The chicken I canned didn’t shred with use. I boiled the breasts partially, then cubed it. I remember someone (maybe DelaWhere) mentioning it came out better cubed.
I found a few jars that we hadn’t used, that I opened and dumped today. Canned in 2012. A few jars looked nasty inside, but several jars still looked and smelled fine. Still in the little cubes. I just didn’t want to attempt to use them after this long or put out with scraps. Went into the trashcan.
“The chicken I canned didn’t shred with use. I boiled the breasts partially, then cubed it. I remember someone (maybe DelaWhere) mentioning it came out better cubed.”
I need to try that! I don’t remember DW is saying that. Is he still on here, somewhere? I guess I can look for his old posts.
I use my jars long past the recommended 1 year. Usually up to about 5 years. I guess 11 years is too long! Five is almost too long for my beets, they were sort of brown.