And then I discovered Pressure Canning !!!

I had ordered some of my Fowlers Vacola  jars from my supplier and when they arrived they had sent me a "new " type of bottle to try in the preserver. It was a Ball Mason jar, I had never seen one before. My girlfriend who hails from Wisconsin in the USA had told me about them  and her type of preserving she had done with the 4H group and with her Mum and Grandma.
I started using these jars to water bath and  also did some research online only to be introduced to the big wide world of Pressure Canning.
We decided to purchase a pressure canner and my kids all put together and bought me my big baby, a big All American .

It is amazing, it holds 19 pint jars or 14 quarts. I just love the large loads it can do, and I can accomplish so much in a day.
How wonderful to be able to do, vegetables, soups,stocks, stews,and meats and store away for  later meals. I especially love the ready meals and meats.

Above we have curried sausages in quarts, then Chicken stock and raw packed chicken breasts and finally below we have chicken and vegetable soup.
I am so addicted to canning, I am sure many of my friends who have never heard of it think it is a little odd, but to us it is just the most practical, sensible normal thing to do  with what we produce and can buy cheaply.At least I know that we will always have food and know what's in it..
Anyway I am sure I will be posting many more canning exploits in the future,so hopefully you all don't tire of them.
Cheers from Aus,
Jane