We have a brand new project...making a replica of early American furniture. Jeanie is in the kitchen again to show you how to pressure can ground beef.
Hi friends! I am so happy that you are able to start working on a long-awaited project. It's nice to treat yourself with a project just for you amidst all the necessary house projects. Jeanie, I enjoyed your segment about canning ground beef. You do a great job of explaining the process clearly!
That's fantastic! Seeing you build your first furniture piece! BUT, even better is seeing the canning of hamburger meat. I have wanted to start canning for some time, and to see Jeanie walk through the process is very helpful. I think I will even look into the electric pressure cooker.
Loved the crafting of the blanket chest - Mike has the fun of planning and Jeanie gets her dream of a beautiful piece of furniture. And you both have the fun and satisfaction of working on it together! I thoroughly enjoyed watching you can, Jeanie! I had heard about the electric canners, but had never seen one in use. Wish they'd been around years ago - I'd probably have made good use of it. Canning scared me, but I'd have trusted it more with one if these! Now I'll just get the vicarious pleasure of watching you whenever you share with us! I watch another channel where the woman does quite a bit of canning and home things. It's surprisingly satisfying to watch her can chicken breast and then, a month or so later, open some up to make dinner! Stay warm! It's going to be a very cold couple of days. I'd say invest in a space heater or two, but I'm not sure how one would work with such tall ceilings... So glad to see you back the past couple of weeks! ❤❤
Great episode! I’m glad you show your mistakes! Learning from mistakes makes for something you’ll never forget! Ask me how I know! LOL! Very ingenious to put the next piece right next to the previous piece in the jig to that the fingers come out in the right sequence! And I’m so glad you’ve finally got started on HVAC for the upstairs! I hope the super-cold will break soon so that you can get back to that project! I used to can vegetables from our garden back when I was in my twenties. Great big yellow pressure canner. Remember having to set the jiggler thing on the top to the right weight setting. And I burned my hand real bad once when super steam came out when I removed it. Ouch! Canning was lots of work back then and made the house super-hot in those un-air conditioned days! That digital canner looks wonderful! You guys take care and stay warm! Best, Jan
Hello Jan! Who can forget the colorful old kitchen appliances? They were really rugged. When we first got married, I (Mike) brought a simple canner into the marriage and it had a jiggler on top. It was fun to watch it dance around.
A personalized heirloom cedar chest making history using historic methods and a cooking lesson on a cold day in the south. No better day. It’s actually warming up in Southern California, which shouldn’t sound like a surprise, but it’s still January. Usually stars warming up - during the day, at least - during March.
It's so heartwarming watching you two. You are both fountains of knowledge, and remind me of my grandparents who tried to teach us everything useful. By that I mean the time-tested stuff, relating to another era not so technologically-driven. Truly wonderful. Thank you both. I love all of your tools, especially the wood--working machines. Your knowledge as far as food goes in invaluable too. Thank you very much.
Awesome episode you two. Thank you for sharing how to can cooked meats, Jeannie. I am going to invest in an electric pressure cooker...it seems to make canning so much easier. Mike, thank you for sharing the chest building process. I alway like how you explain the steps and allow us to see mistakes too; after all, there will be mistakes in wood working. 😄 Have a good weekend. Tina S. Idaho
Holy smoke, the entire country is in the deep freeze! You are both hardy folks as I would be living my life in a snowsuit if my house was only 65 degrees. Brrrrrr..... We are in the 40s here now after a low of -10 last Sunday. There was ice on the inside of our windows.🥶 Life in the Blue Mountains of Oregon!
So much going on! Loved the lengthier video. Never knew you could can meat, how great. The drapes came out nice and does make the room look bigger. What the heck can you do about getting the house warmer than 65 degrees? I know it’s expensive to keep the house warm. I guess put layers on. The blanket chest will be beautiful when it’s done. Can’t wait to see it finished.
