It's kind of like that ..........
Yea.
Last night, we were eating with friends. One of the women prefaced her comment with ... I know you are a home economist and you aren't going to like this.
And then, she proceeded to tell about a canning method that is so dangerous, I won't repeat it here for fear of introducing it to some people.
Darwin described this behavior as survival of the fittest. We would say .... get those idiots out of the gene pool!
But back to the conversation ...........................
I sat for a moment ... hearing my mother's voice say ..... If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all.
If you can't say something nice.......
If you can't say something nice .........
Oh, what the hell!!!!!
Don't you dare do that method!! It is a recipe to food-borne illness and at worst, botulism. You can not get the internal temperature where it needs to be for safety.
And I tried to explain why it is dangerous .......... what research was done ....... what really could happen.
My words fell on deaf ears.
Because someone had been doing it for years and they are just fine.
The trouble with food-borne illnesses .......... you can develop a bit of an immunity to improperly processed home canned food. Oh ... you may have a little stomach problem every time you eat your salsa but you think you had a few too many greasy chips when in reality ............ the salsa had too many low acid veggies or you under-processed it.
HOWEVER .......... food-borne illnesses strike young children and the elderly quicker and faster than it strikes healthy middle-age people.
It hits the people you care about. People with compromised or under-developed immune systems.
Universities and the USDA do constant research on safe methods of canning. If there were easier and quicker and safe ways ..... they would tell you about it.
Because their lives .... their children ... their families are just as busy as you are.
Read the Ball Blue Book.
Follow the directions.
To a T.
Cuz not one of these men ... fell off the ladders.
They all lived.
Wanna put your safety and your families safety in their hands??
Yea .....
It is kind of like that.
(PS. This rant has nothing to do with the fact that I am teaching Canning 101 for Scott Community College. But this conversation occurred right when I am prepping for a class on Monday September 14 at 6pm. So I will do a plug for it right now. For more information, you can call 563-441-4100.)
Last night, we were eating with friends. One of the women prefaced her comment with ... I know you are a home economist and you aren't going to like this.
And then, she proceeded to tell about a canning method that is so dangerous, I won't repeat it here for fear of introducing it to some people.
Darwin described this behavior as survival of the fittest. We would say .... get those idiots out of the gene pool!
But back to the conversation ...........................
I sat for a moment ... hearing my mother's voice say ..... If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all.
If you can't say something nice.......
If you can't say something nice .........
Oh, what the hell!!!!!
Don't you dare do that method!! It is a recipe to food-borne illness and at worst, botulism. You can not get the internal temperature where it needs to be for safety.
And I tried to explain why it is dangerous .......... what research was done ....... what really could happen.
My words fell on deaf ears.
Because someone had been doing it for years and they are just fine.
The trouble with food-borne illnesses .......... you can develop a bit of an immunity to improperly processed home canned food. Oh ... you may have a little stomach problem every time you eat your salsa but you think you had a few too many greasy chips when in reality ............ the salsa had too many low acid veggies or you under-processed it.
HOWEVER .......... food-borne illnesses strike young children and the elderly quicker and faster than it strikes healthy middle-age people.
It hits the people you care about. People with compromised or under-developed immune systems.
Universities and the USDA do constant research on safe methods of canning. If there were easier and quicker and safe ways ..... they would tell you about it.
Because their lives .... their children ... their families are just as busy as you are.
Read the Ball Blue Book.
Follow the directions.
To a T.
Cuz not one of these men ... fell off the ladders.
They all lived.
Wanna put your safety and your families safety in their hands??
Yea .....
It is kind of like that.
(PS. This rant has nothing to do with the fact that I am teaching Canning 101 for Scott Community College. But this conversation occurred right when I am prepping for a class on Monday September 14 at 6pm. So I will do a plug for it right now. For more information, you can call 563-441-4100.)
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Bless you!
Dan