Just wondering-can you can goods that have been previously frozen? My family much prefers frozen foods, but if we had no power, I could thaw the food and can it on my wood stove. Would it be safe to eat?
>>>Just wondering-can you can goods that have been previously frozen?<<<
Absolutely!
Every summer I go through the freezer and clean house. Anything that should be rotated, gets canned. Nothing wasted and freezer doesn’t accumulate a bunch of old freezer burned stuff.
Rather than lose it if the power was off, I would certainly can it! (then it is good for years and years - without refrigeration)
Ever wonder how they make canned mixed vegetables? They usually freeze them and when the last of the mix reaches it’s season, they defrost the others, mix them and can them.
Of course they freeze them in 1,200# totes - slightly larger than our normal freezer packages. ;^)
I was curious about meats, but Jackie Clay back a couple of years ago posted:
“Good news, Susa. You can certainly can venison from the freezer. I’d just defrost it, partially precook it and can it up. Unlike the freezer, where you will experience freezer burn in about 8-12 months with venison, it will remain perfectly good nearly indefinitely once you have canned it up. This is, of course, when it is properly canned and stored in a dry, relatively cool and dark location. This also applies to venison that has been used in recipes such as spaghetti sauce, meatballs, stews or soups. Guess why I can nearly all my meat now?
—Jackie”