tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215545723237458252.post6692071818559722503..comments2023-05-19T06:18:47.306-06:00Comments on Adventures in Self Reliance: Bottled Butter Part 2Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13564720462613298012noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215545723237458252.post-76098795257951222912009-02-20T22:06:00.000-07:002009-02-20T22:06:00.000-07:00Hmmmm...This is all very interesting. I'm one of t...Hmmmm...This is all very interesting. I'm one of those who did can butter back in November using the original method you talked of. Mine all sealed. I haven't used any yet (Was thinking of them as long-term storage.) Now you've got me wondering. I'll have to do a bit more research, too. Glad to hear that they're working ok for the Hermit. Thanks for the heads-up on what to be careful of!Gen-IL Homesteaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01218088039979391187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215545723237458252.post-16319700085581472892009-02-20T14:59:00.000-07:002009-02-20T14:59:00.000-07:00I'm with you Olivia! When you hear from Utah State...I'm with you Olivia! When you hear from Utah State, let me know! I'd love to have their food science dept. behind it! Especially because I am a huge Aggie fan! Cache valley seemes the perfect place to get this figured out!Chef Tesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14056350814296556107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215545723237458252.post-70447986929076753302009-02-19T14:55:00.000-07:002009-02-19T14:55:00.000-07:00So today I called my local extension agent too and...So today I called my local extension agent too and she gave an unequivocal NO to the canning of butter- for all the reasons you all have already discussed.<BR/><BR/>She did, however, say that BYU and Utah State have teamed up to research the possibility of safely bottling butter. They're just in the beginning stages of the research, so I guess we'll know soon enough. <BR/><BR/>I hope they do find a definitively safe way to do it because I love me some butter! And I cannot imagine having to go without it in an emergency. ;-)Oliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06277403711827385095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215545723237458252.post-8669478137922500242009-02-19T11:04:00.000-07:002009-02-19T11:04:00.000-07:00Tess and Jim--I guess it's do it at your own risk....Tess and Jim--I guess it's do it at your own risk. There are other people who do it and swear by it--heck, we got our instructions out of a published food storage cookbook! I might do the pressure canned way, but really didn't trust the seal on the hot canned butter.<BR/><BR/>Kemari--I'm glad you keep checking in even if you feel inadequate! I'd love to come out and do an enrichment with you! Would be nice to see you all again! Send me an email off my profile page and we can talk specifics. Thanks!Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13564720462613298012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215545723237458252.post-49093413423643808872009-02-19T10:31:00.000-07:002009-02-19T10:31:00.000-07:00Anyone that doesn't want to keep their canned butt...Anyone that doesn't want to keep their canned butter, feel free to send it to me! I love the stuff...and have been canning my own and eating both mine and the N.Z. butter for well over a year, with no ill effects.<BR/><BR/>I, for one, am not basing my manner of canning or bottling anything on a system that allows already tainted peanut butter to get passed on to the consumer. I think that common sense and following the leadership of the old timers is a far better way to go.<BR/><BR/>Sorry, didn't mean to write a book here. I love your blog, by the way!HermitJimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13631580830147175636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215545723237458252.post-74531680199281646802009-02-19T10:07:00.000-07:002009-02-19T10:07:00.000-07:00Yeah, so I've still got like what? 6 bottles of b...Yeah, so I've still got like what? 6 bottles of butter on my shelf that I need to dispose of but never get around to. Oh well.Momnerdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15210200258895345395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215545723237458252.post-63892833123702343292009-02-19T09:40:00.000-07:002009-02-19T09:40:00.000-07:00Hey cousin! again let me express how I have no ski...Hey cousin! again let me express how I have no skills like you and I feel so inadequate when I look at your blog! Super woman indeed! I do have a random question... are you or do you teach this stuff? I am the Enrichment leader in the ward and would love to show off your skills maybe in May? let me know, we'll feed ya! I can always return the favor, somehow... maybe to babysit when you come into town?Kemarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18022170349664187331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215545723237458252.post-81688966822549526302009-02-19T03:15:00.000-07:002009-02-19T03:15:00.000-07:00Well, from what my friend says, I think you are ri...Well, from what my friend says, I think you are right. I will not go with canning butter either. Until it is canned in the USA and approved. The butter cans you do find online are from New Zealand, and there is really no guarantee that it is safe. I appreciate you bringing this to my attention. She also agreed about the spores being protected by the fat. So there you go. I am totally wrong (I can admit that right?). Gulp. Now to go throw away some butter. Guess butter takes like 18 hours to boil out the spores. Yikes...time to buy some of that fake Orville Redenbacher butter flavored oil...or powder...or yucky Crisco.Chef Tesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14056350814296556107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215545723237458252.post-82026186966165134632009-02-19T00:08:00.000-07:002009-02-19T00:08:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Chef Tesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14056350814296556107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215545723237458252.post-54846728300447891162009-02-18T23:54:00.000-07:002009-02-18T23:54:00.000-07:00Very interesting indeed. I know there are compani...Very interesting indeed. I know there are companies that commercially can butter in metal cans using pressure and high heat in the same manner, so I don't see the issue. But...if the extension office says not to, what to do? It seems way odd to me that every other fatty meat and oil can be pressure canned though. Especially given the fact that fat wouldn't protect the spores, but heat them hotter than liquid. Oil gets hotter than 212 degrees--it's a heat transfer--ever used a deep fryer...much hotter(unlike liquid). I'm very curious. I have a friend who is a micro biologist/biochemist and will have to talk with her in depth on this subject. I personally am not at all concerned about canning the butter. I'm seriously not arguing either...just find it interesting. Now I'm off to the science lab. This is worth further study.Chef Tesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14056350814296556107noreply@blogger.com