Marie Dodge wrote:
>
> "George Shirley" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Marie Dodge wrote:
>>>
>>> > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> On Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:09:33 -0500, "Marie Dodge" >
>>>> wrote:
>>>> snippies by snow
>>>>> No, they should be OK if they sealed. I hope you vented your canner
>>>>> for 10
>>>>> minutes before adding the counter-weight and allowed the pressure
>>>>> to drop
>>>>> naturally before you opened and removed the jars. When water is
>>>>> down that
>>>>> low it's always operator error. Here is an excellent place to ask
>>>>> questions
>>>>> since there are experts there to help you:
>>>>> http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/harvest/ It's all about canning,
>>>>> preserving and harvesting.
>>>>>
>>>> more snips by snow
>>>>
>>>> Marie -
>>>>
>>>> I'm no expert but I think this is a pretty excellent place to ask for
>>>> assistance as it is.
>>>
>>> Yes, this is a good place but that site has certified people who can
>>> give advice and sites I don't see mentioned here.
>>>
>>>>
>>>> snow
>>>
>> Okay, I'll bite, certified in what? Folks on this newsgroup usually
>> recomment the UofGA food safety site.
>
> Food preservation by the Dept. of Ag. Apparently they give classes and
> some people take them to be certified. Hey, I'm not getting paid to
> mention that site. I myself learned about it on one of these garden
> Newsgroups.
>
>>
>> http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/index.html
>>
>> Seems to work most of the time.
>
Okay, Master Preserver qualifications, used to have some folks on here
with those. Not offered in Louisiana. Might trust their advice, might
not. For sure I trust the advice of the food scientists at UofGA.