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mnfarmer | 09-28-2009 01:19 PM
Quick pumkin canning question I plan to can pumkin for the first time. Is it necessary to do this in a pressure canner? Or will a water bath do? I'm really hoping for the water bath. Thought I'd ask the experts! Thanks!

Dude | 09-28-2009 01:23 PM
Re: Quick pumkin canning question Quote:
Originally Posted by mnfarmer (Post 1944400) I plan to can pumkin for the first time. Is it necessary to do this in a pressure canner? Or will a water bath do? I'm really hoping for the water bath. Thought I'd ask the experts! Thanks!
Do you have to get special seeds so that the pumpkins you do harvest fit in the canning jars?

mnfarmer | 09-28-2009 01:27 PM
Re: Quick pumkin canning question Silly boy... I think I'll process it and have it "pumkin pie ready". Sugar and spice added to make everything nice.

Golddust | 09-28-2009 01:27 PM
Re: Quick pumkin canning question Hi acid foods you can use the water bath method. Low acid foods you have to pressure can them and I think pumkin is a low acid food. Try these links. http://www.theneitherworld.com/pumpkin/canning.htm/ http:///www.uga.edu/nchfp/tips/fall/pumpkins.html http:///www.pumpkinnook.com/cookbook/canning.htm

Dude | 09-28-2009 01:37 PM
Re: Quick pumkin canning question Quote:
Originally Posted by mnfarmer (Post 1944420) Silly boy... I think I'll process it and have it "pumkin pie ready". Sugar and spice added to make everything nice.
Ya, in a good mood today. I had a vision of a ton of little pumpkins the size of corn kernels in a glass jar...

Tn...Andy | 09-28-2009 01:57 PM
Re: Quick pumkin canning question Actually, about everything I currently read says be VERY careful about canning pumpkin.....don't mush it down, and yes, you have to pressure can, and yes, the process time is LONG......

mnfarmer | 09-28-2009 02:03 PM
Re: Quick pumkin canning question Dude, you really got me laughing at that one... I'm picturing jars of those little candy pumpkins! Andy and Gold Dust, thank you for your wise advice... maybe I'll just make some pies now, sounds much easier... then I can freeze them. (We used to do this at the restaurant I used to manage, works great!).

Tn...Andy | 09-28-2009 02:05 PM
Re: Quick pumkin canning question That's one route MrsTnAndy uses.....the other is to stick the mushed down pumpkin in Seal-a-meal bags ( 2 c per bag, the amount for a pie ) and freeze them.

mnfarmer | 09-28-2009 02:12 PM
Re: Quick pumkin canning question Yep, might do some of that too,... really just wanted to save freezer space, there is currently 1 1/2 steers and a pig in the 2 freezers I have (along with a bunch of other goodies).

CrufflerJJ | 09-28-2009 05:18 PM
Re: Quick pumkin canning question Quote:
Originally Posted by Tn...Andy (Post 1944465) Actually, about everything I currently read says be VERY careful about canning pumpkin.....don't mush it down, and yes, you have to pressure can, and yes, the process time is LONG......
Yup - I've read the same thing. Using a pressure canner, it's safe to can CHUNKS of pumpkin, not pumpkin puree (as in "ready made pumpkin pie filling").

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