I took woodworking in junior high and high school, and haven't done any woodworking since. I might have to give some simple woodworking projects a try on of these years. Does the rabbit joints need to be a hair looser to make room for the glue, or would some weight/clamps on the joint to compress the glue while it sets be enough? I intended to give canning a try quite a while back. As I do with many things, I went overboard and bought an enormous stove top pressure caner. I then got sidetracked onto other things and still haven't broken it in yet. For pressure cooking I love instant pots. I started with the six quart, and liked it so much I added the eight quart to my arsenal of kitchen gadgets. I might consider getting an electric pressure. With its ease of use and it handling small batches so well, I might be more inclined to actually use it.
I feel so bad for you. I was born in the Canadian prairies and now live in a slightly warmer eastern Ontario. I am used to the cold but don't like it, and I know how hard it is on people who are not used to it. I am glad to see you using the "one-armed" settee (fainting couch?).
We're used to the cold, having lived in upstate NY for a couple of years, but these southern houses were designed for warm weather and they are hard to heat. Thanks for watching!
I think that was wonderful of you to make a blanket chest for Jeannie. I know it just melts her heart to see it finally happening n almost done. I’m excited myself. I can’t wait to see it finished n anxious to see what color of stain you’ll use. I know it’s gonna be beautiful. Well, I learned something knew today n it’s pretty cool to know you can can ground meat. That’s great for a big family. Curtains look fabulous n yes the do make the room look somewhat larger. Funny how that works. Great video today. Really enjoyed it a lot. ♥️♥️😊👍👍👍🌟👏👏
I can tell how happy you both are to be building furniture for your home! I've never canned meat before, but I'm certainly going to, now! Winter is a perfect time to do this, too. Thanks for the preservation class and an excellent review of the canner! Oh, by the way, what's the difference between a jointer and a planer?
The bottom of the chest could be a floating panel, similar to the way that drawer bottoms used to be constructed. The panel was beveled on all four sides and fit into grooves cut into the sides. Real tung oil makes a great wood finish, but it requires several coats.
I always learn so many useful things from you two! Jeanie - Really odd thing to tell you, but… I found your channel when Caleb recommended it. I came on over and was stunned. Your voice sounds just like my aunt, who I loved and miss very much. She passed away at the end of 2020. You have the same warm, smiling tone, the same enunciation, even similar word choices and laugh. It makes me smile. Her name was Frances Eugenia, but we called her Genie.
This was a very informative video today. Your rabbit joints reminded me of 1/2 of the tongue and groove joints. Also, the electric pressure canning procedure was interesting. I'm a freezer person myself. However, having precooked meat that you don't have to defrost for a quick dinner might have something going for it. Thank you for that lesson. I was wondering what kind of handles are going to be put on the sides? Also, even though you don't have legs yet, have you thought of putting on wheels? Wheels would certainly make it easier to move if you don't have handles. I believe you said you have left over cedar ( or was that cypress?). Wouldn't that make for a nice smelling blanket box bottom? 😉 (forget it if it is cypress). Can't wait to see the final product! BTW, how did you do with your classes, and are you taking any this semester? I
So many questions! :-) The box is designed to be stationary so it doesn't call for handles. We have some really nice aromatic cedar and you are right about the chest bottom! Those boards were in a pile of low grade cedar that our sawmill sold at a big discount. I'm not sure how they ended up in that pile. I passed all of the classes and am taking a break from school right now.
The drapes are gorgeous!! Great job! Also as a fellow canner, who also cans meat, including ground beef, I am curious, did you add water to the jar, after you filled it with the beef? I wasn't sure by the picture. If you did, have you ever tried canning it without adding water to it? Thats how I do mine, I've tried both ways and prefer it without, it stays really moist, and you don't have to drain it before using it. Loved the canning session by the way! Everything else is just how I do it, except now I need to get an electric canner! lol
Yes, the water was added right before closing the jars. We didn't know about the dry method and might try it out in a future session. Thanks for watching!
Hello there, I hope you guys are doing well. My victorian project has challenges. No chimney company wants to come to repair my old stone/brick chimney, it needs rendering from inside, it doesn’t fit metal flue liner. I even thought about buying the tools and material and do it myself. I am afraid from falling off the roof. What do you suggest? Thank you
I would look for a brick mason who would be willing to work on chimneys. That will expand your options a bit. You could also contact your local historic society and ask if they know anyone.
