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If you haven’t already heard of this awesome care package item, you’re about to stumble upon something awesome!!! I recently made this for my husband who is currently in Iraq. These are GREAT and just something that’s homemade to include in a care package. It’s basically a mini cake inside of a mason jar. It…
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I’m going to have to try this one!!
http://extension.psu.edu/food-safety/food-preservation/faq/canning-breads
be carefull closing the lid right after baking. can cause high water levels which are a perfect breeding spot for bacteria.
Can this be done with bread?
can you can bread too? My son wants banana or zucchini bread.
Can you do this with bread? My son wants banana bread.
Here is another good site talking about proper sterilization of jars and lids and optimum storage temperatures for your canned goods.
http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/how/general/ensuring_safe_canned_foods.html
Admittedly, I’m not a canner. I also don’t want to take a chance on the health of those I’m sending these cakes too, so I did have to consult my mother –someone who grew up learning canning, canned when I grew up, and a nurse who has called in her questions to the county extension office a few times regarding similar issues.
Mom says, “I think the cake in a jar is safe for short term storage to send off to a soldier overseas, but hopefully they aren’t being stored for years. They would fall under low acid food canning rules.
If the seal is good and the cake cooked right, it is unlikely someone will get sick.
You may want to try your local extension office for additional information or state office.”
Food safety is a concern, so if you’re not comfortable that you understand these instructions and the risk, then yes! there is always the “wireacake.com” option.
I’ve used both and have had good reports without incident.
We’ve had reports back that this has been done with pumpkin bread, and if you google there are more recipes out there. I would guess that any breads that are cake-like i.e. not traditional yeast based breads would follow the same directions. Good luck!
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I send cake in jar to soliders all the time and they leave jars there for cups.
Am so going to do this!
I made these for my husband about a month ago and they were a hit! I’m making more right now for my husbands birthday
thanks for the post!
I made two jars for Jared last week
I hope he likes them!
I need to try these and send William some. Going to send him a package I hope the end of the week.
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