For the person who claimed Mrs Zimmerman is not educated, after watching this video, put that to rest. This TH-camr has great experience and knowledge. As Mark Twain once said, "Don't let your education get in the way of your learning."
Anyone who does things the old way..(and in my opinion...the only way to do things properly) is nothing but educated...shes does things right and correct
And may I add that those who only want to follow the directions of the government are also those who completely disregard our God-given immune system, and foolishly caved in to getting the covid vaccine. Now so many teens are developing heart problems because of the vaccine.
I am a emergency room RN who was attacked at work and now have a head injury. I started watching your videos a few months ago as I am home a lot. I have been able to make a few things from your videos after watching it a few times. I want to thank you. Because of your teaching I have been able to learn new skills that my family really enjoy ( especially sourdough bread) I’m going to give you some advice… don’t listen to negative people. They will always have an opinion about everything. Keep to the way you learned how to do things. Your education was an intense degree in home economics. People travel out of there way to amish and Mennonite country just to taste and buy the products that you make on your videos. So keep doing what your doing. I watch every video and I thank God that you share your knowledge with us. God bless you😊
@alaskagirl1985. Well said! I agree with what you said! I am so sorry that happened to you! Thank you for being a nurse and caring for others. I hope you are on your way to a full recovery. God Bless you.
Your video is an absolute blessing❤ I have been canning for a while, but the issue of botulism has always been in the back of my head. I know that people are scared into not canning so to not be prepared. In the last week there has been a debate on one of my groups about canning a curry pasta salad, it contains sugar, curry, salt, vinegar and store bought ketchup. I feel there is so many preservatives in there it should last for years if not thickened. Please give some insight on pasta.
When the poop hits the fan, YOU are the one people will come to for advice and "education". There are MANY high school graduates that can't spell, form a cohesive sentence or do basic math. They can't take care of themselves, much less their offspring. I thank God for people like you and your wealth of information.
I must say, to be so "uneducated," you sure have more grace, patience, and wisdom than a lot of "educated" teachers and professors I've met. So, don't you dare grow weary in your doing well. We need experienced teachers like you right now-with tried and true methods- whether we are willing to admit it or not. THANK YOU!
Ruthann, I applaud your graciousness and understanding. In return you are owed an apology for the rude comment. Your knowledge and gift for teaching are priceless and deeply appreciated. You have taught this older woman a few things since I was blessed with your channel. Your recipes are delicious. Your swimmers ear remedy alone kept my grandson off of antibiotics for the summer, finally! Thank you so much.
I never miss a video. Your channel is my favorite. You are so humble and wise. I apologize for any hateful or rude remarks that anyone has made! Keep being your wonderful self Ruth Ann! ❤️❤️
Back in the 50s or 60s, my mom got a bad ear infection. The Dr told her to use the same to get rid of it abs to use a bit in each ear every time she washed her hair! It's awesome!!!😊
My dear, when people get hungry, they're not going to turn to their high education, they will turn to your videos to survive. Your lovely and I appreciate your teachings.❤
I am 76 years old and never heard of debubbleing or measuring head space either. You keep on being you. You are one of the hardest working women I have ever seen and that is intimidating to some people. I love your teaching, you go girl.
@jr8627 I raised my kids on the farm too, they always complained about the milk at school tasting spoiled. Raw milk never hurt anyone I knew, including the 3 dairy farmers up the road. Their families all drank raw milk too.
Oh yes, you should debubble jars. Bacteria can build up in the bubbles. Shaking the jars is also a nono... I have been canning 50 years. I can count on 1 hand how many jars I've lost to bad canning .
Ruthann, I am. Not Mennonite but my grandma who raised me, canned exactly the way you do. She was born in Aug 1900. There was only waterbath canning when she grew up. Even meat was canned for winter use. We never boiled the lids either and lids were always used more than once. During the depression years they only had rubber rings. Anything in boiling water will be sterilized after 10 minutes. Don't listen to people that have never had to go without money and convenience. They will always be negative. You teach people how to survive outside the grocery store. That is important with the way the world is going. God bless you.
Those that are giving negative comments would absolutely have a stroke knowing how my parents and grandparents preserved foods. They were poor and had no modern refrigerator or freezer. Meat was boiled in large chunks then submerged into buckets of melted hog lard. When meat was needed , it was removed from the lard then cooked thereby rendering the lard. Or it was prserved by smoking. You're smart to not trust the government, the government are afraid of citizens whom know how to provide for themselves. Please keep making videos. You have a treasure trove of wisdom to share and i for one appreciate you.😊
Ruthann I was appalled when you said someone commented you were un educated. You are such an amazing lady, mom and wife. You learned the right way and learned things working side by side with your grandma and mom. I’m 71 years old and I have learned so much from you in just a short while. The way you explain techniques is so good and easy to understand. You are so gracious to let us in on your tips and recipes. To let us in your home and be with you and your family is so special Thank You so Much
It’s the Ruthanns of the world who keep society going. It’s the windbags of the world who keep the educational systems going, and those systems aren’t what they used to be and haven’t been for a long time.
Respectfully, I'm also uneducated. I'm 53. I have all of 6 grade 9 credits. Went to work full time at 16 at a mom and pop grocery store.. Been a multi award winning homebuilder, been part of award winning, cityscape changing infrastructure projects and part of multi billion dollar contruction projects. Highly involved in the high-school builders internship program. Hired and fired MANY highly educated people. Your attitude determines your attitude. Carry on wise lady, carry on :)
I also was stunned to hear when Ruthann mentioned the comment. Disrespectful was my thought. Ruthann keep doing what you're doing, you are a beautiful person inside and out, sharing your God-given skills and experience with us who want to learn more. I enjoy all your videos! God bless you and your family. 🙏
There's a difference between education and wisdom. I'll take wisdom every time. I know a lot of educated people who are ignorant. Thank you so much for sharing what you know. It's invaluable to someone like me new to canning. I certainly consider the FDA guidelines, but I also use common sense. And as you said, everybody has to use do what they're most comfortable with. You are an excellent teacher. Keep teaching us!
True words! Formal academic education equals indoctrination and mindcontrol nowadays. Blessed are the ones formed and educated through wise traditions, the old ways. Thank you for keeping these traditions alive and teaching us! ❤
Exactly. In America, Public school Education is mostly indoctrination, and has little to do with applicable intelligence or wisdom. They teach you how to follow suit, submit to authority, and don’t think for yourself or ask too many questions, or you’ll be labeled rebellious or ostracized. This woman is actually intelligent because she thinks critically for herself and has education that she can apply to prosper her family as God has instructed his children! Whomever said she sounded “uneducated”, was an individual with a weak ego who must attempt to invalidate others in order to feel valid themselves. The fact that this beautiful lady responded to their rudeness with critical thoughtfulness and graciousness, just even further proves her brilliance and what an absolute class act she is! I just Love her response to that, her willingness to teach, and her warm energy. I’ve never watched her before, but I definitely am a new subscriber today! 😊❤️🤗
I love how you say you are "skilled". I have learned more from the 40 years of dairy farming and gardening than any book could teach me. People frowned at the idea of us raising our family on the farm using raw milk. We raised our own chickens and beef. My boys never had any allergies and I truly believe it's because of the home grown foods and not the processed food from the store.
I love your reply and level of mature understanding of some people's unkind, rude remarks. You truly have a Christ-like attitude, choosing not to be offended. You are skilled in a way of life many dream about!
I also grew up on a farm. Why would we pasteurize our milk? It went from the cow to the separator then to the refrigerator. Sometimes people just follow rules without ever using their brains.
There are so many chemicals in our modern foods - which we've damaged our DNA as a consequence - this from a CHEMISTRY Scientist. And I used to drink raw milk til they made it unlawful. It's commercial factory farms that have also damaged our food supply - it is NOT HEALTHY the way they raise chickens for meat/eggs, cattle for meat, besides being CRUEL and INHUMANE, it's flat out UNHEALTHY!!!
My dad was an electrician for a college and was changing a lighting ballast in a classroom while a plumber was was fixing the plumbing under a sink where a teacher, with a PhD, had poured plaster of Paris, because "it was liquid when he poured it.". We all have our gifts and expertise, unfortunately, Common Sense isn't so common and apparently, it's not a flower that grows in everyone's garden. Some people are geniuses, but don't have the common sense God gave a doorknob. I think the people who leave negative comments about you must fall into that category because they don't stop to realize that the way you do things has worked for people for literally hundreds of years, even though it may go against books and rules that have only been around for 50-60 years. You keep doing your thing your way and teach everyone that is so desperate for the knowledge and wisdom that you have to give. You are a gift from God. Don't ever doubt that!
Wow! My Dad had an eighth grade education and was awarded when he redesigned the guns for battle ships. Drove without a license until he moved to Florida as a 70 year old and had to test for it. Skills of all kind are lacking in today's world and common sense isn't so common anymore. My friends and I ❤ your site. Thank you for sharing your skills and bless your Mother and Grandmother!
I can’t believe anyone has called this wonderfully knowledgeable lady “uneducated.” I have over a decade of formal education more than her and I am learning so much from this video alone. I have friends who are professors and very highly compensated professionals/experts in venerated fields, and very few of them will survive without food delivery apps or the complex telecommunications networks they rely on daily. I value the info she is sharing here, because it’s essential information with hundreds of years of tested and proven knowledge developed by those who came before us. The true fools are those who cannot appreciate the diverse skill sets of others.
Same. My Grandfather had to join the workforce in the 5th grade to provide for the family. He was taken under the wing by an architect and became one himself. He was very skilled with very little education.
I grew up canning the way you did. My mom and grandma fed our family with food canned from our garden. Food up to the neck of the jar. No water over the top of the jar. I knew about botulism but it was never a problem for us or anybody we knew. Im so glad i found you. Subscribing and following. I look forward to more. Yes to the gov't wanting us unhealthy and dependent. Edited to say: you do NOT sound uneducated. You communicate better than 80 percent of youtubers. I have three college degrees, and I admire what you are doing SO MUCH. Thank you for what you are teaching.
I’m so excited that I found your site, I started getting back into canning after years away from it, and I couldn’t find information from the past on canning, as all the new information doesn’t have. You are educated, just not by a government controlled system (school)! Your knowledge is invaluable, as you are, thank you so much for sharing.
education is learning skills for a job. that is all it is. doesn t make you smarter or wiser. being able to can and feed your family for years is quite a skill! it s smart and wise!
@@martinemjt a much more valuable skillset than what most degrees offer. Very few degrees train for real work. Increasingly, i believe college is a waste of time. As far as i know there are no schools that teach what this woman knows. Her youtube channel is a service to the world!
Instructions are approved by lawyers…..just saying. I have been in the medical field for more than 45 years and extensive , required documentation is the result of lawsuits
"I am uneducated, but I am skilled." I love the way you put that! I am "educated" but I recognize that the "education" isn't a replacement of having skills, especially as inflation and poor quality food continue to be rampant in our culture. Skills are becoming increasingly important and I'm grateful for people like you willing to share with us regardless of the people who think their education is better than skills.
Oh hun you do great! I love your videos. People can be rude to me about this comment but yesterday when I waterbathed canned stewed tomatoes I did the canning exactly like you show it done it works so much better than the water over the jars. Worked great and guess what I didn't pop the bubbles oh no😅... I for one love your shows and your skilled uneducated ways lol 😂 just be you!!
my mother was a Mennonite from Manitoba, very not good childhood, was working and taking care of the little ones by time she was 12, so grade 6 tops, she was the best business sense , and the best Mom ever and no one wold ever think her uneducated, and remember if they give you grief about the way you speak, speak low German and really confused them...lol keep up the good work.
