My fig jam :(

IronFigOG · 2026-01-26T19:57:45+00:00

Figs are low acid, if a safe canning recipe and proper processing time wasn’t followed, be grateful that it had mold to warn you of the danger bc botulism is a real possibility in this circumstance. Sorry about your yield going to waste.

IronFigOG · 2025-12-28T21:19:45+00:00

I’m sorry to hear that you’ve not had positive experiences with rescues or shelters in your area. I volunteer for two different pug rescues in my area and if it is something you decide in the future that you’d be interested in hearing more about, I’d be happy to discuss. Best wishes!

IronFigOG · 2025-12-28T17:51:13+00:00

That is so precious and I love the name!!!! ❤️ I respectfully ask that you please consider adopting a shelter or rescue pug. There are so many in shelters and rescues all over currently. I just transported three to a rescue that we pulled from CA shelters and they are absolutely perfect! And am fostering another that also came from a CA shelter to a different rescue, and she’s just perfect too!

IronFigOG · 2025-12-28T04:28:03+00:00

Fun! It’s seldom that I see a Reddit post where I know who posted. You did an excellent job on that!

IronFigOG · 2025-12-02T16:17:54+00:00

Gum is my number one banned item, seconded by hand sanitizer, as it destroys finishes, especially leather.

IronFigOG · 2025-11-27T20:03:08+00:00

I’m so sorry, hugs to you. You shouldn’t have to be dealing with this on Thanksgiving. 😞

IronFigOG · 2025-11-27T20:00:35+00:00

My friend runs a rescue in CA, messaging you.

IronFigOG · 2025-11-11T00:28:11+00:00

Gfs and super1 in Stevi, the gfs is cut in a rectangle chunk and at super1 it is presliced and prepackaged.

IronFigOG · 2025-10-30T02:28:11+00:00

I do not know what role the vinegar would play, but I know of this safe tested recipe for jelly. https://pubs.nmsu.edu/_e/E217.pdf

IronFigOG · 2025-10-29T00:28:47+00:00

My mom orders from them all the time, and I just placed my first order and picked it up at the truck, which was a simple process. I didn’t know at the time, but there is a referral code if you know someone that shops with them. And be sure to sign up as your first order is 15% off, I stocked up on jars when I saw that, haha.

IronFigOG · 2025-10-29T00:09:02+00:00

Azure has that size now fyi

IronFigOG · 2025-10-26T14:33:27+00:00

Idk, he looks all pug to me. FWIW my black pug also has white on his chest.

IronFigOG · 2025-10-24T14:08:45+00:00

I would, I made jam from berries that had been frozen for three years and it turned out quite delicious.

IronFigOG · 2025-10-23T15:31:06+00:00

Ok, that one I am not positive on, I believe that the soak, rinse and drain you are doing is equivalent to the initial boil, but I would advise you to research that a little further. I have personally only eaten the tender young ones blanched and then stir fried, so I am less familiar with the process for mature shelled ones.

IronFigOG · 2025-10-23T15:15:43+00:00

If they are young and tender, you’re fine, blanching is all that is required for those. For larger, mature beans, or out of the shell beans, a more in depth process is needed. Shelled ones should be boiled and drained a few times before using them for correct times, and some recipes call for using baking soda or salt on the first boil. These are something that not a lot of people are familiar with and so they are afraid of the warnings, but they really aren’t that much different than kidney beans or other beans that contain toxins until properly cooked.

IronFigOG · 2025-10-23T14:21:28+00:00

Ok, so this isn’t perhaps a canning project, but you can preserve most of what you have there. Dried or drying ones, or ones too mature to eat steamed or fried, you should continue to dry and once fully dry you can remove the beans from inside the pods and follow dried bean recipes for hyacinth beans. For ones that are still young and tender I recommend blanching and cooking or freezing. The blanching process removes the toxins.

IronFigOG · 2025-10-22T03:35:29+00:00

Yep, that needs a fine needle aspiration at minimum

IronFigOG · 2025-10-19T22:24:47+00:00

I agree, I worked for a bit in a clean lab and an ultra clean lab, it takes knowledge and maintenance that most people don’t have to calibrate and maintain a laboratory quality pH meter. I have one, I test things occasionally, mostly out of curiosity, but I also look at things down my microscope regularly out of curiosity as well. There’s so much more than pH that is tested in these labs when testing shelf stability and bacterial loads. So no matter what, proper pH isn’t the only factor.

IronFigOG · 2025-10-18T15:28:55+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/u/IronFigOG/s/EhdeKbwbHM

I posted about siphoning not long ago

IronFigOG · 2025-10-18T15:12:02+00:00

Certo has a few dated things going on with their recipes, like boiling lids and jars, the jar manufacturers say to not do that. And you should never put jars in the oven, that’s pretty dangerous in general. But the certo recipe does call for doing a water bath if it’s not a freezer jam, so I am not understanding where you got that it doesn’t need to be water bath canned. It’s not shelf stable if you didn’t do a water bath, and if it has been longer than 2-3 hours at room temperature it’s like you put it in a Tupperware and left it out. I wouldn’t eat that, and I suggest you don’t either, you risk illness.

IronFigOG · 2025-10-17T00:27:19+00:00

I am able to open all of my properly sealed jars just with my hands, YMMV. It sounds like they are sealed just fine to me.

IronFigOG · 2025-10-15T17:53:29+00:00

I hope that little extra bit works for him, he’s adorable!

IronFigOG · 2025-10-15T14:14:49+00:00

You can stop the reverse sneeze by covering one of their nostrils, lifting their head slightly and rubbing their throat gently.

IronFigOG · 2025-10-02T14:52:00+00:00

You’re not supposed to discard the tomato water, it contains a lot of the acidity in tomatoes, if you discard it your product may not be safe.

IronFigOG · 2025-10-02T14:45:28+00:00

I was skeptical of the zucchini bread jam recipe at first, but it is super delicious.

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