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I am new to canning and terrified! I've read several books and found Nancy's YouTube tutorial interesting and helpful. I need some confidence. Any suggestions? Thanks for the help!

Paula B at February 26, 2012 at 8:14 PM

I am new to canning and terrified! I've read several books and found Nancy's YouTube tutorial interesting and helpful. I need some confidence. Any suggestions? Thanks for the help!

You don't need to be terrified, a little practice and you will be fine. I would recomend that you start with canning high sugar/ high acid foods such as fruits, jams , jellys. These are the safest things for beginners. also, buy the book " fresh girls guide to easy canning and preserving ". This book comes with a free video that will help you. 

Also, sorry for the delay in posting, this forum is new and just getting started.

Thank you for helping me to build it.

Thanks for the response!  I purchased a "beginners" canning kit from Walmart and ordered two books (used) from Amazon - both are beginners guides, the Ball Blue book and a Canning for Dummies type of book.  I'm trying to eliminate processed sugar from my diet - tough task but it's necessary since sugar is so toxic - so I don't think anything high sugar would work for me.  How about applesauce?  The recipe seems very simple. 

Paula B at March 13, 2012 at 9:19 AM

Thanks for the response!  I purchased a "beginners" canning kit from Walmart and ordered two books (used) from Amazon - both are beginners guides, the Ball Blue book and a Canning for Dummies type of book.  I'm trying to eliminate processed sugar from my diet - tough task but it's necessary since sugar is so toxic - so I don't think anything high sugar would work for me.  How about applesauce?  The recipe seems very simple. 

apple sauce will work as a starter project. Do consider that the natural sugars in fruit are different than the highly processed sugars available in the stores. You can also try tomato products as a starter project.