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Whelp, here’s a crazy experiment that may be of interest to my reader as I descend down the rabbit hole into gastronomic madness… Canned pancakes, and no, not that Batter Blaster type of canning either. First, I mixed up the batter as normal. Totally normal batter. Then greased a baker’s dozen of 250mL canning jars … Read more
We’ve been excessively blessed with sunlight the past couple of weeks. I haven’t had to run the generator for at least a week, and everyone just feels a bit more peppy. After canning the chicken last week, I was enthused to replenish our pantry with meals in jars, so I set to work doing up … Read more
Yesterday while waiting for the sun to rise enough to power the canner, I was treated to sunrise directly in line with the driveway! It was a beautiful view from the kitchen sink while I prepped the ingredients. Almost there! And BOOM!
Yesterday I was able to can four kilos of chicken in two batches. I’m still using the small pressure canner and really enjoy it – it works like a charm! The sun was able to bring up the temperature outside to just above freezing. Kenny and I also found the time to walk the five … Read more