In article >, Mark Thorson
> wrote:

> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>
> > Sure, inasmuch as it could work as a container. They probably
> > won't spoil in that length of time in transit. Doing it right,
> > though, it would be properly canned and processed and
> > sent that way -- no spoilage. A vacuum seal via a Tilia
> > is not a substitute for proper heat processing.
>
> Yeah, but the Seal-A-Meal bags can be boiled. What if
> you sealed the food in bags, then subjected them to heat
> and pressure in a pressure cooker, the same time and
> temperature used for canning in Mason jars. Wouldn't
> that be completely safe?
>
> [Note that I added rec.food.preserving to the newsgroups.]

I don't know. It's a novel idea, though. It probably wouldn't do the
brownies and cookies much good.
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