[Wneighbor]

There is NO fresh food cooked on canning day, it’s every man for himself and if I’m in the middle of actually working with food (on the second day), you don’t enter the kitchen unless someone stopped breathing or is bleeding to death. Even then use the LR phone and hang out by the front door for 911.

I just love bumping into kindred spirits in my spare time. LOL

[CottonBall]

As a canning newbie, I have a few questions for you experts:

1. How does canning ground beef work? I’ve heard (read) DW say canning chicken works good. But I’m thinking of having a canner around for if/when my freezer goes out, so I’ll have things like ground beef, roasts, and pork as well as chicken.

2. Do canned goods need to be stored at a low temperature to last? The only spot I’ll have will be in the garage - not an optimum temp in the summer at all!

[Rose in RoseBear]

Hello there! Found you, at last! <grin>

Now that I'm about to become a home owner, this is exactly the thread I want to check out!

Sis, what do you do with excess cucumbers and greens from the garden? Can you preserve cucumbers without pickling them?