You know, the one guy within a twenty five mile radius who makes a run up to Wally World to load up on 6 bags of frozen corn at 9:30 at night because my dehydrator just got emptied out and I didn’t have enough to make a full load.
While I was there I snagged two flats of pint jars to put it in. When I get enough done I am going to fire up the vacuum canner.
Speaking of vacuum canners.
A reader was kind enough to send me pictures of the one he made dirt cheap after watching the video I posted a couple of years ago.
I love the vintage vacuum gauge he scored at a yard sale.
He got the canner cheap and already had the vacuum pump if I remember right.
It just goes to show that you don’t have to run out and spend a bunch of money on this stuff.
He says it works great.
If you are curious about this process, there are a couple of posts still up on my old blog that explain it and how to make one of these things.
Huh. Phil, if you’ve still got it, could you please re-post your vacuum canner post? That thing looks like it has promise.
Thanks.
Here’s a couple of links to my old blog, the posts are still there.
https://bustednuckles.blogspot.com/2016/08/my-homemade-vacuum-canner-actually_20.html
https://bustednuckles.blogspot.com/2016/07/vacuum-sealing-dry-goods-in-jars-with.html
Hi Phil. Do you know if vacuum sealed jars need to be refrigerated? Canning kills bacteria but I don’t think vacuum sealing does.
Vacuum canning is only for Dry Goods that don’t need refrigeration in the first place. Nothing with oils or any kind of moisture.
Thanks, Phil.
Why you buyin’ high dollar frozen corn? Just buy deer corn in a 50lb bag. Even cheaper go to a feed store and buy dent (feed) corn. Just don’t ever buy seed corn (usually dyed pink or red- anti fungal treatment). Some say it is not the same as eating store bought corn. It’s not. It’s just already dried. I have a metal trash can with a tight fitting lid to keep critters away. Best soak and cook some to learn how to make it. Or grind it and make cornmeal or grits. Even burn some hardwood for the ashes and make hominy. I also buy my oats that way, but I do the bucket/ Mylar bag route. Way cheaper than that Quaker dude. A hundred pounds of corn and oats will cost you about 50 dollars and last a real long time.
Keep it in the back of your head that you need to store food that you actually eat!
Does nothing for morale to eat food you hate.
This is the problem I am up against. The wife is super picky.