Parents, when canning food for your family and child :) how do?

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How do you go about doing that? Im making a huge pot of veggie soup and usually we make ourselves completely sick of it eating it for lunch and dinner for 3-4 days straight. So, if i want to can it, is it just like canning say green beans? or is there anything special i need to do? This veggie soup also has deer meat in it, not sure if that makes a difference when canning. We use a "pressure canner"

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Oh and how long will this canned soup be good for? Thanks in advance

Update 2:

i would freeze, but the potatos get mushy and dont taste right after thawed.....

Incognito · Accepted Answer

You can pressure can vegetable soup - just a bit different than canning green beans. You use 10 pounds of pressure, but it takes much longer - different recipes say anything from 60 - 75 minutes. The large amount of time is due to the meat. So, you do not need to do anything special. You can also can deer meat by itself. I have never done it - but lots of people do it and say it tastes really good. You can freeze it too - better if you don't have enough to can.

In a jar it is good for several years - in a deep freeze about 6 mo.

Star is a chick · Answer

I just fill up quart size ziploc freezer bags. Toss it in a hot water bath until it slides out of the ziploc then microwave or heat on the stove.

Mom to 2 boys! · Answer

My mom always just puts in in bowls in the freezer. She says it's good for about 3 months.

Canadian Snowgirl · Answer

I would freeze it.  Good quality tupperware freezer container or good old ziploc bags.

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Parents, when canning food for your family and child :) how do?

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