canning turtle meat

[Thyme]

Hi, is it possible to can turtle meat? All directions I've found are for freezing it. Has anyone here ever done it ? thanks

[CanNerd]

Turtle meat is too much of a delicacy for my pocket book and palate, but it could be pressure canned the same as 'fish' using the recipe in the Ball Blue Book of Preserving.

I have no idea what the texture of the meat would be, but perhaps that is why the recommended storage method is freezing.

[Thyme]

Thank you CanNerd. They are to pricey for us to 18.$ a pound here, but we have acess to a private spring fed lake that has the turtles.Am going to try canning7 pint jars using the fish recipe when done will open & taste.If it is mushy then I'lljust have to freeze them. Nothing like turtle soup broth when your sick or when weather is hot.These taste very similar to lobster.

[Anon001]

Thyme,

Did you ever can any turtle meat? How did it work out? I have a lot of snapping turtles I want to get out of my ponds, but I don't want them to go to waste. I thought I would can the meat if you had success at it.

Thanks,
Paul

[nhlivefreeordie]

Thyme,

Did you ever can any turtle meat? How did it work out? I have a lot of snapping turtles I want to get out of my ponds, but I don't want them to go to waste. I thought I would can the meat if you had success at it.

Thanks,
Paul

Nothing like a treat of fresh deep fried snapping turtle...MMmmm, I have a friend who sells them, and brought some to a weekend camping trip, Wow, if they can be canned without ruining the consistency, I will have to start trapping them.

[Anon001]

I have some neighbors that put 7 turtles in their freezer in one day. They don't can. They freeze everything, but I don't have that much freezer space... The only freezer space I have is above the refrigerator and is very very small. So, I try to can everything instead of freezing. The only thing I freeze is okra.

I knew Thyme had asked about canning turtle and was just hoping it turned out good. I may try to catch a turtle and go ahead and see how well it cans.

Paul

[nhlivefreeordie]

I have some neighbors that put 7 turtles in their freezer in one day. They don't can. They freeze everything, but I don't have that much freezer space... The only freezer space I have is above the refrigerator and is very very small. So, I try to can everything instead of freezing. The only thing I freeze is okra.

I knew Thyme had asked about canning turtle and was just hoping it turned out good. I may try to catch a turtle and go ahead and see how well it cans.

Paul

If it comes out good, I will have another thing to add to the " to do " list next year. Please keep us posted.

[Anon001]

I will certainly keep you posted if I have time to set any lines and/or traps before too long.

Paul

[Thyme]

Canned turtle in a consumme broth for winter. Also lightly browned a bunch of turtle meat & canned it. Sons got back today from deer camp & said the canned turtle had a slightly different taste than when we freeze them. Flavour was almost like they had been roasted.They said they will take canned turtle with them again next year.

[nhlivefreeordie]

Was the meat still firm, and not mushy?