The Saga of Holiday Canning continues!
I discovered this weekend that I left my giant stockpot behind when me moved last year. This makes sense, as a 16-quart stockpot is not of much use to 2 people. But, alas! I'd forgotten that I use the thing once a year for canning, and am now thinking I should replace it.
My question is, would the basket that comes in this water-bath canner hold half-pint jars, or would they fall through the bottom? I don't want to bother getting a canner as opposed to a cheap pot if I can't use the basket (especially since I already have a jar lifter, so I don't really need a basket at all), and the picture's not very helpful.
We actually looked once. Never did it again - because the surpise was so much of the fun. Which is what makes it easy to keep a secret now...
Yeah, the year we actually found stuff was a real bummer.
Dye question:
Will poly-cotton jersey take a dye? Or does it have to be cotton? I want to make something black.
Trudy-
Black is hard to get with RIT dye. If you can possibily boil it with salt it might come out darker, but honestly, the darkest I have ever gotten was dark grey. I don't know about other kinds of dye (I am sure there is some made for poly, but I am not familiar with it)
Jilli, you should have e-mail.
Just looking at the photo, Jessica, I'm thinking the half pints might fall through. Their customer service number was busy when I tried to call to ask. Thbbpt.
Trying to decide what to do next.
so far I have
swept and washed the living room floor
ditto bathroom floor.
loaded and started the diswasher - scrubbing all the stuff that can't go in the dishwasher.
I would like to vaccum( or actually, I would like it to magicly happen)
I need to wrap presents in order to mail on Friday.
The bathroom could use a quick scub
we won't mention the piles of clothes....
actually - nap seems to be winning....
beth, I think you should come over to this side of the penisula, clean my apartment, and then join me for dinner at Shiok!