It depends. Most fruits and vegetables will stay fresh for 2-3 years depending on storage conditions. They like to be in cool dark places. Official sources say to consume meat within one year.
There are probably a zillion videos on TH-cam to show you. Or instructions all over the internet if you prefer to follow written instructions (you can google it). 🩷
🙋♀️❤️. Honestly, I never realized how big that room is, until you two stood near the Curtains! I imagine the new blanket chest will be lovely!
Hi friends! I am so happy that you are able to start working on a long-awaited project. It's nice to treat yourself with a project just for you amidst all the necessary house projects. Jeanie, I enjoyed your segment about canning ground beef. You do a great job of explaining the process clearly!
Thank you! more to come on this..
Love the variety of projects! It's a full service homesteading channel!
It sure feels like it some days! Thanks for watching.
While the editing may take more time, I like the back and forth between different projects. Thanks for another fun episode!
We're glad you enjoyed it! It's been challenging to find enough to make a decent length episode but this past week was a lot of fun.
Nice going. Canning the hamburger was very interesting.👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
We're glad you enjoyed it. It works great when a meal needs to be thrown together in a hurry.
Well done Mike and Jeanie.👍
Thanks!
That's fantastic! Seeing you build your first furniture piece! BUT, even better is seeing the canning of hamburger meat. I have wanted to start canning for some time, and to see Jeanie walk through the process is very helpful. I think I will even look into the electric pressure cooker.
Loved the crafting of the blanket chest - Mike has the fun of planning and Jeanie gets her dream of a beautiful piece of furniture. And you both have the fun and satisfaction of working on it together!
I thoroughly enjoyed watching you can, Jeanie! I had heard about the electric canners, but had never seen one in use. Wish they'd been around years ago - I'd probably have made good use of it. Canning scared me, but I'd have trusted it more with one if these! Now I'll just get the vicarious pleasure of watching you whenever you share with us! I watch another channel where the woman does quite a bit of canning and home things. It's surprisingly satisfying to watch her can chicken breast and then, a month or so later, open some up to make dinner!
Stay warm! It's going to be a very cold couple of days. I'd say invest in a space heater or two, but I'm not sure how one would work with such tall ceilings...
So glad to see you back the past couple of weeks! ❤❤
We have 5 space heaters around the house and an electric blanket. That seems to work pretty well except on the coldest of days. Stay warm!! 💖💖
Love watching y’all every Friday!! I always enjoy Jeanie’s canning episodes! She might need her own cooking/sewing channel 🙃😉
Thank you!
I use to be a manager at a company that made home canning lids and bands. It was a big business at the beginning of the pandemic. Great video.
Thanks for watching! It's good to see people taking up the old craft of canning.
GREAT VIDEO... AND I APPRECIATE THE FOOD PRESSURE CAN TUTORIAL
Thanks for watching.
I did not know ground meat could be canned. The canner is a very cool appliance.
That blanket chest is going to be so gorgeous! Something your family will cherish for generations. Thank you Jeanie for the pressure canning segment.
I can't believe how much you got done - I'm exhausted just watching! Very well done 😊
Lol! We haven't heard that in a long time. :-) Thanks for stopping by!
Great episode! I’m glad you show your mistakes! Learning from mistakes makes for something you’ll never forget! Ask me how I know! LOL! Very ingenious to put the next piece right next to the previous piece in the jig to that the fingers come out in the right sequence! And I’m so glad you’ve finally got started on HVAC for the upstairs! I hope the super-cold will break soon so that you can get back to that project! I used to can vegetables from our garden back when I was in my twenties. Great big yellow pressure canner. Remember having to set the jiggler thing on the top to the right weight setting. And I burned my hand real bad once when super steam came out when I removed it. Ouch! Canning was lots of work back then and made the house super-hot in those un-air conditioned days! That digital canner looks wonderful! You guys take care and stay warm! Best, Jan
Hello Jan! Who can forget the colorful old kitchen appliances? They were really rugged. When we first got married, I (Mike) brought a simple canner into the marriage and it had a jiggler on top. It was fun to watch it dance around.
The chest is going to turn out beautifully, what a treasure and the canning session was very interesting.
