Re: [gardeners] George-Pressure canner
Bargyla Rateaver (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Mon, 16 Jul 2001 21:09:31 +0100
Putting Food By is a very old book, to which Org. Gar. magazine often made
reference,---that was in the "old days", but written by a woman with much
experience.
George Shirley wrote:
> Oh yeah, not wise to not have a rack in your canner or your BWB. Jars sitting
> directly on the bottom will generally break.
>
> I recommend two books to most folks, the Ball Blue Book, available at most
> Walmart stores, and the book Putting Food By, available from Amazon.com and
> other places. Both are inexpensive and well worth the money and effort.
>
> George
>
> Craig Watts wrote:
> >
> > Ohps, pardon my inaccurate discription as it IS a pressure canner. I do
> > know that the pressure cooker should NOT be used for canning. The wood
> > handles are on the bottom portion of the canner. They do have alignment
> > marks to gaurantee that the lid is in the full locked position.
> >
> > About your jars being broken at the bottom. I have a small metal grate that
> > we put on the bottom of the vassel and load the jars on top of it. It is
> > only a 1/4" stand-off but keeps the jars from being right on the very hot
> > bottom of the canner. Are you using one of those?
> >
> > BTW- the National is the same company that is now Mirro, and I have an
> > e-mail requesting info. Thanks of your input. I'll check out the Presto
> > site also. To anyone else wanting to know about canning, I do recommend the
> > link provided at the bottom of this reply.
> >
> > Craig Watts
> > kingdomm@worldnet.att.net
> >
> > ----------
> > From: George Shirley <gshirl@bellsouth.net>
> > To: gardeners@globalgarden.com
> > Subject: Re: [gardeners] George-Pressure canner
> > Date: Sunday, July 15, 2001 9:57 PM
> >
> > Look up Mirro's web site and you'll probably find the parts you need.
> > Barring
> > that you may have to carve one from hardwood. Mine is a 35-year old Sears
> > Harmony Maid, aka Presto. I have found parts at the Mirro site and Sears
> > still
> > carries them too. If it's the round handle that has a long screw jobbie
> > going
> > down the middle you can get a one-inch hardwood dowel and drill the proper
> > sized
> > hole in it. I hope your National is also rated as a pressure canner.
> > Pressure
> > cookers don't usually have to handle the pressure a canner does.
> >
> > George
> >
> > Craig Watts wrote:
> > >
> > > George,
> > >
> > > We have the #7 Pressure cooker from the National Pressure Cooker Company
> > > (Now know as Mirro from an e-list at
> > > http://www.homecanning.com/index.asp
> > >
> > > We've got a broken wood handle and would like to know your experience in
> > > getting parts. Where and who.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > Craig Watts
> > > kingdomm@worldnet.att.net
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