Going back a few years
Recieved a vacuum bagger/sealer for foods for Christmas. Quite a nice thing but havent tried it as yet. Got me thinking of "how we kept food"
many years ago. Being born a few years prior to the 1929 depression I
can recall the Mason Jar canning of fruits and vegs. and the jellies
(with the meltd wax tops for sealing the jellies which were saved and remelted). This canning bit was a whole family process at summers end.
Sterilizing the jars, blanching the vegs etc. making the various jellies
and putting them all up on shelves in the cellar. I watched the video
tape that came with the unit and realize how far we have came in this
food freezing and saving bit. Next week I am going to try it out. Hopefully this old dog has learned new tricks. Any input will be greatly welcomed and any tips will be grealy appreciated. It is a whole new ball of wax to me. It is called a V375 Food Saver.
many years ago. Being born a few years prior to the 1929 depression I
can recall the Mason Jar canning of fruits and vegs. and the jellies
(with the meltd wax tops for sealing the jellies which were saved and remelted). This canning bit was a whole family process at summers end.
Sterilizing the jars, blanching the vegs etc. making the various jellies
and putting them all up on shelves in the cellar. I watched the video
tape that came with the unit and realize how far we have came in this
food freezing and saving bit. Next week I am going to try it out. Hopefully this old dog has learned new tricks. Any input will be greatly welcomed and any tips will be grealy appreciated. It is a whole new ball of wax to me. It is called a V375 Food Saver.
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The only advice I can give you is to get plenty of rolls of bags....[:)][:)] After you get started, you will go crazy and start vacuum sealing everything in sight. Well, I did anyway. I did old papers and photos, old coins, heirloom keepsakes, etc. Almost anything you can think of that you want to keep as is.......[:)][:)]
You will love it. Oh yeah...food too.
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Somebody must like you Joe. I don't have one of them yet, but I'd like to. It looks like a really nice piece of equipment. I think you have about twenty years on me, but I remember the canning well. What a pain in the butt that was. Good eating though. [8D] [:)] 0 -
Yeah, I've done that canning bit with my folks. Mom always put up at least 50 quarts of green beans, along with quite a few of tomatoes, peaches, cherries (sweet & sour), pears, pickles, squash, and lots of smaller jars of several types of jelly, including apple, peach, strawberry, blackberry, and grape. She also usually did 50 or so quarts of grape juice, which got mixed with 7-Up and ice.[:)] 0 -
Joe, grew up in Montana in tha 60s and 70s. Gardened and canned like there is no tomorrow. Don't know one thing about your new up town sealer thing, good luck with it though. 0 -
Dont limit yourself to food. Food is proably the least thing that I seal. All the stuff that goes in my ATV bags is sealed in pouches. Durring fire season lots of the gear I keep in my med bags are sealed up. I did use it to seal up my deer meat from last year [:D]. 0 -
"I remember canning" - um- 'scuse me while I hobble off into the sunset! Last summer we canned about 150 quarts of green beans, 40 half gallons of grape juice, 50 qts of peaches, and assorted kale, ketchup, spaghetti sauce, blackeyed peas etc. We freeze a lot of produce, but some things (like green beans and asparagus) just do not taste right when frozen. We have 2 pressure canners, and a lifetime collection of mason jars. Feel its nice to know we can if we have to- pun intended! Vaccuum sealers can be real nice for a lot of things, including frozen stuff. 0 -
Last year my Mom and I made and canned 100 pounds of sauerkraut.
She has a seal a meal also and it is great for some things.
My wife doesn't seem to want one though.
With home canned you are pretty sure what you are eating.
Tuna is best done at home.
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Shoot...canning isnt just in "the good ol' days"...I'm only 33 and I've helped my family grow, pick, and can vegetables every year as long as I can remember!
Shane0 -
You all are making me hungry! Guess I'll go fix me some Ramen Noodles! I guess that's another thread.[:D]
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quote:Originally posted by crims40
The only advice I can give you is to get plenty of rolls of bags....[:)][:)] After you get started, you will go crazy and start vacuum sealing everything in sight. Well, I did anyway. I did old papers and photos, old coins, heirloom keepsakes, etc. Almost anything you can think of that you want to keep as is.......[:)][:)]
You will love it. Oh yeah...food too.
crims40
Each time I acquire a new owner's manual for a firearm (I collect owners manuals. I do not own guns nor would I ever own guns because guns are evil. They go off by themselves and spray bullets everywhere, even when laying on a counter unattended and unloaded) I open up the old vaccuum-sealed bag and add the newly-acquired one to the bag and reseal it.
I also seal bullets for long-term storage. I keep bullets around because I admire them. But, I have no guns, because guns are evil. They go off by themselves and spray bullets everywhere, even when laying on a counter unattended and unloaded.0 -
...Yes, let's not relegate canning to the "lost art" chapter just yet. Nowadays, we freeze more than we used to, but tomatoes, sauces and peaches still go in Mason and Kerr jars.
...The only problem we've had with the vacuum sealers is liquid migrating up and preventing a good heat seal. A couple paper towels on top of the food helps a lot. Cut your bags longer than you'd think necessary. also, you can move the sealer to the edge of the counter, letting the bag hang vertically.0 -
Seems to me (and I'm ONLY 50) that as a youth my Mum had a fully automatic pickin' machine. That machine was part of the family canning process - green and yellow beans, tomatoes, potatoes, carrots, sweet corn, and anything else she planted. Dad had a fully automatic post hole digging / fencing machine that looked just like it. And my sister had a worn out model that was used to clean up after her horse.
Sounds like I need to get one of those new fangled baggers (for ammo)0 -
Crimsus40, understand your initial enthusisiam about vacume sealing everything, but please reconsider placing valuable coins inside plastic. The chemicals used in certain plastics can be very harmful to coins. The flips that collectors use are special formulations that are sutable for expensive coins 0 -
Those vacuum sealer are great, and I have one.
But, canning is better, if your power goes out for 3 days and all your frozen stuff rots.0 -
spanielsells wrote:
quote:Each time I acquire a new owner's manual for a firearm (I collect owners manuals. I do not own guns nor would I ever own guns because guns are evil. They go off by themselves and spray bullets everywhere, even when laying on a counter unattended and unloaded) I open up the old vaccuum-sealed bag and add the newly-acquired one to the bag and reseal it.
I also seal bullets for long-term storage. I keep bullets around because I admire them. But, I have no guns, because guns are evil. They go off by themselves and spray bullets everywhere, even when laying on a counter unattended and unloaded.
We understand...[;)][;)] If I had thought of it, I would have manuals for all the guns that I don't have too. But, alas, I didn't have the foresight to do this after I got my sucking machine. No, not her, the Foodsaver. [}:)][}:)]
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Cornflk1 wrote:
quote:Crimsus40, understand your initial enthusisiam about vacume sealing everything, but please reconsider placing valuable coins inside plastic. The chemicals used in certain plastics can be very harmful to coins. The flips that collectors use are special formulations that are sutable for expensive coins
Thanks for that info..This is something that is new to me. I've got a few old coins that I have vacuum sealed. I'll go down to the coin shop and buy the plastic cases intended for that use.....[:)][:)]
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One helpful suggestion for you. Keep the portion of the bag that you are sealing as clean as possible. By that, I mean the part of the bag that is actually being melted closed. Dry is also good. The bags do not seal as well if there is food matter (or whatever) between the two sides being sealed. Likewise, if the sides are wet, it does not work as well. We learned this over time with ours. Hopefully, I can speed up the learning curve a little for you. 0
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