Topic: Bottling Veg?

[dtw]

As I will hopefully produce too much veg to fill my freezer, I am thinking of bottling some.

Is it just a case of cooking them, stacking them in the jar and then filling with hot water,
putting the lid on, then sterilising the jars in a pressure cooker.

I was thinking of doing dwarf beans, stacked vertically.
Are there any other vegetables that are good for bottling?

[tim]

Decades ago, we used to bottle sweetcorn, tomatoes etc. But got lazy. Beans, yes. All bottled stuff is so much better than frozen. Especially fruit.

http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/5000/5344.html

[dtw]

Thanks, I'll have to do some blackberries.

It looks like I'll need proper jars rather than old Patak pickle jars.
They are ok for jam though, I made loads last year.

I found some here.
http://www.philipmorris.uk.com/prdf.php?pid=4067

[tim]

And they look so great on the shelves.

But not in full light!

[Mrs Ava]

Follow this thread....Supersprouts method hasn't failed me yet.

[flossie]

Thanks  for this info- haven't tried bottling stuff.  It looks so nice and we only have a small freezer.

[tim]

And there's no defrosting time.

And no shrinkage or freezer burn!!

[Jeannine]

You can bottle(can) all veggies as long as you do so in the right kind of pressure canner, Different veggies need different  times, which is timed once up pressure once it is up to pressure. I would only do veggies in a pressure canner with a dial on as it is very accurate, I can send you specifics on each veggie if you wish. I process almost everything including jams,chutnies, fruits,tomatoes,veggies,sauces fish and even meat ,each one has a different time/method. Some only need a water bath, all veggies need a pressure canner as do fish, meat ,soups and MOST tomatoes. XX Jeannine

[Mrs Ava]

http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/joomla/component/option,com_smf/Itemid,91/topic,23734.0

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