Re: [gardeners] George-Pressure canner
George Shirley (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Tue, 17 Jul 2001 07:24:07 -0500
It is now in later editions and available, by the same persons.
George
Bargyla Rateaver wrote:
>
> 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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