On 8/13/2012 9:37 AM, Lawrence wrote:
> On Sat, 11 Aug 2012 12:08:02 -0500, George Shirley
> > wrote:
>
>> Here's the URL about some folks trying the boiling water bath method of
>> suicide: http://tinyurl.com/97k6tw2
>>
>> Barb should be happy, it involved Beet Dirt Chunks. <G>
>
> <http://foodsafetyinfosheets.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/foodsafetyinfosheet-8-2-12-nc.jpg>
>
> "A pint of beets needs to be processed for 30 minutes at 11 psi if using s
> dial guage (or 10 psi if using a weighted guage) pressure canner at sea
> level."
>
>
> Holy Cow!!
>


Not so surprising since these aren't PICKLED beets and there's no acidic
medium involved. Root crops are botulism magnets.

gloria p