JF>        Thanks!  My husband wants to try canning... but has no idea how... 
I
  >it difficult?  I wanted to try making pickles too... Is that difficult?
Canning is not difficult but things have to be done properly, you don't 
want to run into bocculism, it can be deadly.  You should have a 
canner, proper jars and a book that tells you how.  Here in Ontario, I 
bought a book for about $4.00 that was very good.  I found it right in 
the same area that was selling the canning supplies.  Pickles are a 
little more work but not as big a risk because sugar is in pickles and 
it's a preservative.  It shouldn't be too hard to find a book to help. 
Do you have a public health department that you can contact?  Often 
they will have good information for you, they don't want anyone to get 
sick.
                           Doris Dignard
                      doris.dignard@710.to.org
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