"Cumberpach" > wrote in message
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> "The Joneses" > wrote in message
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> > Cumberpach wrote:
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> > > "The Joneses" > wrote in message
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> > > > Cumberpach wrote:
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> > > > > Hi there, I'm oldbiely challenged and I hope this question hasn't
> been
> > > asked
> > > > > recently.
> > > > > Over the w/end I pickled my first batch of 5 lbs of beetroot and
the
> > > whole
> > > > > lot took about 90 mins in the saucepan(s).
> > > > > Q. Can I use a pressure cooker to speed up the process, or will it
> all
> > > end
> > > > > in tears. TIA.
> > > <snip>
> > > > Dear Pete, let us know your recipe and it will help. > pressure
cooker
> to
> > > cook up beets is a good idea, but we don't want them *mush*
> > > > now do we?
> > > > Edrena, at 4000 feet.
> > > >
> > > The beets I am cropping now are called 'Cylindra' and I am picking at
> 2.5
> > > inch diameter. I can get in 3 lbs per saucepan and I simmer for 90
mins,
> the
> > > flesh is then pierceable with a fork.
> > > My next crop 'Boltardy' should be ready in about about 2 weeks.
> > > I am at 400 feet near South coast of Cornwall.
> > >
> > > Pete
> >
> > Sounds like you get'em at just the right size. Can you get a bigger
pot?
> I
> > don't simmer, I boil the dickens out of them and they're just fine.
>
> Yes, seeing Pickle's, Guppy's and your posts I realise 'big is best' and
the
> pressure cooker base can be used as a 2 gallon saucepan. BTW I meant to
ask
> Pickle, what 'canned for 30 mins' meant (serious question). My last batch,
I
> used 1 and half lb jars and I was quite pleased when the cooling malt
> vinegar, popped the vacuum lids closed.

Hi!

Per Ball's Blue Book (The canning bible). They recommend a boiling water
bath (bwb) for 30 minutes for beet root.

pickle
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