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To: DelaWhere
Aw heck - I TOLD YOU SO!!!

LOL! Yes, you did! I remembered you did tell me that I would enjoy it when I was ansy about getting started. So I was indeed hoping you'd read that it's my new favorite hobby. Temporarily replacing my grinding wheat berries and making bread ;)

Okay, professor. One more question: I have lots of frozen shrimp left - can I can it or would it end up pretty tough?
8,809 posted on 06/08/2009 3:25:30 PM PDT by CottonBall
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To: CottonBall

OK, that is one that I have not tried... We don’t get fresh shrimp much around here, and have never kept frozen ones around long enough to can. When I get a frozen block, we usually feast till they are gone in two or three days. (Ever tried a shrimp omelet? - Mmmmmm)

If you were to use the same procedure as fresh, (I am assuming they are pealed and deveined.) you would Make a canning brine out of 1 gallon of water and 2 Tbsp salt. Bring brine to a boil. Add shrimp and bring back to a boil. Pack hot shrimp in pint or half pint jars ONLY - Note: ONLY pints and half pints!, to within an inch of the top of the jars. Ladle hot brine over shrimp, leaving 1 inch headspace. Remove any air bubbles. Process jars for 45 minutes at 10 pounds pressure. (Check canning manual to see if your altitude requires any pressure adjustment for your altitude.)


8,811 posted on 06/08/2009 4:41:30 PM PDT by DelaWhere (Gardening: An ongoing conflict with weeds over water, minerals & land-use.)
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