tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post5233068473629213126..comments2024-03-28T13:49:48.236+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Bloody Disaster.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-22348742102501641112017-09-05T15:36:52.162+01:002017-09-05T15:36:52.162+01:00It was only a few weeks ago that I dried them, I d...It was only a few weeks ago that I dried them, I didn't think it was long enough ago for poisons to have developed. Ha ha.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-27398100240675000982017-09-05T14:50:32.222+01:002017-09-05T14:50:32.222+01:00"of course I tasted them" Now that gave ..."of course I tasted them" Now that gave me shivers. You are brave.Jane Karwathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10873112386908974146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-79754228291073776822017-09-05T13:01:51.976+01:002017-09-05T13:01:51.976+01:00They way they were 'fizzing' they looked e...They way they were 'fizzing' they looked evil. I did eat one anyway.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-64196158555453182362017-09-05T13:01:10.522+01:002017-09-05T13:01:10.522+01:00When I was younger I used to eat them like sweets,...When I was younger I used to eat them like sweets, taking them from the jar as I passed by. I'm better behaved these days.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-67714418157435173182017-09-05T12:39:57.318+01:002017-09-05T12:39:57.318+01:00Botulism is something I always worried about years...Botulism is something I always worried about years ago when we bottled our tomatoes. I am glad you threw them away. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-29361170222907064462017-09-05T11:56:28.231+01:002017-09-05T11:56:28.231+01:00It's not a particularly relevant comment but I...It's not a particularly relevant comment but I really can't take to sun dried tomatoes except for cooking. But then I've never tried a home-bottled one.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-4127508868972432252017-09-05T09:30:09.365+01:002017-09-05T09:30:09.365+01:00It does look a bit outer-worldish.It does look a bit outer-worldish.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-1280948019595485022017-09-05T09:14:54.363+01:002017-09-05T09:14:54.363+01:00Are you sure this is not an invasion from outer ma...Are you sure this is not an invasion from outer masquerading as bottled tomatoes?The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-19630027095005832262017-09-05T09:04:13.512+01:002017-09-05T09:04:13.512+01:00I didn't like the sound of it either. I was on...I didn't like the sound of it either. I was once told that bottled Asparagus can cause botulism. I would never buy Asparagus in bottles; now even less so.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-2259745867033660732017-09-05T08:36:08.951+01:002017-09-05T08:36:08.951+01:00Maria's mention of the word botulism sent the ...Maria's mention of the word botulism sent the fear of God through me. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-42981120821620484622017-09-05T07:34:57.618+01:002017-09-05T07:34:57.618+01:00I opened the others to see if they were the same; ...I opened the others to see if they were the same; they weren't. I think the lot that went off were under salted and under dried.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-19694082198544002312017-09-05T07:33:59.326+01:002017-09-05T07:33:59.326+01:00I've now put the others in the fridge. I did w...I've now put the others in the fridge. I did wonder whether the problem was due to heat.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-15020711169725834912017-09-05T07:05:33.805+01:002017-09-05T07:05:33.805+01:00Hope all the other jars stay shut tight.
I would h...Hope all the other jars stay shut tight.<br />I would have done the vinegar thing that Maria mentions. Hadn't thought about wine.local alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-38842602018320132032017-09-05T07:05:27.072+01:002017-09-05T07:05:27.072+01:00I must admit we put our jars in the fridge because...I must admit we put our jars in the fridge because I'm a bit paranoid about botulism. Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-19939233468748989622017-09-05T07:03:03.062+01:002017-09-05T07:03:03.062+01:00I was a bit rash, and disposed of them.I was a bit rash, and disposed of them.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-67682354542820722222017-09-05T07:02:39.887+01:002017-09-05T07:02:39.887+01:00I threw them out; I didn't think they could be...I threw them out; I didn't think they could be saved!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-4264378669893262652017-09-05T06:51:15.941+01:002017-09-05T06:51:15.941+01:00Put them in your next curry! Put them in your next curry! Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-1336035668991879302017-09-05T06:49:08.518+01:002017-09-05T06:49:08.518+01:00With bought dried tomatoes, I always give them a q...With bought dried tomatoes, I always give them a quick sear in vinegar and wine before putting them in oil; it prevents fermenting and, most important the danger of forming botulism. I would cook the 'fermented' ones before eating them, just to be safe, Cro.<br />Greetings Maria xMariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01525028325800849416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-43132073409266849942017-09-05T06:13:12.869+01:002017-09-05T06:13:12.869+01:00Alas, that is so. At least I'll know for next ...Alas, that is so. At least I'll know for next year.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-49659716530520582242017-09-05T06:12:40.294+01:002017-09-05T06:12:40.294+01:00It wasn't too bad, the oil had gone over some ...It wasn't too bad, the oil had gone over some of my jars of Tayberry Jam.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-45211400072514319602017-09-05T06:10:14.148+01:002017-09-05T06:10:14.148+01:00Preserving is often a case of trial and error and ...Preserving is often a case of trial and error and unhappily, as in your experience, things can go badly wrong.<br />AlphieAlphie Souphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17041492283753978975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-6849308075451579792017-09-05T04:48:51.000+01:002017-09-05T04:48:51.000+01:00It would be a big job to clean them:)It would be a big job to clean them:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com