlers-reusable-lids/" target="blank" >http://www.foodinjars.com/2010/09/canning-101-preserving-with-tattlers-reusable-lids/</a> </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242867676"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242867676);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:49&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Marisa McClellan</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242867972" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:50</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sean Timberlake:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242867972">Evan, if you intend to keep your pickles outside the fridge, then you'll need to water bath can them. Otherwise, just keep them in an unsealed jar in the fridge.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242867972"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242867972);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:50&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sean Timberlake</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242868032" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:50</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Deb, Edmonton Alberta </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Deb, Edmonton Alberta :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242868032">all glass jars and lids... german made.  <a href="http://www.weckcanning.com/" target="blank" >http://www.weckcanning.com/</a> </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242868032"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242868032);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:50&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Deb, Edmonton Alberta </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242868212" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:50</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Marisa McClellan:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242868212">I have products that I canned over a year ago with Tattler lids and they're still holding fast.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242868212"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242868212);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:50&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Marisa McClellan</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242868218" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:50</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Jackie </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Jackie :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242868218">I'm thinking of that too, Louise, but figure it's easy enough to freeze. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242868218"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242868218);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:50&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Jackie </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242868384" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:50</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Evan D. </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Evan D. :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242868384">Oh and anyone here in FL? I'm trying to find an expert to teach me some of the basics. I've done just a few projects so far with tomato jam and pickled peppers. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242868384"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242868384);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:50&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Evan D. </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242868450" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:50</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sarah B. Hood:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242868450">A side note: I've talked to folks at Health Canada and it seem one really should try to keep infants/toddlers from ingesting BPA if possible. Adults can process it much better. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242868450"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242868450);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:50&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sarah B. Hood</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242868492" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:50</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sarah B. Hood:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242868492">Deb, I know many people who like the Weck jars. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242868492"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242868492);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:50&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sarah B. Hood</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242868516" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:50</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sean Timberlake:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242868516">Louise, that's another pressure canning task, but no more difficult than anything else. As Jackie points out, freezing is great too.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242868516"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242868516);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:50&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sean Timberlake</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242868686" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:50</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Evan D. </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Evan D. :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242868686">@Sean - Thank you. That's the plan for this weekend depending on what's good at the market. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242868686"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242868686);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:50&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Evan D. </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242868796" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:50</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Jeanne in Seattle </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Jeanne in Seattle :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242868796">Also, it's important to note that Tattler lids aren't USDA approved.  And they are made of plastic.  Apparently, they expand and contract with temperae changes.  Making them prone to failure. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242868796"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242868796);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:50&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Jeanne in Seattle </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242869502" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:51</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Kim ODonnel:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242869502">I feel like we're getting a graduate course in preserving in one hour. This is wonderful. We've got just a few minutes left, fyi, so get your questions in! </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242869502"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242869502);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:51&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Kim ODonnel</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242869614" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:51</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Jackie </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Jackie :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242869614">I love getting a gift in  Weck jar. I get to reuse and they stack well, look pretty. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242869614"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242869614);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:51&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Jackie </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242869690" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:51</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Stef </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Stef :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242869690">Do any of you know of canning classes in Manhattan? I bought books but I feel like I need a good demo. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242869690"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242869690);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:51&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Stef </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242869722" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:52</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sean Timberlake:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242869722">MFPs also don't recommend Weck jars for the same reason as Tattlers -- not as easy to tell if the seal is truly perfect (as opposed to dome lids). But that's probably more a factor of them not having tested them thoroughly yet. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242869722"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242869722);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:52&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sean Timberlake</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242869928" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:52</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Marisa McClellan:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242869928">Jeanne, that's interesting. I live in an apartment that doesn't vary much in temperature throughout the year, so that could have something to do with my success with the Tattler lids.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242869928"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242869928);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:52&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Marisa McClellan</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242869932" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:52</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Louise E Edsall </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Louise E Edsall :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242869932">This is the most fun for me today!! Need to feed my bees but I am enjoying this! Strawberry jam might be calling as well. I am so excited! Thanks everyone! </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242869932"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242869932);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:52&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Louise E Edsall </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242870096" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:52</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sarah B. Hood:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242870096">Speaking of graduate courses, sadly, I should start to say my goodbye as I have to meet students for a 2 p.m. EST college writing class and will therefore have to leave shortly. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242870096"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242870096);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:52&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sarah B. Hood</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242870204" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:52</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Kim ODonnel:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242870204">Louise, so glad you are feeling inspired.  