Thank you. My grandmother was born in 1887. I remember her sewing without ever using a pattern. She could do everything. Hunt, garden, cook, drive, and she was a post mistress. I wish I had paid more attention when she canned . The old ways are disappearing, but need to be brought back and passed along! Thank you! Stay strong! I TRY to listen and take all the hints anyone wants to pass along. I may have to watch a few times before I even try. Again I am thankful to everyone that passes along knowledge that helps me in my life.
If you can follow a recipe you can do this. Sometimes things don't seal, even for experienced canner. You will know when it is bad, for the most all of the time.
Mrs. Zimmerman, I'm a 69 y/o guy that can remember my mom canning only small amounts when I was young back in the late 50's and early 60's. She preserved jam and or jelly only and she always sealed the jars by pouring melted paraffin wax on top of the food, usually a layer no more than a half an inch thick. She died in the early 60's so that is the extant of her canning. But I figured if my mom could do then so can I. I grow tomatoes and water bath the sauce, I pressure can chicken, ground beef, pork roast, meatloaf, potatoes, green beans, legume beans, cherry preserves with fruit from my own trees. Your knowledge is spot on and 100% correct, you are as educated as any one that I know. Please don't sell yourself short, you are a very accomplished woman.
@@MaryjByers I believe that the wax was used in place of canning lids that we have today. Canning lids are a modern convenience that was not readily available at the time.
People are jerks and brave behind there computers, you could teach people a lot in a world where most kids grow up not even having home economics anymore. Love your show.
I agree! I purposely did not have internet in my house until my son graduated from highschool. I also involved him I'm our meal planning and making. We live in an apartment so most of our food is from the store... but we both would love to homestead
The skilled in putting up food survive, the "educated" talk a lot of hot air with giant opinions. Beautiful and well done!! Thank you for your video!!❤
I’m sorry people are so judgmental. I love your channel! It’s interesting to hear different ways of doing things. Keep sharing your knowledge! Thank you!
You had me at questioning the government. Subscribed 🤙🏼 Of all the canning videos Ive ever watched, no one has ever explained it this way, which was very informative! For an "uneducated" individual, you sure provide a lot of knowledge. I hope the ones who are under the spell of the indoctrination institutions will "learn" the meaning of grace and how to practice it.
It’s the pearl clutchers that love to follow the guidelines of the 3 letter agencies. I belonged to a fb group called Canning Rebels who actually were like Ms Ruthann
You are so warm and welcoming! Education vs skills, you are educated in useful life skills and thoughtful share them with us. The world needs a lot more practically educated people like you. Thank you for taking time to educate us!! ❤
My mother and grandmother never canned, and neither learned much about cooking or baking either. They said they just weren't meant for the kitchen and I grew up believing that about myself too. Since I've gotten engaged I've been trying to learn how to be more comfortable and useful in the kitchen. I had a friend whose tomatoes over produced this year and they gave me some- now I have a handful of cans of homemade pasta sauce and a few jars of salsa! I know it's just a start but I couldn't be prouder! Thank you for giving women like me a chance to learn these skills from the older generation when we wouldn't have been able to before!!
Ruthanne, don't ever doubt yourself. My grandmother was Czechloslovakian and we ate almost exclusively from her water bathed jars, freezer and fermenting crocks when at her house. She lived to be over 100 years old and I'm told I'm just like her. Fingers crossed!
I just discovered sourdough and as a result I landed on one of your videos. Let me just say I'm 60 years old and I want to be you when I grow up. I came for the sourdough but having never canned a day in my life yet watching THIS video, I stayed because you are amazing. The knowledge is one thing, but your pure spirit, the way your family radiates love, your kindhearted children, and the joy you take in the work you do makes you someone worth watching. I'm sorry people can be so careless with their words but whether I ever milk a cow or make a wheel of cheese, I will tune in to see what's new on the Zimmerman homestead as long as you make content!
Count me in too. I love your videos and the way you explain things. Stay yourself and don't let anyone talk you into changing. Bless you and your family.
I just made her zucchini pineapple pieces. I live alone, so I only made 3 little jars, but it is something! Her cracker recipe is great. Oh, and I did 4 jars of dry pack potatoes. It adds up. Little by little. I am 79. Takes me longer......
I am loving your videos. Your knowledge and ways of life are wonderful to watch and learn from. We grow a lot of vegetables and I enjoy making pickles relishes chutneys and buy fruit to make jam. I am always searching for new ways to make them. Much love sent to you and your family.
You are so right about using stock pots with heavy bottoms. My enamel pots never lasted more than two years and ended up in the garden as flowerpots. I bought some cake racks that fit nicely. As the decades went by, the lids we bought had less rubber on them, and now the label says "good for 18 months" on them. Who needs that? So I bought some rubber rings that can be used up to 8 times, so it works out much cheaper and reuse my lids with them. And by the way, my Mennonite father only went to school for three years, but he eventually spoke three languages fluently, worked at a dairy in his 20's, then came to Canada and worked as a logger, bricklayer and welder, and had a small farm. Uneducated? Hardly.
Ruthann, I am a german 😊 in Germany and grew up in a Christian household with grandparents. They thought us three sisters the way of canning you are doing. We grew up with fresh farmers milk from the village. Never got sick from it. Healthy cows in healthy pastures. What you are doing for your family and teaching us is priceless and a blessing. We look forward to saturdays TH-cam film from you! Keep on doing it! You are a sister in Christ and I am looking forward meeting….here or there! 😊
I’m 63 and have never canned. My grandmothers did, but I wasn’t smart enough to learn from them. I just happened upon you today, and I’m so thankful! You have more knowledge in your pinky than most educated women. Thank you for sharing your tips with all of us. God bless you!
Ruth Ann, you are a breath of fresh air! I am 67 and have been canning since I was 24. I had no one to teach me so I went by the canning books that I had found. I love your channel! I am so glad that I found it. I love learning how your family canned foods! So interesting. I believe that because of canning our own food, this is why my husband and I are so healthy at our age. Thank you so much for sharing and teaching us so many things!
Dear lady, when someone is critical of others, it's because they are lacking something in their own lives. You keep on being you. When I watch your videos, I see the virtuous woman that the Bible speaks of. You take care of your home, your family, and you do it with joy. Thank you for all of the very informative videos that you post. I am looking forward to seeing many more.
The world needs more people like you--skilled, fearless caretakers and good stewards of all that God has blessed us with. I have had my own personal struggle with "FDA safe canning rules" as I've experimented with canning and preserving over the past few years. (As a nurse of 15 years, I tend to doubt anything 3-letter government organizations have to say about health and safety...most of it is fear-mongering nonsense). Thank you for sharing the time-proven, safe, traditional ways of canning and preserving practiced by numerous previous generations. May God richly bless and prosper you and your family!
As a nurse of over 45 years those gov regulations werr developed for very good reasons people used to die! Usually cleaner now but there are very good reasons for these past regulations!!
@madusonkeeper - but now, for the past 50 years All those agencies have gotten corrupted. Lobbist buying them off, chemical companies greasing the palms of persons that have no integrity. Imo they all regulate themselves. It's all the love of $$$.
@@madusonkeeperI am so glad that I understand the science behind canning so I am free to can as I please. I feel sorry for people who the government keeps in ignorance and fear with their over regulation and scare tactics.
Stop apologizing. You have put in so much work into your home. Your family's health, everything a kid could want in their life. You're it, you've shown them how to be good. Little men, and you should be proud of that. I know there are haters, but don't listen to the haters. Tell them why you're doing something, but never apologize. Because you are great.
Commonsense is worth far more than an education. Skills are learned with love. I love learning from tried and tested, thank you. The FDA made people fear canning and products were invented for profit. By the way your blouse is a beautiful colour ❤️
You are an educator. Unfortunately those “groomed” by formal education aren’t educated in generational knowledge and don’t recognize how valuable it is. Thank you for teaching this 65 yr old a few tricks. My Mom and Sisters canned enough for me, my whole life. I literally never had to purchase a can of tomatoes until they passed. I do find canning intimidating. Thank you for the valuable lessons. ❤❤❤❤❤ P.S. 1st time watcher and subscriber today.
I'm not sure if it's formal education that ruins people. Seems like their worldview is the main problem. Society has allowed/promulgated the breakdown of the family and anti-social behaviors. Bitterness is the natural result.
Btw maybe your mother and grandmother did hot water bath canning the German way. In Germany the traditional German jar company Weck advises in their official canning book to not fully cover the jars. Of course you can cover them with water, but it suffices to cover them 3/4. Never did do us any harm 😉
@@RuthannzimmThe German WECK-company advises very well-researched & safe water bath canning procedures for over 120years in Germany & Europe! However, as they also approve the stacking of their all-glass containers (jar & lid) inside the water bath (= fully submersing the bottom layer of jars), submersing itself is no problem as such. It is just not needed, but also no problem.
@@19ghost73this is true! I recall my parents stacking jars of tomato preserves in drums (outside) to boil, lined layers with tablecloths. They rarely had issues with a jar. Also learned only a few years ago that the rings should be removed once lids are sealed. We learn everyday 😊
I have been following you for a very long time. You are definitely NOT uneducated. You are one of the most intelligent woman I know. I haven’t canned in years. We now live in a townhome with little area to grow things. I have been doing container planting and have been successful in potatoes, green beans and tomatoes. This year I had a lot of green tomatoes. I could not waste them. Found my mother’s recipe for green tomato relish. Okay, I don’t have my canning equipment. What do I do? Go to Ruthann Zimmerman and guess what, she walked me through the process. Ruthann you are the best!
FINALLY! I find someone who actually gets it. My Mom and me always water bathed everything out of the orchard and the garden. Then, as deer season and salmon season commenced, we WATER BATHED meat as well!! I believe the Slavic's do it this way and we never got sick a day in my 61 years and neither did any of my family. You are super skilled and thank you for sharing your wisdom.
@@rolliecrafts255 I've seen YT videos of women in other countries canning like that. I do know from watching that that the canning time goes on for hours. I've seen videos where they did a five hour processing time. I don't even know where you would learn the correct procedures and times. I guess that info is the type that is handed down through families.
The information you share is very appreciated. I'm a nurse and my lovely hillbilly momma with her 8th grade education was one of the most intelligent woman associated with my life. I believe common sense cannot be taught, you either have it or you don't and it has nothing to do with the amount of education someone has. So, thank you for coming back and continuing to provide those of us who can appreciate what you have to share. Your reaction to their nasty, negative comments reflects your stellar upbringing. Keep on keeping on and God bless you!
Lol. I'M a nurse who was raised by a hillbilly Grandma with an 8th grade education. She had perfect cursive handwriting, and used to read me the classics like Count of Monte Cristo, and Moby Dick. She was INCREDIBLY smart. I learned from her that Educated does NOT equal Smart. 😂
You are not un-educated, nor do you sound it. Far from it. I find your knowledge of canning extremely helpful. Please keep making videos like this and share the wisdom you have accumulated throughout your years of living a good honest life. God bless you and your family.
