Hello from South West Blighty

[Iggy]

Hi,

Been interested in prepping for some time but only recently getting it together and taking stock of what might be useful to have for emergencies. Renting a house with not much storage space with a couple of friends. Interesting in canning and have a few books on the subject but haven't done much apart from fill a freezer.

Iggy

[preppingsu]

Hello and welcome to the forum

What made you decide to start prepping?
Whereabouts in the south west are you? We have a few members dotted around the south west, right along the M5 corridor.

[Iggy]

Hello and welcome to the forum

What made you decide to start prepping?
Whereabouts in the south west are you? We have a few members dotted around the south west, right along the M5 corridor.

Thanks for the welcome preppingsu,

Based in Wiltshire and became aware of the need to prep after being an alternative news junkie for several years - in particular a site sott.net. Following the deteriorating economy and climate it seems sensible to be prepared for adversity.

[Ferricks]

Hi there,

I've stuck to jams and chutneys so far - canning looks quite scary! For some reason in my head it's rational that the concept of boiling sugar at 140 deg is fine, but noooo boiling water at 100 deg (!) please do let us know how you get on.

[Plymtom]

hello there Iggy

[tigs]

hello and welcome Iggy

[Arzosah]

Hi Iggy, welcome! Home-based canning sounds really interesting - seems quite American to me, they sound like they take it as a matter of course, but once done, its independent of a freezer or anything, and doesn't have loads of sugar (or even vinegar, I guess) in it too. What made you start with that?

[junmist]

hello and welcome Iggy how brave to try canning let us know how you do with it

[preppingsu]

In the uk canning is actually called bottling, can be done with a pressure cooker if you like (especially with certain foods - not sure myself) but I have 'bottled' some rhubarb and gooseberries.I just used my jam pan. All jars are sealed and as an experiment I will see what it is like next spring.

There has been lots of discussion on this site about canning/bottling so have a look.

How to bottle rhubarb.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/ ... 4&index=12

[Iggy]

Thanks for the warm welcome all.

Hi Iggy, welcome! Home-based canning sounds really interesting - seems quite American to me, they sound like they take it as a matter of course, but once done, its independent of a freezer or anything, and doesn't have loads of sugar (or even vinegar, I guess) in it too. What made you start with that?

I've been following a paleo diet for about a year now and feel really good having done so. I'd like to can the same food I eat now, quality meat that I've bought locally, plus it looks like a fun project and the thought of surviving on spam and mackerel doesn't really appeal

In the uk canning is actually called bottling, can be done with a pressure cooker if you like (especially with certain foods - not sure myself) but I have 'bottled' some rhubarb and gooseberries.I just used my jam pan. All jars are sealed and as an experiment I will see what it is like next spring.

There has been lots of discussion on this site about canning/bottling so have a look.

Thanks will do.

How to bottle rhubarb.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/ ... 4&index=12[/quote]

Interesting link thanks. Must admit I've never been a big rhubarb fan though

hello and welcome Iggy how brave to try canning let us know how you do with it

Cheers, will do.