Yes, you can! </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242870204"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242870204);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:52&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Kim ODonnel</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242870506" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:52</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Kim ODonnel:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242870506">Sarah, please share link to your new fab book! </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242870506"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242870506);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:52&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Kim ODonnel</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242870544" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:52</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Marisa McClellan:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242870544">Stef, I don't know of any canning classes in Manhattan, but Brooklyn Kitchen frequently offers them. <a href="http://www.thebrooklynkitchen.com/" target="blank" >http://www.thebrooklynkitchen.com/</a> </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242870544"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242870544);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:52&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Marisa McClellan</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242870628" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:53</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Jackie </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Jackie :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242870628">Jeanne, I was just going to ask because they look plastic. I wonder if we'll learn down the road... </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242870628"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242870628);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:53&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Jackie </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242870694" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:53</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From cdthomas </span><span class="nocommentfrom">cdthomas :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242870694">@Evan D -- your state's agricultural extension service should have a list of those who teach canning. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242870694"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242870694);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:53&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">cdthomas </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242870752" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:53</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sarah B. Hood:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242870752">Stef: Look up Just Food; they may be able to direct you to Manhattan canning classes. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242870752"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242870752);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:53&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sarah B. Hood</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242870796" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:53</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Jeanne in Seattle </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Jeanne in Seattle :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242870796">Deb: the weck jars are pretty but again, not approved by USDA.  I think they work OK, but you kind of have to know what you're doing.  I don't recommend them do newbies. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242870796"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242870796);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:53&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Jeanne in Seattle </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242871086" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:53</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Jackie </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Jackie :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242871086">Thanks to many here who have lent their support to my first efforts! </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242871086"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242871086);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:53&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Jackie </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242871184" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:53</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Kaela </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Kaela :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242871184">@Stef Check with Emily (@nomnivorous on Twitter): I know she gave a free demo in Brooklyn recently. Not sure if more are in the works. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242871184"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242871184);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:53&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Kaela </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242871336" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:53</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Deb, Edmonton Alberta </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Deb, Edmonton Alberta :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242871336">with glass lids my mom always turned upside down after cooling to see if any airbubbles came through the seal... </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242871336"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242871336);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:53&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Deb, Edmonton Alberta </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242871902" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:54</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sarah B. Hood:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242871902">Deb: that's not an approved method any more. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242871902"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242871902);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:54&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sarah B. Hood</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242871944" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:54</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Jackie </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Jackie :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242871944">No on the hunt for a pressure canner...trying to justify the expense... </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242871944"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242871944);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:54&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Jackie </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242872124" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:54</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Kim ODonnel:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242872124">jackie, what if you share with a friend and split the cost? </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242872124"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242872124);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:54&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Kim ODonnel</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242872246" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:54</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sean Timberlake:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242872246">Jackie, it will pay itself back in no time. The Presto is only about $80. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242872246"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242872246);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:54&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sean Timberlake</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242872258" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:54</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From star </span><span class="nocommentfrom">star :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242872258">going back to beans how much water do you put into the jar? </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242872258"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242872258);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:54&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">star </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242872278" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:54</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Marisa McClellan:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242872278">Jackie, the pressure canner prices are pretty good on <a href="http://Amazon.com" target="blank" >Amazon.com</a>.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242872278"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242872278);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:54&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Marisa McClellan</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242872662" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:55</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sarah B. Hood:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242872662">Whatever you do, don't buy an old bargain basement pressure canner. Get a new one. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242872662"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242872662);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:55&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sarah B. Hood</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242873050" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:55</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Kim ODonnel:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242873050">Sean, Marisa, Sarah: Please tell folks where they can find you -- via website, twitter, etc... </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242873050"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242873050);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:55&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Kim ODonnel</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242873108" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:55</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Marisa McClellan:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242873108">Star, that's not something I know off the top of my head. Check NCHFP for their info.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242873108"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242873108);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:55&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Marisa McClellan</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242873224" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:55</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Jackie </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Jackie :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242873224">Exactly what I'm thinking, Kim. I found a Presto 23 Qt on Amazon fro 84 incl free shipping. It's still a gulp for me. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242873224"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242873224);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:55&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Jackie </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242873380" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:56</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Louise E Edsall </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Louise E Edsall :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242873380">How often do you have these tlks </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242873380"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242873380);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:56&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Louise E Edsall </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242873608" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:56</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Marisa McClellan:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242873608">I'm at <a href="http://foodinjars.com" target="blank" >foodinjars.com</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/foodinjars" target="blank" >twitter.com/foodinjars</a> and <a href="http://facebook.com/foodinjars" target="blank" >facebook.com/foodinjars</a>.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242873608"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242873608);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:56&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Marisa McClellan</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242873944" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:56</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sean Timberlake:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242873944">Jackie, we have three other friends with pressure canners, and we share them around. Often each of us needs to use more than one at a time, so it's nice to split it up.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242873944"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242873944);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:56&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sean Timberlake</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242874042" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:56</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Kim ODonnel:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242874042">Louise, I host a chat in this space a few Thursdays per month. In fact, next week at this time, Ann Cooper, the school lunch lady, will be joining us! </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242874042"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242874042);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:56&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Kim ODonnel</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242874152" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:56</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Jeanne in Seattle </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Jeanne in Seattle :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242874152">Yes!  Look for a pressure canner that is newer and is labeled "UL Approved."  Old ones can be unsafe. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242874152"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242874152);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:56&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Jeanne in Seattle </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242874266" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:57</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Jackie </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Jackie :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242874266">Oh Marisa, just started to follow you. Thanks! </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242874266"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242874266);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:57&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Jackie </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242874410" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:57</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Jackie </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Jackie :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242874410">Sean that sounds wonderful. I'm the only one in my building that cooks! </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242874410"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242874410);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:57&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Jackie </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242874618" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:57</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sarah B. Hood:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242874618">I'm at <a href="http://www.sarahbhood.com" target="blank" >http://www.sarahbhood.com</a> and <a href="http://www.totastings.blogspot.com" target="blank" >http://www.totastings.blogspot.com</a>, and my book We Sure Can! How Jams and Pickles are Reviving the Lure and Lore of Local Food is available at bookstores, Amazon and my publisher http://www.arsenalpulp.org.
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<br/>And on that note I must say goodbye and thanks for the opportunity to be part of this fabulous exchange! </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242874618"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242874618);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:57&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sarah B. Hood</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242874710" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:57</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sean Timberlake:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242874710">I run <a href="http://punkdomestics.com" target="blank" >punkdomestics.com</a> (<a href="http://twitter.com/punkdomestics" target="blank" >twitter.com/punkdomestics</a> and <a href="http://facebook.com/punkdomestics" target="blank" >facebook.com/punkdomestics</a>) and occasionally still blog at <a href="http://hedonia.seantimberlake.com" target="blank" >hedonia.seantimberlake.com</a> (<a href="http://twitter.com/hedonia" target="blank" >twitter.com/hedonia</a>) </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242874710"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242874710);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:57&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sean Timberlake</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242874864" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:57</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Kim ODonnel:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242874864">Marisa's being shy, but she's got a book coming out next spring! </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242874864"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242874864);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:57&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Kim ODonnel</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242874982" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:57</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Louise E Edsall </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Louise E Edsall :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242874982">Just going to follow all! </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242874982"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242874982);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:57&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Louise E Edsall </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242875134" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:58</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Jackie </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Jackie :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242875134">Maybe I should host a fundraiser, everyone that donates $5 gets a quart of something...hahah </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242875134"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242875134);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:58&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Jackie </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242875314" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:58</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sean Timberlake:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242875314">Jackie, that's a great idea! :) </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242875314"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242875314);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:58&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sean Timberlake</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242875586" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:58</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Marisa McClellan:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242875586">It is true! And it's actually available for pre-order, should anyone be inclined. <br/><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Food-Jars-Preserving-Batches-Year-Round/dp/0762441437/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&qid=1316109487&sr=8-1" target="blank" >http://www.amazon.com/Food-Jars-Preserving-Batches-Year-Round/dp/0762441437/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&qid=1316109487&sr=8-1</a> </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242875586"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242875586);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:58&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Marisa McClellan</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242875652" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:58</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Kim ODonnel:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242875652">When you pool resources, preserving can eventually be very economical... </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242875652"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242875652);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:58&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Kim ODonnel</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242875866" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:58</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Jeanne in Seattle </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Jeanne in Seattle :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242875866">Jackie: you could be the "canning lady" in your building. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242875866"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242875866);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:58&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Jeanne in Seattle </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242876188" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:59</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From cdthomas </span><span class="nocommentfrom">cdthomas :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242876188">@Jackie -- why not? Kickstarter's been used for far less nummy projects.... </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242876188"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242876188);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:59&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">cdthomas </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242876322" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:59</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Jeanne in Seattle </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Jeanne in Seattle :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242876322">Marisa: I am so excited for you and to get the book!!  And, I will be getting your book, too, Sarah!!  