There are some things that I question but I do not ever down grade anyone for their ways. Some things I do in canning is the way my grandmothers taught me and are not approved by “the man”. I have started water bathing like you do and I’m loving it. It makes sense. I reuse lids as well. I even use an Instant Pot to can small amounts. I can meat and low acid foods in it. I enjoy your videos. Keep them coming. 😊
Ruthann this video was jam packed with such much needed information. I can not believe anyone would question your education. You know so much more about about raising and preserving food than your average person. Also your articulation is far from uneducated. I continue to learn so much from you. Please keep the videos coming. Your a true blessing and your videos help us to be reminded how important growing our own food is. I wish I could sit at your table and take notes all day long. God Bless you and your family.
I’m 50 and my great grandmother was Mennonite, she was an incredible strong woman. When I was a little girl in Girl Scouts we went the nursing home in our small town and I told my leaders my great grandmother worked there, I was hoping to see her working when I was there visiting. My troop leader told me “Sweetie you mean your great grandmother lives here, she doesn’t work here” We ended up seeing her there and yes she did work there! She was amazing, she was taking care of people a lot younger than her. She lived simply, worked hard and lived a very long life. I just found your channel and I love it bring me back to my childhood and helping great grandma Cook. Thank you for teaching the “old ways”
You absolutely do not sound uneducated. I am watching your videos as 43 year old man with tears in my eyes . The way you live, work and teach your kids skills is the most valuable way of living. Keep going, don't take any notice of negativity unless it is constructive. God bless you all. Michal x
I learned canning by helping my mother 50-odd years ago. Everything she canned for our family of 14 was pressure canned. When I started canning for myself and my husband earlier this year, I did a lot of research, and came to the conclusion that the government used fear to convince housewives that they would kill their families if they didn't pressure can certain things. I reasoned that, after all, Amish and Mennonite mothers have been water bath canning for generations. Presumably, if that method were indeed killing their families, they would not keep using it. I'm 68 years old, and have never based my decisions on the government's fearmongering, and I don't intend to start. Thank you so much for providing this channel where I and others can learn to water bath can safely.
I’m Australian and I have always bottled just like you do. I only heard about covering jars with 1 inch of water when I started watching TH-cam a few years ago. This video was a breath of fresh air. 🇦🇺
The whole time I have been watching you I was thinking how proper and educated you sounded when you would explain things!! I find it funny that someone out there thinks you sound uneducated As for the raw milk issue - if people would only research for themselves what all the gov is doing to us through our store purchased food they might change their minds Keep doing what you do!!
I am 70 years old and have been canning for years. You are so full of knowledge; I love watching your videos!! I have learned so much from you! Thank you for giving of yourself to others. You are truly a blessing to me, and from all the wonderful comments I have read, to many others as well. You go girl! You’re doing a wonderful job!
Hello Ruthann, I'm Jacks wife, we are in our 70's. I have canned all my life. When I was young and worked in a hospital with a young Mennonite man who was doing his 2 years of service as there was the draft and the Viet Nam war at the time. He was the kindest person and had good moral values. Being an orphan, I was working and paying for schooling myself. Canning helped me achieve my degrees without going hungry. Good values, kindness, helping others are wonderful no matter who or what you are. Education and money are not of great value in the long run. Kindness and helping people will be very needed in the way our country is going. So just bless the hearts of the people who are rude and say a prayer for them. Bless you for helping and teaching people who didn't have moms and grandmas to teach them. I have found that people who say rude things to make themselves feel better or superior end up in court; my area of work and they don't realize they did it to themselves!
Hi Mrs. Zimmerman and precious family! I’m shocked that anyone would think your are uneducated. I for one never thought of you as uneducated, I always thought you as educated and very wise. I find your way of explaining things very detailed and interesting. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. I hope you and your family have a blessed weekend!
Formal education is no replacement for common sense and natural abilities. You are a delight to watch and I truly appreciate your sharing your knowledge.
I'm one of those immunocompromised people, so I do follow "the rules" more closely to avoid botulism. I still appreciate the heck out of your content, though, as there are many things that are consistent between "the rules" and your practices, and you're just a joyous presence. Thank you for getting past your fears and putting out the great content you do.
My young boys and I love watching your videos! I'm sorry you get so many negative comments, but I'm glad you are able to push past them to keep sharing wonderful content. Hearing all of your tips and recipes, as well as just seeing your family lifestyle is so enriching to me and my family. We have tried a few of your recipes so far and the boys keep asking for more. :)
Ruthann I’m so sorry that people have to be so rude and hateful. I love learning from you! You explain stuff so well, it’s so easy to understand. Watching you I have about got my nerve up to try cheese making. My problem now is no place to purchase raw milk. I was buying but then farmer quit selling. So I can’t find any other options to buy. But please don’t stop doing videos, because you do have a lot of people learning so much from you. Thankyou for all your time and effort you put into making videos. You are such a blessing.
If I remember correctly she mentions in her cheese making video that you can use any type of milk other than the ultra pasteurized milk (the kind you buy in tetra packs) for making cheese.
This is gold! Our culture puts value in all the wrong things. Education is valued above knowledge and conforming to messages from those in positions of control is valued above using common sense and logic. I'm so thankful I found your channel. I'm going to adjust a few of my waterbath techniques thanks to you. Keep doing what you are doing. We all have a lot to learn. Sincerely, Your Nebraska neighbor!
Ignore hurtful comments. My Mom only went to school thru 8th grade. She felt ashamed her whole life. No one knew she was an extremely skilled woman! She cooked, canned, sewed and gardened! Too many other skills to mention and she taught me all of them! Love you in heaven Mom! My point is that you are so very skilled and I appreciate you taking the time to teach others! Thank you so much!
As a retired public elementary school teacher who didn’t teach when my own children were little but stayed home with them, I have to say that skills are every bit as important-if not more important-than book learning. And I incorporated a lot of practical common sense learning into my classrooms. I canned produce, used raw milk, and had chickens and a garden when my kids were growing up and even after they left home. We ate wild meat, too, and we raised 4-H and meat hogs. Now that I’m retired, I want to get back to home canning again. One summer when my son was 2 1/2 and my daughter was four weeks old, I canned 35-40 quarts of tomatoes in one day because my tomatoes were all ready at once. (My kids are now 46, 44, and 37.)I can still do this!!!
Your explanation of the canning process is excellent. Thank you for taking the time to make this video. I'm sure many will benefit from it. I learned to can from my grandma when I was 17, decades ago. She mainly waterbathed. All of my canning has been waterbathing. I've done roast, hamburger, chicken, all for 3 hours. I've eaten the roast, excellent!! New subscriber from Texas.
I keep a bathroom fan running in my basement to prevent moisture damage. Made a huge difference. Also, I learned the hard way that washing your jars of food after canning prevents rusting and unsealing. It takes time but is necessary in my opinion. Your tips and advice are a valuable resource. Especially from someone who is educated. 😂 Keep up the great work.
Good Lord! I'm only 10 minutes in your video and it is soooo refreshing to hear you with your common sense, your sweet loving smile and comforting voice just makes it even better! I thank you and I thank the Lord, that there are still wonderful humans like you! THANK YOU!♥
I have never used a pressure cooker to preserve food. I turn 38 in the next week and I regret not remembering how grandma could prepare a meal for six from a package of hamburger two potatoes and a loaf of bread! I want to relearn/remember these skills to save our garden excess and be able to feed our family. Thank you!
I can not believe someone would be that rude to you! I have a college degree but I'll take logic, reason, common sense, knowledge and skills over education every day and twice on Sundays. Please ignore the haters.. You're videos bring so much good to the world. God bless you!
Don’t let miserable ignorant ppl who can’t think for themselves get to you. Your way of canning is becoming a lost art. It is beautiful and so is your family and the way you talk. Education nowadays is just indoctrination anyway. Thankyou for educating and empowering ppl to put healthy food in their pantries.
I love the methods of canning you use. I used to do hot pack canning but got scared by the many rules and regulations about canning. My family never got sick. I really lost my joy of canning. I am reassured that the only thing taking my joy of canning away, was fear. Thank you so much. As for the rude comments from people, they should realize we all have our own personal gifts. I would sooner be able to care for my family when needed than be a scholar. You are wonderful and your teaching has lifted my spirit and given me confidence that I can go back to my tried and true way of canning with out the fear. Live, love and have a great life. You are teaching your children a way of life that will serve them in the future. Self sufficiency is a smart way of life.
What a fabulous video! I am a true novice to canning, uncomfortable with the process because of the admonitions from some of my friends and family about sterilization of equipment, how to fill the jars, and so on. Your simple and easily understood explanations of the how's and why's of your "old Mennonite" style of canning were spot on. I feel comfortable enough now to begin my first year of canning a few things from my garden. I have subscribed to your TH-cam channel and hope to enjoy more of your presentations as I navigate the homesteading learning curve. Now, for those not-so-kind comments you have received from some viewers about your methods or "level of education", I have this to say...IGNORE THEM ALL!!! I am closing in on 70 years of life, with a professional experiences behind me that have included service in Army Intelligence, government positions in intelligence analysis, and teaching at the college/university level -- English, business communications (including video presentations!) and writing. You are right on the money with your philosophy that education and skill (and/or lack thereof) are not the same. I am highly educated, and very intelligent in many fields; but your experience, knowledge and skill in the field you have chosen far surpass mine. I can "sound educated" with the best of them in my own fields of endeavor, but I'm an idiot when it comes to matters of preservation and the world of homesteading. Keep doing what you are doing. We 'Tube-ers' out here need more of your sound advice and sharing of time-tested methods. No, we don't have to follow through with everything you may present, for reasons of our own. But refusing to listen or consider alternative ideas simply because we may tend to agree or foster another line of thinking is just plain "uneducated". And, frankly, we have the choice to listen, walk away, or just change the channel. That is what we do in this wonderful country of ours! Many blessings to you and your family.
The audacity of someone to say that you are not educated! Your knowledge surpasses a Master's Degree in this field. I am educated and I could never make the presentation they way you do. I absolutely love to watch your videos and you have taught me so much. I am open to learn the Amish way. God bless you and keep it up, please do not let anyone offend you. I was able to live on a dairy and nothing is as good as raw milk!
Thank you Ruthann. I was raised on a rural farm in New England in the 60's. My mother canned with the glass dome lids and runbbers. She never gave us anything that was bad. If it looks bad or smells bad, don't eat it or give it to your family. It's as simple as that. A little common sense goes a long way.
I am enjoying your channel so much, thank you for being bold and sharing. Seems to me you are very knowledgeable. I'm sure you learned more in your 5th grade education than most people in college learn today. My mother, wno had an 8th grade education, was often surprised to learn what I did not learn in school.
Sunshine, my Dad grew up drinking raw milk too. He had no problems, ever. TONS OF PEOPLE water bath when "the law" says we shouldn't. Yes, I said 'we'. You keep doing what you're doing. And there are a ton of us out here that specifically look for the information & knowledge that God has given you. Please keep going! Love you hun ~
Please don't let the haters spoil your desire to share your wonderful knowledge with us (those who absolutely love what you're doing)! As the world gets crazier, us city folk need to learn how to do all this, and I've learned so much from you - thank you!
