Canning safety
I have a half bushel of pears getting riper by the moment in my kitchen. I need to find some time to get them into jars. I have canning on the brain which explains this post. Since I do a lot of canning and write about it here, it seems like a good thing to share some safety information. Botulism, that would be the scentless and tasteless bacteria which can grow in jars that have not been correctly processed is deadly. Really, it's not something you want to mess around with. And this is one of those cases where the Internet is both bad and good. Good that it allows people access to recipes and practices that have been tested and proven safe. Bad because not everyone realizes that using these recipes is important and that anyone with a camera and social media account can share misinformation. First up, let's talk about Roboseal. This is a vacuum sealer that removes air from dried foods in jars and prolongs their shelf life. This is fine, but it seems that there are other voic...