Killer Canning, or How to Choose Safe Canning Recipes and Avoid Poisoning Anyone

Valerie Taylor — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 08:44:56 +0000

Home canning is all the rage. Eating locally is in, and doing so year-round pretty much requires some kind of food preservation. No one’s freezer space is unlimited, and home canning is a great way to preserve the harvest. It seems every food blogger is canning and offering recipes for the foods she’s canned.

Unfortunately I’m seeing a large number of unsafe canning recipes posted on various food, recipe, and local eating blogs, and we aren’t talking about just the kind of unsafe canning that gives you a few days of gastrointestinal misery. We’re talking serious neurotoxins, botulism, paralysis, and death.

Here are a few key bits of knowledge, useful whether you’re canning yourself or are the recipient of a home-canned gift.

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Killer Canning, or How to Choose Safe Canning Recipes and Avoid Poisoning Anyone