{"id":1720,"date":"2011-10-04T03:00:38","date_gmt":"2011-10-04T07:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/?p=1720"},"modified":"2011-10-04T03:00:38","modified_gmt":"2011-10-04T07:00:38","slug":"q-and-a-canning-chili-making-sauerkraut-and-using-tvps-in-canning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/2011\/10\/04\/q-and-a-canning-chili-making-sauerkraut-and-using-tvps-in-canning\/","title":{"rendered":"Q and A: Canning chili, making sauerkraut, and using TVPs in canning"},"content":{"rendered":"

Canning chili and making sauerkraut<\/strong><\/p>\n

A friend of mine wants to can chili in a quart and says he can’t find a recipe for it. Do you have a good one? I looked through the archives but didn’t see one. He’s concerned about how long to pressure can to ensure safety. <\/em><\/p>\n

Also, I’m trying my first try at sauerkraut and am wondering if it’s going okay. I have had some little mold spots on the liquid, which I have skimmed off, but it’s barely making bubbles. I have a cheese cloth on the top of the cabbage, then a glass plate, held in place by a gallon jar of water to weight. The liquid is a light amber color, not sure when I should check the kraut for doneness. It’s been set for a week.<\/em><\/p>\n

Debra Basquez<\/em>
\nPuyallup, Washington<\/em><\/p>\n

You’ll find a good Chili recipe in my book, Growing and Canning Your Own Food<\/a>, on page 189.<\/p>\n

Are you fermenting your kraut at room temperature or in a cool place? Too cool a place makes for slower fermenting — up to 6 weeks or sometimes more. Yes, the mold is normal, just spoon it off daily and re-cover the kraut, being sure that the liquid is covering the top kraut. I wouldn’t test it for doneness for at least two weeks, then just fork out a piece and taste it. If it tastes like sauerkraut, it’s done! No, it won’t poison you. Kraut typically takes from three to six weeks to ferment nicely. Then you can put it into jars and can it to keep it nice without further work. — Jackie<\/p>\n

Using TVPs in canning<\/strong><\/p>\n

I am a vegetarian and I want to know if I can use TVP in some of my canning recipes. I know it is used in commercial foods? Would I have to adjust time as though it was meat or treat it as a bean?<\/em><\/p>\n

Rochelle<\/em>
\nSnellville, Georgia<\/em><\/p>\n

Yes, you can use TVPs in canning recipes. You will be treating it as a bean or a seasoning, depending on how much you use in a recipe and what else is included. I’d just process your recipes as if a bean ingredient — just to be safe. — Jackie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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