One thing I would like to say to you Ruth Anne is you are my Hero. You are your family will be standing when others will have know idea how to survive and anyway possible that is needed. My dad had a third grade education, and he was the smartest man I ever knew. Had his own business and always paid cash for what he needed. Thank you for sharing your lovely family and your Ways with use to learn from . So so grateful. I love water bathing myself and would love to dry water bathing potatoes, saw someone do them and they said they were better then any they have ever done, but I can’t remember how it was done . But thank you so much.❤
Thank you!! I ‘m your target audience. Fearful and overwhelmed so much that I haven’t canned. Keep doing these super-simple, clearly communicated videos for those of us that don’t have a mom or grandma to show them the way! ❤❤❤
I'm 63 and just started canning this year. I'm using my insta pot it only cans 4 pints at a time but I bought a # 10 can of tomato sauce and a #10 can of pizza sauce and canned them, that may be cheating but I have them on the shelf and I got some practice while learning and watching videos. Now I have bought butternut squash, pie pumpkins and potatoes, I've made soup and chili. Just 4 jars at a time but now I have several cases of food put up that can easily last a year. Good luck on your canning journey.
Great video. I have learned so much from you. Growing up in Michigan, my grandmother canned but my mother did not. 🤷♂️. I have now canned tomatoes, my tomato sauce and the pineapple zucchini (❤). I think you are genuine and so relatable. On a side note, I have a master’s degree. That only means I was trainable, followed through to completion and checked a box for corporate upward mobility. You, Ruth Ann are street smart👍
Im 67 and learned canning from my grandmother and mother. Neither had a pressure canner, and they added salt and vinegar to waterbathed low acid foods. A century of experience & successful canning this way.
What a wealth of information. Not educated ? yah right.. articulate... intelligent... knowledgeable... You are educated in what you need to know for your situation. Some so called educated people have no clue about some things like MANNERS !! LOVED this video. Thank you. xx
So blessed to have found your channel. My Mother grew up horse and buggy Mennonite in Northern Indiana. I was raised Conservative Mennonite. We learned how to garden and preserve. It is a skill that is very important to pass along to our children Also important to pass along baking and cooking skills as well. I am proud of my heritage and love watching you as you share your heritage.
Ruth Ann you are wonderful! Thank you for helping me build my skills. I have an education but what you are teaching me has raised my quality of life and have helped me feed my family with healthy foods.
You are much more educated than the people making bad comments. I love your channel and you have much more knowledge than the people with the negative comments.
I'm a fairly new canner (about 3 years). I've not had anyone teach me except for videos and the very little I remember from when I was a kid. My mom was a farm girl, so she did forbidden things like reuse the lids. Anyway, I've had a lot of trouble with siphoning especially. Because of your complete explanations, I know exactly what I did wrong. I appreciate you explaining the "why" of it all. That helps to figure out what goes wrong and fix it next time. It's irritating when someone just says 'do it this way' without the reasons. I'm also glad to hear you stress the fact that if people stop worrying as much about germs and bacteria, they develop a healthy immune system to take care of the body.
I too had a siphoning problem and know what I did wrong as well… I also learned about the rings and stacking my canning produce. I got scared and backed off of my canning, now I am ready to tackle it again! Thank you, Ruthann! I have decided to stop thinking of all the do’s and don’ts of the Ball etc “safe canning techniques” and relying on generations of canning techniques and the wonderful knowledge you shared! I can’t begin to thank you! May Our Sacred Savior Richly Bless You and Your Wonderful Family!
Your very educated for your knowledge of canning, persevering farm life. You are an Excellent Teacher, explaining very well. You rescreach and that is demonstrated in your teaching, explaining. Don't let the rudeness of some stop you from continuing.
I think you should put out a video every morning. Your calmness in the craziness of the world today, makes my day brighter. Thank you for being you and thank you for teaching the world the things you teach. You are a blessing from the Lord to everyone who watches these videos.
I have never watched your channel, but in watching you for 5 minutes I think you are a nice person. Do not pay attention to the haters who have negative comments to spit out of their nasty mouth. Do not apologize. You are an expert at what you do. Those who do not like it can go elsewhere. Keep being yourself.
You sound more educated than all the ‘kids’ coming out of school these days and you are certainly one of the wisest women I’ve heard on you tube. And your generosity and love supersedes all.
My grandma came from a Mennonite background, and she canned everything. I unfortunately, wasn't raised around her so didn't learn those lessons until I was in my 50s when I started learning how to can and then it was by trial and error and I'm sure I had loads of errors. Then I learned about a Ball recipe book, so I've been using that. In the last few years, I've learned about steam canning for anything that you can water bath can and for me that is what I've been doing, successfully. You definitely are not filling over the top with a steam canner, but it is safe. I'm disabled and, in a wheelchair, so cannot see into a big pot and since I've been severely burned in the past that is more of a risk to me, so the steam canner is a god send. Pressure canner also doesn't have much water, so I don't worry about getting burned by reaching blindly into the pot, because the pot is usually cooled down enough by the time, I take my jars out. I love your videos, since discovering you earlier this year. I don't know why people are so cruel to say such things, as uneducated? Really...You are intelligent, and you bring a lot to the table for folks learning to can, preserve, garden. You keep doing what your family has been doing, that in itself is enough proof that it works.
I think Ruthann is incredibly intelligent. She explains things so well without making it sound like a drudgery. It shows that she loves her family enough to do all that she does. Please be careful to not burn yourself again Debbie.
I love your channel. I grew up in Poland. I learned most of my canning methods from my mom. We lived in a little village and had our own farm, so canning has always been a big part of my life. I find that we do a lot of things similar to you. I love canning and making preserves. It's so satisfying when you know exactly what's in your food and what you are feeding your family. I moved to Canada about 20 years ago and I have been continuing with my canning. I love how you run your homestead. We are planning on moving out of the city soon, so I'm hoping to build our own little homestead. Thank you for your channel. I know it's an effort to put yourself out there, so thank you for doing it. Stay safe and happy.
Mrs. Zimmerman: You, my dear are highly educated. Just not from a university. You possess skills and knowledge that very few "educated:" folks have never been exposed to. You possess knowledge and skills that can only be taught "on the job." I'm a 67 year old male. I'm currently re-learning life skills from my grandparents that modern society drove from my brain! Thank You for sharing your skills and knowledge. You and your family are very special in that you possess the "old" skills taught by your parents and grandparents that modern society has forgotten. Your vocabulary is straight forward, to the point and grammatically correct. I've had many conversations with Amish and old school Mennonite customers over the years (mainly in Michigan and Northern Indiana) and have come to the realization that often times the only difference between us (the English) and them is that we drive Oldsmobiles and they drive "Oatsmobiles." Please, keep on educating us "English" on the old ways of doing things. Oh! As an after thought: The scientific way that you explain things regarding water bath canning vs. pressure canning debunks the statement that you are "uneducated."
As a kid, my grandmother and my aunt used a number three wash tub on a gas stove and they had a piece of wooden lattice cut to fit down in the bottom and they would sit there jars on top of that and canned 20 to 30 jars at a time. I have just started my own canning journey so I currently have two thrifted water bath canner’s, and they have been a blessing. I appreciate your recipes and information in this journey to return back to the things of my childhood and helping our family eat a better diet without chemicals may God richly bless you.🥰
You have been most helpful to get this 68 year old grandma canning again. I can handle my waterbath canner ...due to arthritis in my hands...the pressure canner was too heavy. 100 jars in 2 weeks. Thank you for your ability to touch and encourage others. Your teaching is a God-given gift.
My grandparents fed 6 children on all waterbathed canned meats, vegetables, fruits, etc. 500+ jars a year, and everything was canned in the metal inside portion of an old refrigerator over an open fire. 😊 A good tip she had was just to can fruit in a simple syrup so she could turn it into whatever they needed it to be turned into.
In my opinion you are more educated in life than the best educated people in the world. You can do stuff that a lot of people including myself would love to be able to do. So God bless you and your family and thank you so much for sharing your lives with all of us. Love your videos.
Ruth Ann that was a fantastic video! I have been canning for 15-20 years and even though we don't agree on all things, I still found this to be a very valuable video. And I just want to say, I'm really sorry people can be so awful in their comments. There is just no need for that ever. You are a treasure. Thank you for your willingness to put out videos and risk those kinds of comments.
Thank you Ruthann for doing this video. I have a friend who has been canning for 40 years and said to me she’d been doing it wrong! Somebody who, by the way never canned, told her so. She went on to tell me this person was smart because she went to college. WELL I set her straight! Lol. She has so much knowledge and I learned so much from her. She watched your video and feels better about her way of canning.
Ruth Ann I love the way you speak and how kind you are. You have an open and honest face and you’re children are very lucky to have you as their mother as you are raising beautiful children. Never let people’s opinions deter you from what his tells you that you can do. I learn so much from you. Thankyou
This is the greatest education you can have - homesteading! I like how you said you were “skilled” - very true and definitely not something a lot of people have. You’ve taught me a lot here and helped me not fear so much about botulism, debubbling properly, reusing lids, or filling my pot up to boiling over. I appreciate you and look forward to more videos. God bless!
For the person who claimed Mrs Zimmerman is not educated, after watching this video, put that to rest. This TH-camr has great experience and knowledge. As Mark Twain once said, "Don't let your education get in the way of your learning."
Amen, this woman is a treasure
Good presentation precious woman! And well said @Southernroots1958 - Mark Twain was ahead of the class in common sense. Thank you!
This is my first video, and I subscribed!! Whoever thought that education comes from school is sadly mistaken!! This video is fantastic!! ❤
Anyone who does things the old way..(and in my opinion...the only way to do things properly) is nothing but educated...shes does things right and correct
Exactly!!
You are educated. You are not “indoctrinated”. ❤
Amen to that!
Yes!
Ohhhh I LOVE this reply!!!!
And may I add that those who only want to follow the directions of the government are also those who completely disregard our God-given immune system, and foolishly caved in to getting the covid vaccine. Now so many teens are developing heart problems because of the vaccine.
Amen!
I am a emergency room RN who was attacked at work and now have a head injury. I started watching your videos a few months ago as I am home a lot. I have been able to make a few things from your videos after watching it a few times. I want to thank you. Because of your teaching I have been able to learn new skills that my family really enjoy ( especially sourdough bread)
I’m going to give you some advice… don’t listen to negative people. They will always have an opinion about everything. Keep to the way you learned how to do things. Your education was an intense degree in home economics. People travel out of there way to amish and Mennonite country just to taste and buy the products that you make on your videos. So keep doing what your doing. I watch every video and I thank God that you share your knowledge with us. God bless you😊
@alaskagirl1985. Well said! I agree with what you said! I am so sorry that happened to you! Thank you for being a nurse and caring for others. I hope you are on your way to a full recovery. God Bless you.
I hope you’re healing… the physical violence was one of the many reasons I walked away from bedside nursing after 8 years of MedSurg.
Blessings
God bless you, you are in my prayers
Your video is an absolute blessing❤ I have been canning for a while, but the issue of botulism has always been in the back of my head. I know that people are scared into not canning so to not be prepared. In the last week there has been a debate on one of my groups about canning a curry pasta salad, it contains sugar, curry, salt, vinegar and store bought ketchup. I feel there is so many preservatives in there it should last for years if not thickened. Please give some insight on pasta.
When the poop hits the fan, YOU are the one people will come to for advice and "education". There are MANY high school graduates that can't spell, form a cohesive sentence or do basic math. They can't take care of themselves, much less their offspring. I thank God for people like you and your wealth of information.
Well said.
Not only can they not spell, they can't boil an egg, either 🌹
Please do not EVER apologize for long vids. You are SUCH a wealth of information. We soak it up. I learn a lot every time you're on.
I must say, to be so "uneducated," you sure have more grace, patience, and wisdom than a lot of "educated" teachers and professors I've met. So, don't you dare grow weary in your doing well. We need experienced teachers like you right now-with tried and true methods- whether we are willing to admit it or not. THANK YOU!
