The Ball Blue Book of Canning is a good start and should be in every home library. Garage/estate sales and second hand stores for the best prices. You might want to check out the Tattler reusable lids on the web.
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Order through Amazon, just wait for specials to help with the post costs. We have two companies in Australia importing both pressure canners (presto and all american) and Ball jars. They sell both at just a dollar or two below what it would cost me to buy from Amazon and get shipped so I go with them. I wish I'd bought my pressure canner many years ago, expensive but worth every cent!
The biggest problem is of course the cost, I'm paying $34.00AU per dozen for ball jars so it's super expensive here. I'm hoping to build up to 1500 ball jars over the next year or so and I'll buy tattler lids so I have long term storage sorted.
Even our Australian made jars etc are way over priced. The fowlers system (made here in Aust) uses seals and lids, the seals are one use and cost about $5.00 per dozen, the lids last for years but cost over $20.00 per dozen. I only buy second hand jars to save a bit of cash but it still takes time to build stocks. I use these jars in the pressure canner with no problems.
As far as books go get the ball blue book it is good, amazon have them cheap. The USDA have an online course you can do and they had no problem letting me do it even though I'm an Aussie.
I just recently bought a steam juicer from Amazon as well, can't get them down here either. Another great additionto my preserving kitchen and well worth the post cost!
The biggest problem is of course the cost, I'm paying $34.00AU per dozen for ball jars so it's super expensive here. I'm hoping to build up to 1500 ball jars over the next year or so and I'll buy tattler lids so I have long term storage sorted.
Even our Australian made jars etc are way over priced. The fowlers system (made here in Aust) uses seals and lids, the seals are one use and cost about $5.00 per dozen, the lids last for years but cost over $20.00 per dozen. I only buy second hand jars to save a bit of cash but it still takes time to build stocks. I use these jars in the pressure canner with no problems.
As far as books go get the ball blue book it is good, amazon have them cheap. The USDA have an online course you can do and they had no problem letting me do it even though I'm an Aussie.
I just recently bought a steam juicer from Amazon as well, can't get them down here either. Another great additionto my preserving kitchen and well worth the post cost!
Most of the LDS canneries are no longer allowing you to can your own foods. They are only selling pre-canned items. New laws and all.
I got this book this week at the Book Fair which is at my work 2 or 3 times a year.
http://www.amazon.com/Southern-Livi...words=southern+living+little+jars+big+flavors
It reminds me, I've been wanting to take a break from so much meat canning and do some experimenting with spicy relishes and jellies.
Although such a break may not be possible if I get a pig this weekend lol, then I'll be learning Charcuterie :factor10:
http://www.amazon.com/Southern-Livi...words=southern+living+little+jars+big+flavors
It reminds me, I've been wanting to take a break from so much meat canning and do some experimenting with spicy relishes and jellies.
Although such a break may not be possible if I get a pig this weekend lol, then I'll be learning Charcuterie :factor10:
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