One if the disadvantages of the Village of Eden is that the solar power is not strong enough for a refrigerator.
So, I decided to try buying ground beef in Kampala, bring it to the VOE and then can it so it will last.
I bought the ground beef and put it in a freezer bag I brought from the U.S. along with 2 bags of ice to keep it cold on the 6-7 hour trip back.
When we arrived last night, I scrambled the beef, put it in the cans and then pressured it.
This morning all the cans had sealed!
It doesn't look very appetizing in the jars, but next week when I want some meat I bet it looks delicious!
It was a lot of trouble but I think it was worth it. One thing I did learn was that I need a bigger pressure cooker- an actual pressure canner with a rack. Mine was too shallow to sit the jars on rings so I layered butter knives in the bottom to serve as the rack! (Otherwise I would have lost the meat). It worked but not the best.
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