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Re: Canning beans and Watering



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> From: Libby J. Goldstein <libby@igc.apc.org>
> To: veggie-list@eskimo.com
> Subject: Re: Canning beans and Watering
> Date: Saturday, May 03, 1997 6:31 PM
> 
> Mary Ellen,
> 
> You can mix the 2 varieties with no fear. All green beans need to be
> pressure canned, tho.
Maybe not those that are pickled, I'm thinkin'.... The acid in the vinegar
kills off the botulin-producing bacteria that are the reason you
pressure-can high protein foods.
> 
> If you don't have/want to buy a pressure canner, just freeze the beans.
> Blanch them in boiling water for 1 minute. Put immediately in ice water
to
> stop the cooking, drain and freeze. (Actually, I like them better frozen.
> The color and texture are way better than canned beans.) Or you can
pickle
> them.
> 
> It's best not to water anything in such a way that you get water on the
> leaves, unless you're foliar feeding the plant. It wastes water. It can
> spread disease organisms. Why not try putting cans with holes poked in
the
> bottom between your plants where you can't do soaker hose. Then all you
> have to do is fill the cans and go away.
> 
> Good luck
> 
> Libby
> 
> 
> libby@igc.apc.org       Libby J. Goldstein       phone & fax:
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> 
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