Well Preserved
The Well Preserved news col
umn is prepared by Lancaster
County Cooperative Extension.
It includes food preservation
information and questions.
Winter Canning
Part 1 Pressure Canning
Just because the growing sea
son is over, it doesn’t mean that
you need to put the canner away.
The more leisurely days of winter
is a good time to try some new
canning recipes and make some
specialty items.
Many of these items are a con
venience for meal preparation.
This week we will look at some
pressure canning ideas. The next
article will share some boiling
water bath ideas.
Canned boneless, skinless
chicken can be the basis of many
dishes. The soft meat breaks up
easily to layer with refried beans,
cheese, shredded lettuce, and
salsa for a tasty taco. Top with
sour cream if desired. Roll these
same ingredients in a soft tortilla
for a delicious fajita. In fact, the
canned chicken is suitable for
many Mexican dishes. Thicken
the canned chicken and its broth
with a little flour or cornstarch,
add some minced dried onion,
celery and/or parsley flakes, and
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We Should Never Forget.
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-Cristy
a few cooked or canned peas for
a hearty creamed dish to serve
over waffles, toast, or pancakes.
Adding dry milk powder to the
broth will give the gravy a richer
taste.
Because the meat has been
cooked so long in the canning
process, it is very soft. To use it in
cold dishes such as chicken salad,
chill the meat first before cutting
it into cubes. If you want large
cubes of meat in dishes such
chicken pot pie, add the chilled
meat just before serving and only
cook enough to heat through.
Substitute canned chicken for
tuna in a noodle casserole; top
with buttered bread crumbs and
slivered almonds; bake until
golden brown and you have a
dish suitable to serve company.
How to can chicken: Chicken
can be canned with the bone in or
boneless. It can be raw packed or
hot packed. Hot packed chicken
has a clearer broth because the
liquid can be skimmed before
packing it into jars. To hot pack
boneless chicken, boil, steam, or
bake the chicken until about 2 A
done. Remove skin and bones.
Pack hot chicken into hot jars,
leaving 1-inch headspace. If de
sired, add teaspoon salt to each
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pint, or 1 teaspoon salt to each
quart, if desired. Ladle hot cook
ing liquid, water or chicken broth
over chicken, leaving 1-inch
headspace. Remove air bubbles.
Adjust two-piece caps. Process
pints 1 hour and 15 minutes,
quarts 1 hour and 30 minutes at
11 pounds pressure in a dial
gauge canner and 10 pounds
pressure in a weighted gauge
canner. Adjust times for higher
altitudes.
Beef, pork, lamb, and venison
can be .canned and used in simi
lar creative ways. Combining
meat and vegetables with a
starch product makes a hearty
winter meal. Top a vegetable or
beef stew with dumplings. If de
sired, thicken canned stew with a
little cornstarch before adding
the next toppings. Homemade
biscuit dough can be placed on
stew in a flat casserole or
9x13-inch baking dish and baked
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at 400 F until golden brown. A
pastry crust can be added for a
traditional meat pie. Spice up the
pastry with mixed minced
herbs—-parsley, basil, and thyme.
USDA does not recommend
adding noodles, milk or thicken
ing agents to home canned soups
and stews. Avoid adding thicken
ers to dishes such as chicken a la
king unless using a tested recipe
for home canning because the
starch may prevent adequate
heat transfer inside the jar. If
thickening is desired, add it to
the product just before serving.
Ingredients in recipes such as
bean soup, beef stew with vege
tables, chicken a la king, and
goulash are available year round.
Carrots, celery, potatoes, onions
are reasonably priced for winter
canning. Hearty bean soup and
split pea soup have cold weather
appeal. See the Ball Blue Book
for tested recipes.
Orange flavored glazed carrots
UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre
Co.) A team from Pennsylva
nia finished second in the 24th
annual National 4-H Forestry In
vitational which took place near
Weston, W.Va., July 27-31.
The team competed against
teams from 15 other states at the
event, sponsored by the Interna
tional Paper Company Founda
AH Time Favorites
Footprints In The Sand
I Believe In Angels, also known as
I Have A Dream
Danny Boy
He Sees My Heart
Sweet Hour Of Prayer
Standing On The Promises
The Lord's Prayer
God Bless America
What A Friend We Have In Jesus
Plus 16 Morel A total of 25 Songs!
State
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 8, 2003-B5
Pa. 4-H Team 2nd At Forestry Event
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might have special appeal to
those on a low sodium diet. Heat
2 cups brown sugar, 2 cups
water, and 1 cup orange juice in
a saucepot stirring to dissolve
sugar. Keep syrup hot while pre
paring 7 pounds carrots. Wash,
peel, and cut carrots into 3-inch
pieces. Thicker pieces will need
to be cut in half-lengthwise. Pack
carrots tightly into hot jars, leav
ing 1-inch headspace. Ladle hot
syrup over carrots, leave 1-inch
headspace. Remove air bubbles.
Adjust two-piece caps. Process
pints and quarts 30 minutes at 10
pounds pressure. Yields about 6
pints. Source: Ball Blue Book.
If you have food preservation
questions, a home economist is
available to answer questions on
Wednesdays 10:00 a.m.1:00 p.m.,
call (717) 394-6851 or write Penn
State Cooperative Extension,
Lancaster County, 1383 Arcadia
Rd., Rm.l, Lancaster, PA, 17601.
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