OT: Canning with a glass top stove

[Guest guest]

Do any of you have a glass top stove and do canning on it?

I have been told that you can no longer safely get by with just doing

a hot bath method of canning with tomatos. I have a glass top stove

but am not sure that a large pressure cooker would not damage it.

Open to any ideas.

I have also thought of just freezing the product but not sure how I

would do that with a lot. Have any of you frozen in wide mouth qt.

jars? Is it safe to freeze in zip lock freezer bags?

Would really like some input with any of this.

Besides tomatoes I am hoping to have pumpkin, squarsh, dill pickles(I

know they are safe) and possibly green beans.

Sandy M.

Whole family SCD for 3 1/2 months in support of 5 yr old who raged.

[Guest guest]

Hi Sandy-

I have not canned much but plan to this season. I have a " Ball Blue Book

of Preserving " that I bought last year. Looking at the instructions for

tomatoes, it list tomatoes under high acid foods that can use a hot

water bath. I would definitely trust this book. It says to pressure cook

green beans.

It doesn't list pumpkin and squash but vegetables are considered low

acid so these would likely need to be pressure cooked. I would just

freeze them, also green beans.

This book is excellent and gives instructions on freezing (you usually

need to blanch first), canning, drying, and making jellies and jams. I

would highly recommend it. It gives a great problem solving grid and

glossary of terms, recommended tools, etc.

In it it says that there are canning jars that can be used for freezing

too, the Ball quilted ones and the Can or Freeze jars. The regular mason

jars are not meant for freezing though.

Yes, you can freeze in Ziploc. They make a gallon and quart size freezer

bags. I have mostly frozen my garden produce in the past and also

berries I pick locally. I always use these since they take up less space

and are flexible.

I really recommend this Ball book. I bought it for instructions on

freesing but it has soooooo much info on it and also recipes for sauces

and such. Even drying meats. It was about $10 I think. I found it with

all the home canning stuff.

Becky

mom to Noah (6, HFA) and (3, NT)

SCD 8 wks

> I have also thought of just freezing the product but not sure how I

> would do that with a lot. Have any of you frozen in wide mouth qt.

> jars? Is it safe to freeze in zip lock freezer bags?

[Guest guest]

Thanks, Becky, I will look for this book. I think my mom had one

years ago but would have been updated many times by now.

Sandy M.

>

> Hi Sandy-

> I have not canned much but plan to this season. I have a " Ball

Blue Book

> of Preserving " that I bought last year. Looking at the

instructions for

> tomatoes, it list tomatoes under high acid foods that can use a hot

> water bath. I would definitely trust this book. It says to

pressure cook

> green beans.

>

> It doesn't list pumpkin and squash but vegetables are considered

low

> acid so these would likely need to be pressure cooked. I would just

> freeze them, also green beans.

>

> This book is excellent and gives instructions on freezing (you

usually

> need to blanch first), canning, drying, and making jellies and

jams. I

> would highly recommend it. It gives a great problem solving grid

and

> glossary of terms, recommended tools, etc.

>

> In it it says that there are canning jars that can be used for

freezing

> too, the Ball quilted ones and the Can or Freeze jars. The regular

mason

> jars are not meant for freezing though.

>

> Yes, you can freeze in Ziploc. They make a gallon and quart size

freezer

> bags. I have mostly frozen my garden produce in the past and also

> berries I pick locally. I always use these since they take up less

space

> and are flexible.

>

> I really recommend this Ball book. I bought it for instructions on

> freesing but it has soooooo much info on it and also recipes for

sauces

> and such. Even drying meats. It was about $10 I think. I found it

with

> all the home canning stuff.

>

> Becky

> mom to Noah (6, HFA) and (3, NT)

> SCD 8 wks

>

>

> > I have also thought of just freezing the product but not sure

how I

> > would do that with a lot. Have any of you frozen in wide mouth

qt.

> > jars? Is it safe to freeze in zip lock freezer bags?

>