Well said!! 👏🏻
Thanks for some precious info your awesome.
Continue the good way to educate us for canning. ❤😊
Amen!! I couldn’t have said it better myself!!
Ruthann, I applaud your graciousness and understanding. In return you are owed an apology for the rude comment. Your knowledge and gift for teaching are priceless and deeply appreciated. You have taught this older woman a few things since I was blessed with your channel. Your recipes are delicious. Your swimmers ear remedy alone kept my grandson off of antibiotics for the summer, finally! Thank you so much.
I’m 62 years told and I have learned so much from her. There’s a big difference in being “educated” and having wisdom. I would take wisdom any day. 🥰
I never miss a video. Your channel is my favorite. You are so humble and wise. I apologize for any hateful or rude remarks that anyone has made! Keep being your wonderful self Ruth Ann!
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Amen
Swimmer's ear? I missed that one! I am in agreement with you about Ruthann though. I'm so thankful for her channel.
Back in the 50s or 60s, my mom got a bad ear infection. The Dr told her to use the same to get rid of it abs to use a bit in each ear every time she washed her hair! It's awesome!!!😊
My dear, when people get hungry, they're not going to turn to their high education, they will turn to your videos to survive. Your lovely and I appreciate your teachings.❤
I am 76 years old and never heard of debubbleing or measuring head space either. You keep on being you. You are one of the hardest working women I have ever seen and that is intimidating to some people. I love your teaching, you go girl.
U r the most educated uneducated woman. I grew up in Central IL. & canning took place a lot.u do a fantastic job of teaching
I'm 66 and never heard of debubbling and measuring head space either. I grew up canning on the farm with my mother. We drank raw milk too.
@@anntowle1706 yes and with raw milk you know how milk should taste. Store bought milk can't compare 😀
@jr8627 I raised my kids on the farm too, they always complained about the milk at school tasting spoiled. Raw milk never hurt anyone I knew, including the 3 dairy farmers up the road. Their families all drank raw milk too.
Oh yes, you should debubble jars. Bacteria can build up in the bubbles. Shaking the jars is also a nono... I have been canning 50 years. I can count on 1 hand how many jars I've lost to bad canning .
Not following what the government says?????
You are MORE than educated….. you are AWAKE! ❤️❤️
So true!
Amen
BAM! That’s RIGHT!
Never trust the usda look what they allow in the us food market. One would have to be blind to trust them.
Amen, God Bless You Ruth Ann
Ruthann, I am. Not Mennonite but my grandma who raised me, canned exactly the way you do. She was born in Aug 1900. There was only waterbath canning when she grew up. Even meat was canned for winter use. We never boiled the lids either and lids were always used more than once. During the depression years they only had rubber rings. Anything in boiling water will be sterilized after 10 minutes.
Don't listen to people that have never had to go without money and convenience. They will always be negative. You teach people how to survive outside the grocery store. That is important with the way the world is going. God bless you.
Those that are giving negative comments would absolutely have a stroke knowing how my parents and grandparents preserved foods. They were poor and had no modern refrigerator or freezer. Meat was boiled in large chunks then submerged into buckets of melted hog lard. When meat was needed , it was removed from the lard then cooked thereby rendering the lard. Or it was prserved by smoking.
You're smart to not trust the government, the government are afraid of citizens whom know how to provide for themselves.
Please keep making videos. You have a treasure trove of wisdom to share and i for one appreciate you.😊
Exactly! Amen!
This is old school. I just learned about this method on the Townsends- butter, too. Very cool.
Ruthann I was appalled when you said someone commented you were un educated. You are such an amazing lady, mom and wife. You learned the right way and learned things working side by side with your grandma and mom. I’m 71 years old and I have learned so much from you in just a short while. The way you explain techniques is so good and easy to understand. You are so gracious to let us in on your tips and recipes. To let us in your home and be with you and your family is so special Thank You so Much
It’s the Ruthanns of the world who keep society going. It’s the windbags of the world who keep the educational systems going, and those systems aren’t what they used to be and haven’t been for a long time.
I was thinking the same thing. I am 71 years old and I have learned so much from her video.
Respectfully, I'm also uneducated.
I'm 53. I have all of 6 grade 9 credits. Went to work full time at 16 at a mom and pop grocery store..
Been a multi award winning homebuilder, been part of award winning, cityscape changing infrastructure projects and part of multi billion dollar contruction projects. Highly involved in the high-school builders internship program.
Hired and fired MANY highly educated people.
Your attitude determines your attitude.
Carry on wise lady, carry on :)
I also was stunned to hear when Ruthann mentioned the comment. Disrespectful was my thought. Ruthann keep doing what you're doing, you are a beautiful person inside and out, sharing your God-given skills and experience with us who want to learn more. I enjoy all your videos! God bless you and your family. 🙏
I'll
There's a difference between education and wisdom. I'll take wisdom every time. I know a lot of educated people who are ignorant. Thank you so much for sharing what you know. It's invaluable to someone like me new to canning. I certainly consider the FDA guidelines, but I also use common sense. And as you said, everybody has to use do what they're most comfortable with. You are an excellent teacher. Keep teaching us!
I agree!!!!!!❤❤❤
Yup agreed. FDA is corrupt anyway! Let God be true and all men liars
True words! Formal academic education equals indoctrination and mindcontrol nowadays. Blessed are the ones formed and educated through wise traditions, the old ways. Thank you for keeping these traditions alive and teaching us! ❤
Exactly. In America, Public school Education is mostly indoctrination, and has little to do with applicable intelligence or wisdom. They teach you how to follow suit, submit to authority, and don’t think for yourself or ask too many questions, or you’ll be labeled rebellious or ostracized. This woman is actually intelligent because she thinks critically for herself and has education that she can apply to prosper her family as God has instructed his children! Whomever said she sounded “uneducated”, was an individual with a weak ego who must attempt to invalidate others in order to feel valid themselves. The fact that this beautiful lady responded to their rudeness with critical thoughtfulness and graciousness, just even further proves her brilliance and what an absolute class act she is! I just Love her response to that, her willingness to teach, and her warm energy. I’ve never watched her before, but I definitely am a new subscriber today! 😊❤️🤗
I’m glad to here, your opinion on botulism I was so close to not canning because of the fear of getting someone sick love your channel
I love how you say you are "skilled". I have learned more from the 40 years of dairy farming and gardening than any book could teach me. People frowned at the idea of us raising our family on the farm using raw milk. We raised our own chickens and beef. My boys never had any allergies and I truly believe it's because of the home grown foods and not the processed food from the store.
I love your reply and level of mature understanding of some people's unkind, rude remarks. You truly have a Christ-like attitude, choosing not to be offended. You are skilled in a way of life many dream about!
I grew up drinking raw milk and I have made it to 71😉😉
I also grew up on a farm. Why would we pasteurize our milk? It went from the cow to the separator then to the refrigerator. Sometimes people just follow rules without ever using their brains.
There are so many chemicals in our modern foods - which we've damaged our DNA as a consequence - this from a CHEMISTRY Scientist. And I used to drink raw milk til they made it unlawful. It's commercial factory farms that have also damaged our food supply - it is NOT HEALTHY the way they raise chickens for meat/eggs, cattle for meat, besides being CRUEL and INHUMANE, it's flat out UNHEALTHY!!!
Same here. Neirher of my sons have allergies either
My dad was an electrician for a college and was changing a lighting ballast in a classroom while a plumber was was fixing the plumbing under a sink where a teacher, with a PhD, had poured plaster of Paris, because "it was liquid when he poured it.". We all have our gifts and expertise, unfortunately, Common Sense isn't so common and apparently, it's not a flower that grows in everyone's garden. Some people are geniuses, but don't have the common sense God gave a doorknob. I think the people who leave negative comments about you must fall into that category because they don't stop to realize that the way you do things has worked for people for literally hundreds of years, even though it may go against books and rules that have only been around for 50-60 years. You keep doing your thing your way and teach everyone that is so desperate for the knowledge and wisdom that you have to give. You are a gift from God. Don't ever doubt that!
Wow! My Dad had an eighth grade education and was awarded when he redesigned the guns for battle ships. Drove without a license until he moved to Florida as a 70 year old and had to test for it.
Skills of all kind are lacking in today's world and
common sense isn't so common anymore. My friends and I ❤ your site. Thank you for sharing your skills and bless your Mother and Grandmother!
I can’t believe anyone has called this wonderfully knowledgeable lady “uneducated.” I have over a decade of formal education more than her and I am learning so much from this video alone. I have friends who are professors and very highly compensated professionals/experts in venerated fields, and very few of them will survive without food delivery apps or the complex telecommunications networks they rely on daily. I value the info she is sharing here, because it’s essential information with hundreds of years of tested and proven knowledge developed by those who came before us.
The true fools are those who cannot appreciate the diverse skill sets of others.
AMEN❤❤❤❤😅😊
Same. My Grandfather had to join the workforce in the 5th grade to provide for the family. He was taken under the wing by an architect and became one himself. He was very skilled with very little education.
Love, Love, Love your videos, teaching and way of living Ruthann!! You are right up my alley! Thank you SO much!!
Facts!!!
I grew up canning the way you did. My mom and grandma fed our family with food canned from our garden. Food up to the neck of the jar. No water over the top of the jar. I knew about botulism but it was never a problem for us or anybody we knew. Im so glad i found you. Subscribing and following. I look forward to more. Yes to the gov't wanting us unhealthy and dependent. Edited to say: you do NOT sound uneducated. You communicate better than 80 percent of youtubers. I have three college degrees, and I admire what you are doing SO MUCH. Thank you for what you are teaching.
I find her speech so kind and easy to listen to. ❤ Many people today are full of arrogance and self-importance.
I’m so excited that I found your site, I started getting back into canning after years away from it, and I couldn’t find information from the past on canning, as all the new information doesn’t have. You are educated, just not by a government controlled system (school)! Your knowledge is invaluable, as you are, thank you so much for sharing.
education is learning skills for a job. that is all it is. doesn t make you smarter or wiser. being able to can and feed your family for years is quite a skill! it s smart and wise!
@@martinemjt a much more valuable skillset than what most degrees offer. Very few degrees train for real work. Increasingly, i believe college is a waste of time. As far as i know there are no schools that teach what this woman knows. Her youtube channel is a service to the world!
Instructions are approved by lawyers…..just saying. I have been in the medical field for more than 45 years and extensive , required documentation is the result of lawsuits
"I am uneducated, but I am skilled." I love the way you put that! I am "educated" but I recognize that the "education" isn't a replacement of having skills, especially as inflation and poor quality food continue to be rampant in our culture. Skills are becoming increasingly important and I'm grateful for people like you willing to share with us regardless of the people who think their education is better than skills.
Love this comment and this channel!
Amen,!!!!
Oh hun you do great! I love your videos. People can be rude to me about this comment but yesterday when I waterbathed canned stewed tomatoes I did the canning exactly like you show it done it works so much better than the water over the jars. Worked great and guess what I didn't pop the bubbles oh no😅... I for one love your shows and your skilled uneducated ways lol 😂 just be you!!
Those people that say that are fools. When hard times come they will starve
I'll take skills over today's "education" any time !!!
my mother was a Mennonite from Manitoba, very not good childhood, was working and taking care of the little ones by time she was 12, so grade 6 tops, she was the best business sense , and the best Mom ever and no one wold ever think her uneducated, and remember if they give you grief about the way you speak, speak low German and really confused them...lol keep up the good work.
