Canning question. Is old around?

notjustair

Well-known Member
I picked up a steer from the processor. I had him
give me stew meat as I want to can it. It's the best
beef and noodles in the middle of winter!

It's been so long I can't remember all of the
particulars. I have my little red Presto canning book
from the 50's but wouldn't you know it, those are in
the center and they have fallen out. I still have the
chicken pages but I know that's not the same. As I
recall we packed quart jars with a little salt and
processed them for about 90 minutes. I think 10
pounds pressure. We didn't put anything in the jar
with them did we (water,etc)? I remember making a
roux and then dumping the jar in to get a little gravy
for the meal.

Anyone still can beef?
 
You should buy a ball blue book at Walmart. I can deer sometimes. Here is a link

http://www.freshpreserving.com/recipes/stew-meat
 
I remember having canned beef as a kid. My parents canned it as a way to preserve it before freezers. I remember the home-canned beef as the absolute best meat ever!
 
you got it, 10 lbs. pressure, 90 mins. is plenty long with tsp salt, i can lots' of deer,...put in a bullion cube and it turns into beef
 
(quoted from post at 13:42:41 08/15/15) you got it, 10 lbs. pressure, 90 mins. is plenty long with tsp salt, i can lots' of deer,...put in a bullion cube and it turns into beef

That's what we did when we canned venison, add a bullion cube. Only we didn't have a pressure canner at the time, but used a big kettle to cook the jars of meat in. That sure was good eating.
 
Pressure for the pressure caner decides on your elevation.. Like mentioned, goggle search for a manual. It gives the different pounds of pressure for each 1000 feet of elevation. Here in South Dakota, it should be 12#
 
My $.02 cents to add. In all of the canning I have done I always like meats frozen better than canned. What I did was cook everything to what I wanted and let it cool way down. Remove ALL of the fat you can and then can it. Even canned I had the tiny bit of grease go ransid. After about two months it was high class dog food. All of the meat meals I have frozen are wonderful.Even called BALL canning's test kitchen and they couldn't really add anything. don't know.
 
I remember canned beef when I was little. My mom would go over to my great uncles farm and help with lunch on hay baling day and I got to go along. They would always have canned beef and it tasted so good. Those were really some great meals. My mom would never can it, wife will not let me in the kitchen, so have not had it in 50 years.
 
Here in south jersey at about 130 feet the 10 lb. is supposed to give you 240 degrees of tempature.
 
You were doing something wrong if it was bad like that. And on both beef and pork it was put in cans raw and was perfectly cooked upon removeal even several years later.
 

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