So let’s address the elephant in the room. In the 1970’s the canning department of the USDA/FDA was shut down. I’m not sure of the exact reason, but it left a huge hole in the canning industry. People weren’t canning as much because it was easier and cheaper to buy foods canned by corporations. More women were working and didn’t want to spend that time at home putting up food. With that happening, there have been no updates to our current way of canning. Things have changed significantly. Pressu