Thank you. My grandmother was born in 1887. I remember her sewing without ever using a pattern. She could do everything. Hunt, garden, cook, drive, and she was a post mistress. I wish I had paid more attention when she canned . The old ways are disappearing, but need to be brought back and passed along! Thank you! Stay strong! I TRY to listen and take all the hints anyone wants to pass along. I may have to watch a few times before I even try. Again I am thankful to everyone that passes along knowledge that helps me in my life.
Love this video! So practical and very helpful to hear your reasoning. Thank you for this in depth video.💕
If you can follow a recipe you can do this. Sometimes things don't seal, even for experienced canner. You will know when it is bad, for the most all of the time.
I learned a lot! Thank you so much. In a world lacking it, your common sense is refreshing. I took lots of notes.
Well said Michelle! I wish that our generation valued the vast amount of wisdom our grandparents had when it came to this
Mrs. Zimmerman, I'm a 69 y/o guy that can remember my mom canning only small amounts when I was young back in the late 50's and early 60's. She preserved jam and or jelly only and she always sealed the jars by pouring melted paraffin wax on top of the food, usually a layer no more than a half an inch thick. She died in the early 60's so that is the extant of her canning. But I figured if my mom could do then so can I. I grow tomatoes and water bath the sauce, I pressure can chicken, ground beef, pork roast, meatloaf, potatoes, green beans, legume beans, cherry preserves with fruit from my own trees. Your knowledge is spot on and 100% correct, you are as educated as any one that I know. Please don't sell yourself short, you are a very accomplished woman.
Thank you!!!!
I've done the wax on top of my jellies back in the 80's and 90's ..
God bless you
@@MaryjByers I believe that the wax was used in place of canning lids that we have today. Canning lids are a modern convenience that was not readily available at the time.
You are very educated RuthAnn! 🤗 We don’t all have to go to college to get an education. 😝
HEY NOW...Where is the Canned Meatloaf recipe?
Instructions ?😊
People are jerks and brave behind there computers, you could teach people a lot in a world where most kids grow up not even having home economics anymore. Love your show.
I agree! I purposely did not have internet in my house until my son graduated from highschool. I also involved him I'm our meal planning and making. We live in an apartment so most of our food is from the store... but we both would love to homestead
The skilled in putting up food survive, the "educated" talk a lot of hot air with giant opinions. Beautiful and well done!! Thank you for your video!!❤
I’m sorry people are so judgmental. I love your channel! It’s interesting to hear different ways of doing things. Keep sharing your knowledge! Thank you!
Disagreeing is not an excuse for being hateful and rude. Thankful you display the grace of forgiveness... I enjoy your videos.
You had me at questioning the government. Subscribed 🤙🏼
Of all the canning videos Ive ever watched, no one has ever explained it this way, which was very informative! For an "uneducated" individual, you sure provide a lot of knowledge.
I hope the ones who are under the spell of the indoctrination institutions will "learn" the meaning of grace and how to practice it.
It’s the pearl clutchers that love to follow the guidelines of the 3 letter agencies. I belonged to a fb group called Canning Rebels who actually were like Ms Ruthann
I totally agree
Amen l agree!!!!
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Ya that was priceless! She probably a pure blood too❤😊
Please do not stop sharing how you do what you do. I LOVE IT!!
You are so warm and welcoming! Education vs skills, you are educated in useful life skills and thoughtful share them with us. The world needs a lot more practically educated people like you. Thank you for taking time to educate us!! ❤
Thank you so much!
My mother and grandmother never canned, and neither learned much about cooking or baking either. They said they just weren't meant for the kitchen and I grew up believing that about myself too. Since I've gotten engaged I've been trying to learn how to be more comfortable and useful in the kitchen. I had a friend whose tomatoes over produced this year and they gave me some- now I have a handful of cans of homemade pasta sauce and a few jars of salsa! I know it's just a start but I couldn't be prouder! Thank you for giving women like me a chance to learn these skills from the older generation when we wouldn't have been able to before!!
Excellent
Way to go! Good for you! As your confidence builds, so will your pantry!
What a beautiful comment and adventure you are on!!!
Canning the old fashion way is what everyone in eastern Kentucky does still
Ruthanne, don't ever doubt yourself. My grandmother was Czechloslovakian and we ate almost exclusively from her water bathed jars, freezer and fermenting crocks when at her house. She lived to be over 100 years old and I'm told I'm just like her. Fingers crossed!
I just discovered sourdough and as a result I landed on one of your videos. Let me just say I'm 60 years old and I want to be you when I grow up. I came for the sourdough but having never canned a day in my life yet watching THIS video, I stayed because you are amazing. The knowledge is one thing, but your pure spirit, the way your family radiates love, your kindhearted children, and the joy you take in the work you do makes you someone worth watching. I'm sorry people can be so careless with their words but whether I ever milk a cow or make a wheel of cheese, I will tune in to see what's new on the Zimmerman homestead as long as you make content!
Count me in too. I love your videos and the way you explain things. Stay yourself and don't let anyone talk you into changing. Bless you and your family.
I just made her zucchini pineapple pieces. I live alone, so I only made 3 little jars, but it is something! Her cracker recipe is great. Oh, and I did 4 jars of dry pack potatoes. It adds up. Little by little. I am 79. Takes me longer......
I am loving your videos. Your knowledge and ways of life are wonderful to watch and learn from. We grow a lot of vegetables and I enjoy making pickles relishes chutneys and buy fruit to make jam. I am always searching for new ways to make them. Much love sent to you and your family.
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You are so right about using stock pots with heavy bottoms. My enamel pots never lasted more than two years and ended up in the garden as flowerpots. I bought some cake racks that fit nicely. As the decades went by, the lids we bought had less rubber on them, and now the label says "good for 18 months" on them. Who needs that? So I bought some rubber rings that can be used up to 8 times, so it works out much cheaper and reuse my lids with them. And by the way, my Mennonite father only went to school for three years, but he eventually spoke three languages fluently, worked at a dairy in his 20's, then came to Canada and worked as a logger, bricklayer and welder, and had a small farm. Uneducated? Hardly.
Ruthann, I am a german 😊 in Germany and grew up in a Christian household with grandparents. They thought us three sisters the way of canning you are doing. We grew up with fresh farmers milk from the village. Never got sick from it. Healthy cows in healthy pastures. What you are doing for your family and teaching us is priceless and a blessing. We look forward to saturdays TH-cam film from you! Keep on doing it! You are a sister in Christ and I am looking forward meeting….here or there! 😊
I was born & raised in Germany and love watch you are teaching us… so much mirrors what my grandmother did! 💕
Vielen lieben Dank!
This is very common throughout Europe. Has been for generations
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I’m 63 and have never canned. My grandmothers did, but I wasn’t smart enough to learn from them. I just happened upon you today, and I’m so thankful! You have more knowledge in your pinky than most educated women. Thank you for sharing your tips with all of us. God bless you!
Ruth Ann, you are a breath of fresh air! I am 67 and have been canning since I was 24. I had no one to teach me so I went by the canning books that I had found. I love your channel! I am so glad that I found it. I love learning how your family canned foods! So interesting. I believe that because of canning our own food, this is why my husband and I are so healthy at our age. Thank you so much for sharing and teaching us so many things!
Dear lady, when someone is critical of others, it's because they are lacking something in their own lives. You keep on being you. When I watch your videos, I see the virtuous woman that the Bible speaks of. You take care of your home, your family, and you do it with joy. Thank you for all of the very informative videos that you post. I am looking forward to seeing many more.
The world needs more people like you--skilled, fearless caretakers and good stewards of all that God has blessed us with. I have had my own personal struggle with "FDA safe canning rules" as I've experimented with canning and preserving over the past few years. (As a nurse of 15 years, I tend to doubt anything 3-letter government organizations have to say about health and safety...most of it is fear-mongering nonsense). Thank you for sharing the time-proven, safe, traditional ways of canning and preserving practiced by numerous previous generations. May God richly bless and prosper you and your family!
As a nurse of over 45 years those gov regulations werr developed for very good reasons people used to die! Usually cleaner now but there are very good reasons for these past regulations!!
@madusonkeeper - but now, for the past 50 years All those agencies have gotten corrupted. Lobbist buying them off, chemical companies greasing the palms of persons that have no integrity.
Imo they all regulate themselves. It's all the love of $$$.
@@madusonkeeperI am so glad that I understand the science behind canning so I am free to can as I please. I feel sorry for people who the government keeps in ignorance and fear with their over regulation and scare tactics.
BTW I am a nurse also.
Stop apologizing. You have put in so much work into your home. Your family's health, everything a kid could want in their life. You're it, you've shown them how to be good. Little men, and you should be proud of that. I know there are haters, but don't listen to the haters. Tell them why you're doing something, but never apologize. Because you are great.
Commonsense is worth far more than an education. Skills are learned with love. I love learning from tried and tested, thank you.
The FDA made people fear canning and products were invented for profit.
By the way your blouse is a beautiful colour ❤️
You are an educator. Unfortunately those “groomed” by formal education aren’t educated in generational knowledge and don’t recognize how valuable it is. Thank you for teaching this 65 yr old a few tricks. My Mom and Sisters canned enough for me, my whole life. I literally never had to purchase a can of tomatoes until they passed. I do find canning intimidating. Thank you for the valuable lessons. ❤❤❤❤❤ P.S. 1st time watcher and subscriber today.
I'm not sure if it's formal education that ruins people. Seems like their worldview is the main problem. Society has allowed/promulgated the breakdown of the family and anti-social behaviors. Bitterness is the natural result.
@@lindapeterson328 I agree with you 100000000000% I've got 3 grown kids 10 grands and common since has long gone too.
Some of the dumbest people I know are also the most educated people I know.
Your intro is spot on. Thanks for your vulnerability. I love following you even more now. You have SO MUCH wisdom!
Btw maybe your mother and grandmother did hot water bath canning the German way. In Germany the traditional German jar company Weck advises in their official canning book to not fully cover the jars. Of course you can cover them with water, but it suffices to cover them 3/4. Never did do us any harm 😉
With my strong German ancestry I believe this may be true!!$
I ❤ Weck jars…I add more to my collection every year!!
thank you very much for your video, I enjoy it, answer a lot of my concerns I am new in canning.
@@RuthannzimmThe German WECK-company advises very well-researched & safe water bath canning procedures for over 120years in Germany & Europe!
However, as they also approve the stacking of their all-glass containers (jar & lid) inside the water bath (= fully submersing the bottom layer of jars), submersing itself is no problem as such. It is just not needed, but also no problem.
@@19ghost73this is true! I recall my parents stacking jars of tomato preserves in drums (outside) to boil, lined layers with tablecloths. They rarely had issues with a jar. Also learned only a few years ago that the rings should be removed once lids are sealed. We learn everyday 😊
I have been following you for a very long time. You are definitely NOT uneducated. You are one of the most intelligent woman I know. I haven’t canned in years. We now live in a townhome with little area to grow things. I have been doing container planting and have been successful in potatoes, green beans and tomatoes. This year I had a lot of green tomatoes. I could not waste them. Found my mother’s recipe for green tomato relish. Okay, I don’t have my canning equipment. What do I do? Go to Ruthann Zimmerman and guess what, she walked me through the process. Ruthann you are the best!
FINALLY! I find someone who actually gets it. My Mom and me always water bathed everything out of the orchard and the garden. Then, as deer season and salmon season commenced, we WATER BATHED meat as well!! I believe the Slavic's do it this way and we never got sick a day in my 61 years and neither did any of my family. You are super skilled and thank you for sharing your wisdom.