We're glad you enjoyed it!
A personalized heirloom cedar chest making history using historic methods and a cooking lesson on a cold day in the south. No better day. It’s actually warming up in Southern California, which shouldn’t sound like a surprise, but it’s still January. Usually stars warming up - during the day, at least - during March.
Great video!!!
Thanks!
It's so heartwarming watching you two. You are both fountains of knowledge, and remind me of my grandparents who tried to teach us everything useful. By that I mean the time-tested stuff, relating to another era not so technologically-driven. Truly wonderful. Thank you both. I love all of your tools, especially the wood--working machines. Your knowledge as far as food goes in invaluable too. Thank you very much.
Thank you for watching. Not everyone likes the old stuff, but we're always surprised by how many people do.
Awesome episode you two. Thank you for sharing how to can cooked meats, Jeannie. I am going to invest in an electric pressure cooker...it seems to make canning so much easier. Mike, thank you for sharing the chest building process. I alway like how you explain the steps and allow us to see mistakes too; after all, there will be mistakes in wood working. 😄
Have a good weekend.
Tina S. Idaho
Hello Tina! We had a lot of fun filming this one. It's kind of like old times.
Holy smoke, the entire country is in the deep freeze! You are both hardy folks as I would be living my life in a snowsuit if my house was only 65 degrees. Brrrrrr..... We are in the 40s here now after a low of -10 last Sunday. There was ice on the inside of our windows.🥶 Life in the Blue Mountains of Oregon!
The forecast calls for a break in the cold later this week. We are ready!!
We both lived in Oregon for many years but never made it over to your area.
I want some of your taco soup!😊
I’m in Australia right now and it’s going to be 97F with 90% relative humidity! I’m in the Gold Coast. Back in Idaho we had -33F!
You enjoy that! :-) It's tempting to join you there.
So much going on! Loved the lengthier video. Never knew you could can meat, how great. The drapes came out nice and does make the room look bigger. What the heck can you do about getting the house warmer than 65 degrees? I know it’s expensive to keep the house warm. I guess put layers on. The blanket chest will be beautiful when it’s done. Can’t wait to see it finished.
At least they will be able to snuggle up in the blanket box😊
Lol!
I took woodworking in junior high and high school, and haven't done any woodworking since. I might have to give some simple woodworking projects a try on of these years. Does the rabbit joints need to be a hair looser to make room for the glue, or would some weight/clamps on the joint to compress the glue while it sets be enough?
I intended to give canning a try quite a while back. As I do with many things, I went overboard and bought an enormous stove top pressure caner. I then got sidetracked onto other things and still haven't broken it in yet. For pressure cooking I love instant pots. I started with the six quart, and liked it so much I added the eight quart to my arsenal of kitchen gadgets. I might consider getting an electric pressure. With its ease of use and it handling small batches so well, I might be more inclined to actually use it.
You're correct about the rabbet joints. The glue gets trapped in there and causes a mismatch. Woodworking is full of lessons!
Well, this morning it was 14 in middle Georgia. If I’d wanted this cold, I would have stayed in Massachusetts!
I hear you brother!
I feel so bad for you. I was born in the Canadian prairies and now live in a slightly warmer eastern Ontario. I am used to the cold but don't like it, and I know how hard it is on people who are not used to it.
I am glad to see you using the "one-armed" settee (fainting couch?).
We're used to the cold, having lived in upstate NY for a couple of years, but these southern houses were designed for warm weather and they are hard to heat. Thanks for watching!
Well that was fun. Got alittle bit of everything. The finished drapes looked fantastic. Have a great week.🤗❤️🤍💙
It was a long day of filming! :-)
I think that was wonderful of you to make a blanket chest for Jeannie. I know it just melts her heart to see it finally happening n almost done. I’m excited myself. I can’t wait to see it finished n anxious to see what color of stain you’ll use. I know it’s gonna be beautiful.
Well, I learned something knew today n it’s pretty cool to know you can can ground meat. That’s great for a big family. Curtains look fabulous n yes the do make the room look somewhat larger. Funny how that works. Great video today. Really enjoyed it a lot.
♥️♥️😊👍👍👍🌟👏👏
Thank you Shelly!
