"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?

No. Jars being pressure canned or water bath canned are not sealed *before*
processing. Air leaves jars during processing, and that vacuum creates the
seal when processing is over. If you try to process sealed bags, all you'll
get is explosions.


> [Note that I added rec.food.preserving to the newsgroups.]

Much obliged.