May I ask how long you waterbathed your salmon?
Thanks
@@rolliecrafts255 I've seen YT videos of women in other countries canning like that. I do know from watching that that the canning time goes on for hours. I've seen videos where they did a five hour processing time. I don't even know where you would learn the correct procedures and times. I guess that info is the type that is handed down through families.
The information you share is very appreciated. I'm a nurse and my lovely hillbilly momma with her 8th grade education was one of the most intelligent woman associated with my life. I believe common sense cannot be taught, you either have it or you don't and it has nothing to do with the amount of education someone has. So, thank you for coming back and continuing to provide those of us who can appreciate what you have to share. Your reaction to their nasty, negative comments reflects your stellar upbringing. Keep on keeping on and God bless you!
One of my favorite scholars set the best education that you can get is the one you get from living off the land the way we were intended to.
Lol. I'M a nurse who was raised by a hillbilly Grandma with an 8th grade education. She had perfect cursive handwriting, and used to read me the classics like Count of Monte Cristo, and Moby Dick. She was INCREDIBLY smart. I learned from her that Educated does NOT equal Smart. 😂
You are not un-educated, nor do you sound it. Far from it. I find your knowledge of canning extremely helpful. Please keep making videos like this and share the wisdom you have accumulated throughout your years of living a good honest life. God bless you and your family.
You DO NOT sound uneducated! I told my husband just the other day that i think you're SO SMART and that you know a lot of stuff.
There are some things that I question but I do not ever down grade anyone for their ways. Some things I do in canning is the way my grandmothers taught me and are not approved by “the man”. I have started water bathing like you do and I’m loving it. It makes sense. I reuse lids as well. I even use an Instant Pot to can small amounts. I can meat and low acid foods in it. I enjoy your videos. Keep them coming. 😊
Ruthann this video was jam packed with such much needed information. I can not believe anyone would question your education. You know so much more about about raising and preserving food than your average person. Also your articulation is far from uneducated. I continue to learn so much from you. Please keep the videos coming. Your a true blessing and your videos help us to be reminded how important growing our own food is. I wish I could sit at your table and take notes all day long. God Bless you and your family.
I’m 50 and my great grandmother was Mennonite, she was an incredible strong woman. When I was a little girl in Girl Scouts we went the nursing home in our small town and I told my leaders my great grandmother worked there, I was hoping to see her working when I was there visiting. My troop leader told me “Sweetie you mean your great grandmother lives here, she doesn’t work here” We ended up seeing her there and yes she did work there! She was amazing, she was taking care of people a lot younger than her. She lived simply, worked hard and lived a very long life. I just found your channel and I love it bring me back to my childhood and helping great grandma Cook. Thank you for teaching the “old ways”
You absolutely do not sound uneducated. I am watching your videos as 43 year old man with tears in my eyes . The way you live, work and teach your kids skills is the most valuable way of living. Keep going, don't take any notice of negativity unless it is constructive. God bless you all. Michal x
I learned canning by helping my mother 50-odd years ago. Everything she canned for our family of 14 was pressure canned. When I started canning for myself and my husband earlier this year, I did a lot of research, and came to the conclusion that the government used fear to convince housewives that they would kill their families if they didn't pressure can certain things. I reasoned that, after all, Amish and Mennonite mothers have been water bath canning for generations. Presumably, if that method were indeed killing their families, they would not keep using it. I'm 68 years old, and have never based my decisions on the government's fearmongering, and I don't intend to start. Thank you so much for providing this channel where I and others can learn to water bath can safely.
I’m Australian and I have always bottled just like you do. I only heard about covering jars with 1 inch of water when I started watching TH-cam a few years ago. This video was a breath of fresh air. 🇦🇺
I am an Aussie too and learning new things too . Ruthie Ann is delightful .
The whole time I have been watching you I was thinking how proper and educated you sounded when you would explain things!! I find it funny that someone out there thinks you sound uneducated
As for the raw milk issue - if people would only research for themselves what all the gov is doing to us through our store purchased food they might change their minds
Keep doing what you do!!
I am 70 years old and have been canning for years. You are so full of knowledge; I love watching your videos!! I have learned so much from you! Thank you for giving of yourself to others. You are truly a blessing to me, and from all the wonderful comments I have read, to many others as well. You go girl! You’re doing a wonderful job!
Hello Ruthann, I'm Jacks wife, we are in our 70's. I have canned all my life. When I was young and worked in a hospital with a young Mennonite man who was doing his 2 years of service as there was the draft and the Viet Nam war at the time. He was the kindest person and had good moral values. Being an orphan, I was working and paying for schooling myself. Canning helped me achieve my degrees without going hungry. Good values, kindness, helping others are wonderful no matter who or what you are. Education and money are not of great value in the long run. Kindness and helping people will be very needed in the way our country is going. So just bless the hearts of the people who are rude and say a prayer for them. Bless you for helping and teaching people who didn't have moms and grandmas to teach them. I have found that people who say rude things to make themselves feel better or superior end up in court; my area of work and they don't realize they did it to themselves!
Hi Mrs. Zimmerman and precious family! I’m shocked that anyone would think your are uneducated. I for one never thought of you as uneducated, I always thought you as educated and very wise.
I find your way of explaining things very detailed and interesting.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us.
I hope you and your family have a blessed weekend!
Formal education is no replacement for common sense and natural abilities. You are a delight to watch and I truly appreciate your sharing your knowledge.
I'm one of those immunocompromised people, so I do follow "the rules" more closely to avoid botulism. I still appreciate the heck out of your content, though, as there are many things that are consistent between "the rules" and your practices, and you're just a joyous presence. Thank you for getting past your fears and putting out the great content you do.
My young boys and I love watching your videos! I'm sorry you get so many negative comments, but I'm glad you are able to push past them to keep sharing wonderful content. Hearing all of your tips and recipes, as well as just seeing your family lifestyle is so enriching to me and my family. We have tried a few of your recipes so far and the boys keep asking for more. :)
Yes and amen! I am very glad God, as she understands Him, has given her the strength and courage to do these wonderful videos.
Ruthann I’m so sorry that people have to be so rude and hateful. I love learning from you! You explain stuff so well, it’s so easy to understand. Watching you I have about got my nerve up to try cheese making. My problem now is no place to purchase raw milk. I was buying but then farmer quit selling. So I can’t find any other options to buy. But please don’t stop doing videos, because you do have a lot of people learning so much from you. Thankyou for all your time and effort you put into making videos. You are such a blessing.
If I remember correctly she mentions in her cheese making video that you can use any type of milk other than the ultra pasteurized milk (the kind you buy in tetra packs) for making cheese.
@@marthaneudorf1899I think you mean Ultra-pasteurized milk.
@@cynthiafisher9907 yes you are correct. That is what I meant. I have edited the comment.
This is gold! Our culture puts value in all the wrong things. Education is valued above knowledge and conforming to messages from those in positions of control is valued above using common sense and logic. I'm so thankful I found your channel. I'm going to adjust a few of my waterbath techniques thanks to you. Keep doing what you are doing. We all have a lot to learn. Sincerely, Your Nebraska neighbor!
Ignore hurtful comments. My Mom only went to school thru 8th grade. She felt ashamed her whole life. No one knew she was an extremely skilled woman! She cooked, canned, sewed and gardened! Too many other skills to mention and she taught me all of them! Love you in heaven Mom! My point is that you are so very skilled and I appreciate you taking the time to teach others! Thank you so much!
As a retired public elementary school teacher who didn’t teach when my own children were little but stayed home with them, I have to say that skills are every bit as important-if not more important-than book learning. And I incorporated a lot of practical common sense learning into my classrooms.
I canned produce, used raw milk, and had chickens and a garden when my kids were growing up and even after they left home. We ate wild meat, too, and we raised 4-H and meat hogs.
Now that I’m retired, I want to get back to home canning again. One summer when my son was 2 1/2 and my daughter was four weeks old, I canned 35-40 quarts of tomatoes in one day because my tomatoes were all ready at once. (My kids are now 46, 44, and 37.)I can still do this!!!
Your explanation of the canning process is excellent. Thank you for taking the time to make this video. I'm sure many will benefit from it. I learned to can from my grandma when I was 17, decades ago. She mainly waterbathed. All of my canning has been waterbathing. I've done roast, hamburger, chicken, all for 3 hours. I've eaten the roast, excellent!! New subscriber from Texas.
I keep a bathroom fan running in my basement to prevent moisture damage. Made a huge difference. Also, I learned the hard way that washing your jars of food after canning prevents rusting and unsealing. It takes time but is necessary in my opinion. Your tips and advice are a valuable resource. Especially from someone who is educated. 😂 Keep up the great work.
I love listening to you. I never once thought you were anything but amazing! Articulate and skilled- I would be proud to be as "uneducated" as you.❤
I grew up canning the same way you do. Love your show.
Good Lord! I'm only 10 minutes in your video and it is soooo refreshing to hear you with your common sense, your sweet loving smile and comforting voice just makes it even better! I thank you and I thank the Lord, that there are still wonderful humans like you! THANK YOU!♥
I have never used a pressure cooker to preserve food. I turn 38 in the next week and I regret not remembering how grandma could prepare a meal for six from a package of hamburger two potatoes and a loaf of bread! I want to relearn/remember these skills to save our garden excess and be able to feed our family. Thank you!
I can not believe someone would be that rude to you! I have a college degree but I'll take logic, reason, common sense, knowledge and skills over education every day and twice on Sundays. Please ignore the haters.. You're videos bring so much good to the world. God bless you!
Don’t let miserable ignorant ppl who can’t think for themselves get to you. Your way of canning is becoming a lost art. It is beautiful and so is your family and the way you talk. Education nowadays is just indoctrination anyway. Thankyou for educating and empowering ppl to put healthy food in their pantries.
I love the methods of canning you use. I used to do hot pack canning but got scared by the many rules and regulations about canning. My family never got sick. I really lost my joy of canning. I am reassured that the only thing taking my joy of canning away, was fear. Thank you so much. As for the rude comments from people, they should realize we all have our own personal gifts. I would sooner be able to care for my family when needed than be a scholar. You are wonderful and your teaching has lifted my spirit and given me confidence that I can go back to my tried and true way of canning with out the fear. Live, love and have a great life. You are teaching your children a way of life that will serve them in the future. Self sufficiency is a smart way of life.
What a fabulous video! I am a true novice to canning, uncomfortable with the process because of the admonitions from some of my friends and family about sterilization of equipment, how to fill the jars, and so on. Your simple and easily understood explanations of the how's and why's of your "old Mennonite" style of canning were spot on. I feel comfortable enough now to begin my first year of canning a few things from my garden. I have subscribed to your TH-cam channel and hope to enjoy more of your presentations as I navigate the homesteading learning curve.
Now, for those not-so-kind comments you have received from some viewers about your methods or "level of education", I have this to say...IGNORE THEM ALL!!!
I am closing in on 70 years of life, with a professional experiences behind me that have included service in Army Intelligence, government positions in intelligence analysis, and teaching at the college/university level -- English, business communications (including video presentations!) and writing. You are right on the money with your philosophy that education and skill (and/or lack thereof) are not the same. I am highly educated, and very intelligent in many fields; but your experience, knowledge and skill in the field you have chosen far surpass mine. I can "sound educated" with the best of them in my own fields of endeavor, but I'm an idiot when it comes to matters of preservation and the world of homesteading.