I can tell how happy you both are to be building furniture for your home! I've never canned meat before, but I'm certainly going to, now! Winter is a perfect time to do this, too. Thanks for the preservation class and an excellent review of the canner! Oh, by the way, what's the difference between a jointer and a planer?
Great question! We'll talk about that in our next episode.
The bottom of the chest could be a floating panel, similar to the way that drawer bottoms used to be constructed. The panel was beveled on all four sides and fit into grooves cut into the sides. Real tung oil makes a great wood finish, but it requires several coats.
I was thinking a floating panel on the bottom, too!
That's what I'm thinking as well.
It's going great! Great jobs!!
Thank you!!
Excellent video you two thank you so much.
Our pleasure! Thanks for watching.
I always learn so many useful things from you two!
Jeanie - Really odd thing to tell you, but… I found your channel when Caleb recommended it. I came on over and was stunned. Your voice sounds just like my aunt, who I loved and miss very much. She passed away at the end of 2020. You have the same warm, smiling tone, the same enunciation, even similar word choices and laugh. It makes me smile. Her name was Frances Eugenia, but we called her Genie.
Wow, that's amazing and wonderful! Thank you for sharing!
This was a very informative video today. Your rabbit joints reminded me of 1/2 of the tongue and groove joints. Also, the electric pressure canning procedure was interesting. I'm a freezer person myself. However, having precooked meat that you don't have to defrost for a quick dinner might have something going for it. Thank you for that lesson. I was wondering what kind of handles are going to be put on the sides? Also, even though you don't have legs yet, have you thought of putting on wheels? Wheels would certainly make it easier to move if you don't have handles. I believe you said you have left over cedar ( or was that cypress?). Wouldn't that make for a nice smelling blanket box bottom? 😉 (forget it if it is cypress). Can't wait to see the final product! BTW, how did you do with your classes, and are you taking any this semester? I
So many questions! :-)
The box is designed to be stationary so it doesn't call for handles. We have some really nice aromatic cedar and you are right about the chest bottom! Those boards were in a pile of low grade cedar that our sawmill sold at a big discount. I'm not sure how they ended up in that pile.
I passed all of the classes and am taking a break from school right now.
The drapes are gorgeous!! Great job! Also as a fellow canner, who also cans meat, including ground beef, I am curious, did you add water to the jar, after you filled it with the beef? I wasn't sure by the picture. If you did, have you ever tried canning it without adding water to it? Thats how I do mine, I've tried both ways and prefer it without, it stays really moist, and you don't have to drain it before using it. Loved the canning session by the way! Everything else is just how I do it, except now I need to get an electric canner! lol
Yes, the water was added right before closing the jars. We didn't know about the dry method and might try it out in a future session. Thanks for watching!
It’s as cold, if not colder, in Northwest Alabama (Guin)
Brrr!!! This seems really weird to be in a Southern cold snap.
It has happened before-it doesn’t happen every year, but I remember it happened in 1962, 1966, 1977, 1993, 1996 when I lived in Birmingham, Alabama
The drapes are WAY too short. They are functional at least.
Hello there, I hope you guys are doing well. My victorian project has challenges. No chimney company wants to come to repair my old stone/brick chimney, it needs rendering from inside, it doesn’t fit metal flue liner. I even thought about buying the tools and material and do it myself. I am afraid from falling off the roof. What do you suggest? Thank you
I would look for a brick mason who would be willing to work on chimneys. That will expand your options a bit. You could also contact your local historic society and ask if they know anyone.
@@1834RestorationHouse thank you very much
Question...how long is the shelve life on canned foods? Especially the ground beef? Thanks 😊
It depends. Most fruits and vegetables will stay fresh for 2-3 years depending on storage conditions. They like to be in cool dark places. Official sources say to consume meat within one year.
Jeannie, how do I restore my cast iron pan that got rusted in a storage unit? Do you know, I need help.
There are probably a zillion videos on TH-cam to show you. Or instructions all over the internet if you prefer to follow written instructions (you can google it). 🩷
Lucinda is right. You pretty much have to sand the pan back to bare metal and start over with it if it's badly rusted.