Canning beans with beef bones
I have some great northern beans and I want to make some to can but only have beef bones. Will they work or do I need to get some ham bones? I need to use these beef bones up. I have a bunch from the three steers we butchered.
Nancy Foster
Dallas City, Illinois
Sure you can use beef soup bones. While ham or bacon is more commonly used, beef broth flavors beans very nicely. I usually also add some chopped onions and a few simple spices too. You’ll love them that way! — Jackie
Dry canning ground beef
I am not sure I understand the term “dry canning.” The person that was dry canning ground beef used this method. Does this mean not adding anything but the browned meat to the jars? No liquid?
Judith Almand
Brandon, Florida
Dry canning IS kind of misleading. I’ve canned my ground meat for years by simply lightly browning it while crumbling it, then draining off the grease and packing it very lightly into pint jars with no liquid added. (There’s still plenty of moisture left over in the meat and remaining grease to create lots of steam for safe canning.) When you add liquid to ground meat, it often ends up looking like canned dog food — real unappetizing although still okay and yes, it is safe. I much prefer to not add liquid. — Jackie
Nancy,
I’m glad your beans turned out so well. I knew they would! Yum.
Beth,
I know you’ll like it. We use it all the time. I even can up seasoned ground meat, especially taco meat. All I have to do is open a jar, fry it a bit and stuff my taco shells. Done deal!
Wanted to tell you the soup with beef bones in it is wonderful!! I had 11 cups of dried beans so put 2 large onions and a whole large stalk of celery in it and had some for lunch, then canned 14 quarts and 1 pint. Thank you so much!!
Thank you for clarifying that on the ground beef. I did it with the water, and with out would be an improvement!
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