Mark & Shauna > wrote in :

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> "Rick & Cyndi" > wrote in news:O3Oeb.477488
>> $Oz4.315571@rwcrnsc54:
>>
>>
>>>"zxcvbob" & Mark
>>>: >>
>>>: >> Are you afraid you will overcook the soup? An extra 10 or
>>>15 minutes
>>>: >> in the pressure canner adds very little to the energy used
>>>or the
>>>: >> total time it takes to do a batch.
>>>: >>
>>>: >> Bob
>>>: >>
>>>: >
>>>: > Wow, this seems to be a very elusive answer, heehee. No I
>>>am not
>>>: > affraid at all of overcooking the soup. It could cook all day
>>>and be
>>>: > fine. I am wondering for a multitude of reasons.
>>>: > First, we live off grid and are very energy concious so
>>>wether it
>>>: > takes a little or a lot more fuel to can for longer the
>>>bottom line is
>>>: > its more. What is the point of burning even a modest amount
>>>more if it
>>>: > is not neccesary? If it is neccesary I have no problem with
>>>it but its
>>>: > foolish if its not.
>>>: >
>>><SNIP>
>>>
>>>: > Mark
>>>:
>>>:
>>>: I think you will have to write to Dr. Nummer if you want an
>>>authoritative
>>>: answer.
>>>:
>>>: I don't can things like soup until I am heating my house
>>>anyway. Heat from
>>>: the kitchen stove heats the house more efficiently than the
>>>furnace, so no
>>>: energy gets wasted. That may not entirely be true in your
>>>case.
>>>:
>>>: While the canner is cooking, you can be doing other things (you
>>>just can't
>>>: go anywhere) so the time is not totally wasted either. But if
>>>you are
>>>: doing back-to-back canner loads, the extra processing time will
>>>slow you down.
>>>:
>>>: Bob
>>>: ==========
>>>
>>>Hmmm, you've definitely found yourself in a pickle Mark. While I
>>>would tend to think along your ideas (why can, time-wise, for
>>>items that aren't in there...) I am NOT an expert nor do I play
>>>one on TV. My first thought, if you did can the soups that long,
>>>I would be concerned that the vegetables would be mushy (very
>>>technical term). I freeze mine rather than can just because of
>>>that "mushy" concern.
>>>
>>>I dunno. Please keep us posted as to what you do and how they
>>>turn out.
>>>
>>>Cyndi
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> It's the freezer for my soups, too, and for the same reason and
>> another reason, too. My perception of canned soups containing meat
>> is that they smell like dog food.
>>
>> Wayne
>
> Well, I understand these are your soups but the thread was regarding
> vegetable soup so the dog food factor really doesnt apply.
> You would have to read my reply to cyndi about the freezer.
>
> Thanks,
> Mark
>
>
>

I did, Mark; however I also seem to recall someone mentioned added meat
regarding the long canning time.

As to vegetable only, I would still freeze over canning to resolve the
mushy factor.

Wayne