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someone mentioned that its far easier to dehydrate swiss chard than to can it. and that struck a chord with me as i've been a canning fool lately. i wont go into all the details about the work involved in canning .. as most of us already know. (not to mention the cost of purchasing all those...

michael, "I'm glad the experts could help! " thanks for the tips. we're still not *positive* what caused the problem, but it looks like we may have packed down the chard too tightly.

i noticed the price sticker on one jar was $1.99. that seems quite expensive for [almost] regular ole salt. i'm looking to buy a few cases .. just in case. can anyone suggest a good 'bulk' source? in fact .. IS this stuff sold in 'bulk'?

Loss of liquid from jars during processing well .. thanks for the link to the FAQ site at homecanning.com. heres what the experts say: Loss of liquid from jars during processing typically result from the following: food not heated before packing into jars; food packed too...

Need help w canning Chard we just canned our first batch of swiss chard, *exactly* following directions from the Ball book. after pressure canning for 1hr 10min, when we took out the jars they were less than 1/2 filled with liquid - which was 1" from the top when it...