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Sheldon Sheldon is offline
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"The Joneses" wrote:
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> >> "Sheldon" wrote

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> >> > You're much better off freezing tomato sauce, especially with large
> >> > quantities. Canning was popular before the advent of freezers, with
> >> > modern freezers canning can't hold a candle... freezing requires far
> >> > less work, far less space, and is far, FAR safer.
> >> > Sheldon

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> >> Until the lights go out.

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> > Only once in my life did my power go out for more than 24 hours
> > (Hurricane Gloria). Frozen food keeps solid for a day and longer if
> > the door stays closed, and I can always buy dry ice. People in rural
> > areas have generators, I have a small Honda generator that will run my
> > fridge, TV, PC, and a few lights... have it 4 years and haven't used
> > it yet... my power goes out like 1-2 times a year, typically about 5
> > minutes, once it was out for 2 hours. Adn if if my fridge dies, I
> > have two.. odds are slim both will die together. Hmm, actually I have
> > a third fridge in my empty rental house but it's not plugged in.

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> > Or you want to mail some prize winning good stuff.
> >> to your kinfolk.

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> > I would never mail canned food and won't eat anyone's canned food
> > unless it's jam.

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> >> Canning is safe if you follow the rules.

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> > Not always safe... and canned food has a relatively short shelf
> > life... freezing is forever.

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> >>I can alot

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> > That's my fear, "alot".

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> it must be nice to judge an entire
> person's skill on one typo.


That's not a typo, that's purely indicative of a no IQ imbecile...
you're a LIAR! When someone won't admit they they don't know ("alot"
is not a word) I don't believe a word they say.

And clean up your posts, you NEWBIE! look at that ****ing mess you
left... I'd not want to eat anything you touched, you FILTHY DIRTY
SLOB!

Sheldon