Yay! </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242876322"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242876322);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:59&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Jeanne in Seattle </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242876420" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:59</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From star </span><span class="nocommentfrom">star :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242876420">Thank you everyone!  This has been wonderful! </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242876420"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242876420);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:59&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">star </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242876466" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:59</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Jackie </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Jackie :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242876466">Jeanne, i've certainly been called worse </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242876466"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242876466);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:59&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Jackie </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242876622" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:59</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Marisa McClellan:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242876622">Thanks for having us, Kim! </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242876622"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242876622);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:59&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Marisa McClellan</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242876792" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:59</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sean Timberlake:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242876792">Thanks, Kim! This has been great.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242876792"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242876792);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:59&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sean Timberlake</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242876822" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">10:59</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Kim ODonnel:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242876822">A big show of cans for a fabulous panel. Thank you all so very much. What a can-tastic hour.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242876822"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242876822);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">10:59&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Kim ODonnel</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242876948" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">11:00</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Jeanne in Seattle </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Jeanne in Seattle :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242876948">Thanks everyone!  Thanks to Marisa, Sean, and Sarah.  I learned a lot.  And thank you to Kim! </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242876948"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242876948);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">11:00&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Jeanne in Seattle </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242877044" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">11:00</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Jackie </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Jackie :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242877044">This is great. Looking forward to sharing my guest post on my inaugural canning adventure. </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242877044"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242877044);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">11:00&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Jackie </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242877114" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">11:00</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Marisa McClellan:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242877114">And thanks Jeanne! I'm excited for your book! </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242877114"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242877114);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">11:00&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Marisa McClellan</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242877382" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">11:00</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sean Timberlake:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242877382">Am I the only one without a book? Boo. :) </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242877382"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242877382);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">11:00&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sean Timberlake</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242877492" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">11:00</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Kim ODonnel:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242877492">Next Thursday 9/22: Chef Ann Cooper on the state of school lunch... </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242877492"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242877492);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">11:00&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Kim ODonnel</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242877632" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">11:00</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Kim ODonnel:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242877632">Sean, in due time...no doubt! </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242877632"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242877632);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">11:00&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Kim ODonnel</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242877660" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">11:00</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Marisa McClellan:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242877660">Gotta get cracking, Sean! </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242877660"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242877660);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">11:00&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Marisa McClellan</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242877838" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">11:00</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Raghavan Iyer </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Raghavan Iyer :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242877838">thanks kim and the panel </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242877838"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242877838);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">11:00&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Raghavan Iyer </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242877862" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">11:00</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Sean Timberlake:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242877862">Believe me, it's crossed my mind.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242877862"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242877862);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">11:00&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Sean Timberlake</span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242877974" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">11:01</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Jeanne in Seattle </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Jeanne in Seattle :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242877974">Sean: I have a feeling it's only a matter of time! </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242877974"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242877974);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">11:01&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Jeanne in Seattle </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242878086" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">11:01</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From cdthomas </span><span class="nocommentfrom">cdthomas :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242878086">Thank you, Kim, experts and co-canners! </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242878086"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242878086);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">11:01&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">cdthomas </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242878136" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">11:01</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Jackie </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Jackie :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242878136">Thanks everyone for the inspiration! </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242878136"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242878136);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">11:01&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Jackie </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242878176" class="chatmsg readercomment "  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">11:01</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext viewertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="readeravatar readerdefaultavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinecommentname"><span class="commentbracket">[</span><span class="commentfrom">Comment From Louise E Edsall </span><span class="nocommentfrom">Louise E Edsall :&nbsp;</span><span class="commentbracket">]</span>&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242878176">Enjoyed! </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242878176"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242878176);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">11:01&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Louise E Edsall </span></div></td></tr></table></div>
<div id="row242878586" class="chatmsg writercomment"  ><table  style="width: 100%;" ><tr valign="top"><td class="chatmsgtime" nowrap><div class="itemtime">11:01</div> </td><td class="chatmsgtext altcastertext "><table><tr valign=top><td><span class="writeroverrideavatar"><img src="/templates/coveritlive/images/spacer.gif" width=48 height=48 align=left style="margin-right: 5px;" border=0 /></span></td><td><div class="inlinedisplayname">Kim ODonnel:&nbsp;</div><span id="txt242878586">Til then...thanks again.  </span></td></tr></table><div class="shareContainer" id="shareContainer242878586"><img onclick="EventEntryController.shareItem(242878586);" src="http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com/templates/coveritlive/images/icons/fbshare2.png"/></div><div class="bottomnametime"><span class="bottomdate">Thursday September 15, 2011&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomtime">11:01&nbsp;</span><span class="bottomdisplayname">Kim ODonnel</span></div></td></tr></table></div>

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