Keep doing what you are doing. We 'Tube-ers' out here need more of your sound advice and sharing of time-tested methods. No, we don't have to follow through with everything you may present, for reasons of our own. But refusing to listen or consider alternative ideas simply because we may tend to agree or foster another line of thinking is just plain "uneducated". And, frankly, we have the choice to listen, walk away, or just change the channel. That is what we do in this wonderful country of ours!
Many blessings to you and your family.
The audacity of someone to say that you are not educated! Your knowledge surpasses a Master's Degree in this field. I am educated and I could never make the presentation they way you do. I absolutely love to watch your videos and you have taught me so much. I am open to learn the Amish way. God bless you and keep it up, please do not let anyone offend you. I was able to live on a dairy and nothing is as good as raw milk!
Thank you Ruthann. I was raised on a rural farm in New England in the 60's. My mother canned with the glass dome lids and runbbers. She never gave us anything that was bad. If it looks bad or smells bad, don't eat it or give it to your family. It's as simple as that. A little common sense goes a long way.
I am enjoying your channel so much, thank you for being bold and sharing. Seems to me you are very knowledgeable. I'm sure you learned more in your 5th grade education than most people in college learn today. My mother, wno had an 8th grade education, was often surprised to learn what I did not learn in school.
Sunshine, my Dad grew up drinking raw milk too. He had no problems, ever.
TONS OF PEOPLE water bath when "the law" says we shouldn't. Yes, I said 'we'. You keep doing what you're doing. And there are a ton of us out here that specifically look for the information & knowledge that God has given you. Please keep going! Love you hun ~
And NO, you don't sound uneducated at all! Sound like the rest of us to me!
Please don't let the haters spoil your desire to share your wonderful knowledge with us (those who absolutely love what you're doing)! As the world gets crazier, us city folk need to learn how to do all this, and I've learned so much from you - thank you!
One thing I would like to say to you Ruth Anne is you are my Hero. You are your family will be standing when others will have know idea how to survive and anyway possible that is needed. My dad had a third grade education, and he was the smartest man I ever knew. Had his own business and always paid cash for what he needed. Thank you for sharing your lovely family and your Ways with use to learn from . So so grateful. I love water bathing myself and would love to dry water bathing potatoes, saw someone do them and they said they were better then any they have ever done, but I can’t remember how it was done . But thank you so much.❤
Thank you!! I ‘m your target audience. Fearful and overwhelmed so much that I haven’t canned. Keep doing these super-simple, clearly communicated videos for those of us that don’t have a mom or grandma to show them the way! ❤❤❤
I'm 63 and just started canning this year. I'm using my insta pot it only cans 4 pints at a time but I bought a # 10 can of tomato sauce and a #10 can of pizza sauce and canned them, that may be cheating but I have them on the shelf and I got some practice while learning and watching videos. Now I have bought butternut squash, pie pumpkins and potatoes, I've made soup and chili. Just 4 jars at a time but now I have several cases of food put up that can easily last a year. Good luck on your canning journey.
You can do it! My grandkids don't want to learn , if you were around here, I'd teach you
In Europe there are generally 2 types of preserving jars = 1 is kilner, 2nd is Weck jars. No pressure canning in hundreds of countries.
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Great video. I have learned so much from you. Growing up in Michigan, my grandmother canned but my mother did not. 🤷♂️. I have now canned tomatoes, my tomato sauce and the pineapple zucchini (❤). I think you are genuine and so relatable. On a side note, I have a master’s degree. That only means I was trainable, followed through to completion and checked a box for corporate upward mobility. You, Ruth Ann are street smart👍
Im 67 and learned canning from my grandmother and mother. Neither had a pressure canner, and they added salt and vinegar to waterbathed low acid foods. A century of experience & successful canning this way.
What a wealth of information. Not educated ? yah right.. articulate... intelligent... knowledgeable... You are educated in what you need to know for your situation. Some so called educated people have no clue about some things like MANNERS !! LOVED this video. Thank you. xx
So blessed to have found your channel. My Mother grew up horse and buggy Mennonite in Northern Indiana. I was raised Conservative Mennonite. We learned how to garden and preserve. It is a skill that is very important to pass along to our children
Also important to pass along baking and cooking skills as well. I am proud of my heritage and love watching you as you share your heritage.
Ruth Ann you are wonderful! Thank you for helping me build my skills. I have an education but what you are teaching me has raised my quality of life and have helped me feed my family with healthy foods.
You are much more educated than the people making bad comments. I love your channel and you have much more knowledge than the people with the negative comments.
Being rude is uneducated!
You are not rude , you are a kind-hearted person willing to share your wondeful ways.
Thank you.🎉
I'm a fairly new canner (about 3 years). I've not had anyone teach me except for videos and the very little I remember from when I was a kid. My mom was a farm girl, so she did forbidden things like reuse the lids. Anyway, I've had a lot of trouble with siphoning especially. Because of your complete explanations, I know exactly what I did wrong.
I appreciate you explaining the "why" of it all. That helps to figure out what goes wrong and fix it next time. It's irritating when someone just says 'do it this way' without the reasons.
I'm also glad to hear you stress the fact that if people stop worrying as much about germs and bacteria, they develop a healthy immune system to take care of the body.
Thank you!!!
I too had a siphoning problem and know what I did wrong as well… I also learned about the rings and stacking my canning produce. I got scared and backed off of my canning, now I am ready to tackle it again! Thank you, Ruthann! I have decided to stop thinking of all the do’s and don’ts of the Ball etc “safe canning techniques” and relying on generations of canning techniques and the wonderful knowledge you shared! I can’t begin to thank you! May Our Sacred Savior Richly Bless You and Your Wonderful Family!
Your very educated for your knowledge of canning, persevering farm life. You are an Excellent Teacher, explaining very well. You rescreach and that is demonstrated in your teaching, explaining. Don't let the rudeness of some stop you from continuing.
I think you should put out a video every morning. Your calmness in the craziness of the world today, makes my day brighter. Thank you for being you and thank you for teaching the world the things you teach. You are a blessing from the Lord to everyone who watches these videos.
I have never watched your channel, but in watching you for 5 minutes I think you are a nice person. Do not pay attention to the haters who have negative comments to spit out of their nasty mouth. Do not apologize. You are an expert at what you do. Those who do not like it can go elsewhere. Keep being yourself.
You sound more educated than all the ‘kids’ coming out of school these days and you are certainly one of the wisest women I’ve heard on you tube. And your generosity and love supersedes all.
My grandma came from a Mennonite background, and she canned everything. I unfortunately, wasn't raised around her so didn't learn those lessons until I was in my 50s when I started learning how to can and then it was by trial and error and I'm sure I had loads of errors. Then I learned about a Ball recipe book, so I've been using that. In the last few years, I've learned about steam canning for anything that you can water bath can and for me that is what I've been doing, successfully. You definitely are not filling over the top with a steam canner, but it is safe. I'm disabled and, in a wheelchair, so cannot see into a big pot and since I've been severely burned in the past that is more of a risk to me, so the steam canner is a god send. Pressure canner also doesn't have much water, so I don't worry about getting burned by reaching blindly into the pot, because the pot is usually cooled down enough by the time, I take my jars out. I love your videos, since discovering you earlier this year. I don't know why people are so cruel to say such things, as uneducated? Really...You are intelligent, and you bring a lot to the table for folks learning to can, preserve, garden. You keep doing what your family has been doing, that in itself is enough proof that it works.
I think Ruthann is incredibly intelligent. She explains things so well without making it sound like a drudgery. It shows that she loves her family enough to do all that she does. Please be careful to not burn yourself again Debbie.
I love your channel. I grew up in Poland. I learned most of my canning methods from my mom. We lived in a little village and had our own farm, so canning has always been a big part of my life. I find that we do a lot of things similar to you. I love canning and making preserves. It's so satisfying when you know exactly what's in your food and what you are feeding your family. I moved to Canada about 20 years ago and I have been continuing with my canning. I love how you run your homestead. We are planning on moving out of the city soon, so I'm hoping to build our own little homestead. Thank you for your channel. I know it's an effort to put yourself out there, so thank you for doing it. Stay safe and happy.
Mrs. Zimmerman: You, my dear are highly educated. Just not from a university. You possess skills and knowledge that very few "educated:" folks have never been exposed to. You possess knowledge and skills that can only be taught "on the job." I'm a 67 year old male. I'm currently re-learning life skills from my grandparents that modern society drove from my brain! Thank You for sharing your skills and knowledge. You and your family are very special in that you possess the "old" skills taught by your parents and grandparents that modern society has forgotten. Your vocabulary is straight forward, to the point and grammatically correct. I've had many conversations with Amish and old school Mennonite customers over the years (mainly in Michigan and Northern Indiana) and have come to the realization that often times the only difference between us (the English) and them is that we drive Oldsmobiles and they drive "Oatsmobiles." Please, keep on educating us "English" on the old ways of doing things. Oh! As an after thought: The scientific way that you explain things regarding water bath canning vs. pressure canning debunks the statement that you are "uneducated."
As a kid, my grandmother and my aunt used a number three wash tub on a gas stove and they had a piece of wooden lattice cut to fit down in the bottom and they would sit there jars on top of that and canned 20 to 30 jars at a time. I have just started my own canning journey so I currently have two thrifted water bath canner’s, and they have been a blessing. I appreciate your recipes and information in this journey to return back to the things of my childhood and helping our family eat a better diet without chemicals may God richly bless you.🥰
That's how my mom and grandma did it!
You have been most helpful to get this 68 year old grandma canning again. I can handle my waterbath canner ...due to arthritis in my hands...the pressure canner was too heavy. 100 jars in 2 weeks. Thank you for your ability to touch and encourage others. Your teaching is a God-given gift.
AWESOME testimony!!!! God bless you!
My grandparents fed 6 children on all waterbathed canned meats, vegetables, fruits, etc. 500+ jars a year, and everything was canned in the metal inside portion of an old refrigerator over an open fire. 😊
A good tip she had was just to can fruit in a simple syrup so she could turn it into whatever they needed it to be turned into.
In my opinion you are more educated in life than the best educated people in the world. You can do stuff that a lot of people including myself would love to be able to do. So God bless you and your family and thank you so much for sharing your lives with all of us. Love your videos.
Ruth Ann that was a fantastic video! I have been canning for 15-20 years and even though we don't agree on all things, I still found this to be a very valuable video. And I just want to say, I'm really sorry people can be so awful in their comments. There is just no need for that ever. You are a treasure. Thank you for your willingness to put out videos and risk those kinds of comments.
Thank you Ruthann for doing this video. I have a friend who has been canning for 40 years and said to me she’d been doing it wrong! Somebody who, by the way never canned, told her so. She went on to tell me this person was smart because she went to college. WELL I set her straight! Lol. She has so much knowledge and I learned so much from her. She watched your video and feels better about her way of canning.
Some people are just BOOK STUPID.
Ruth Ann I love the way you speak and how kind you are. You have an open and honest face and you’re children are very lucky to have you as their mother as you are raising beautiful children. Never let people’s opinions deter you from what his tells you that you can do. I learn so much from you. Thankyou
This is the greatest education you can have - homesteading! I like how you said you were “skilled” - very true and definitely not something a lot of people have. You’ve taught me a lot here and helped me not fear so much about botulism, debubbling properly, reusing lids, or filling my pot up to boiling over. I appreciate you and look forward to more videos. God bless!