"Deb" > wrote:

>You might point out to him how much quicker it would be to process
>the meat under pressure.
>
>Read the BBB on your lunch hour and keep saying, "would you listen
>to this!" and "I can't wait to try this!"
>
>
>Since he is already interested in processing the meat, maybe he'd be
>interested in learning how to do it safely. Until I found this
>group, I did things the same way my parents taught me -- and they
>were going 'by guess and by golly'. Its much more fun now, the
>results are better, and I don't worry about poisoning anyone. ;>
>
>Deb

That's an excellent point. "now you can give it as a gift and not
worry about poisoning anyone" - good psychology - Mike