Add a clean white washcloth and a pinch of salt into the jars when canning water for wound care. Then you will have sterile saline water and a sterile wash cloth to wash off wounds.
My dad and I found old military style aluminum cans of emergency water up in the attic my grandpa must have stored away years ago before he passed. I guess prepping runs in the family. lol
We live in Miami and there is currently a hurricane headed our way. While everyone is running for bottled water and clearing the shelves, I have my sterile jars of water in case of emergency. Thank you for sharing this process, it helped me out a lot!!!
Same East coast I stopped buying water years ago. Camping jugs and now canning jars. I also get ice tea from Popeyes save those bags and fill them up with water and can even freeze to have in case of power outage.
I can’t express how thankful I am for the information you have been providing for the last two years that I’ve been following you. I did not panic because I had been stocking our pantry one extra item at a time. Thank you!
I live in Florida and after I saw this I was like great idea. I was just going to fill up jars. Thank you for all the tips and inspiration. Now we deal with this hurricane. 🌀
This is certainly worth considering. I have tried to store water in approved containers for long term storage. The water looked and smelled OK when pulled for use, 6-12 months later , but I noticed the containers had a slimy film building up on it, that I could FEEL...but not see. I did use the water so as not to waste it, but I ran it through a filter first. It could have been boiled before using, but I would not want to drink it otherwise. I also had just a regular plastic bottle with stored water in it. When I went to use it, I noticed a green fuzzy algae ball floating around inside of it! That water had been filtered before being put in that bottle. Boiling before storage would be the safest way to kill all microbes and bacteria.
At first I laughed at this.. But, after listening to your explanation for doing this.. I shut up and listened.. Excellent video. Water is sold in cans.. Flavored water. Thank you for sharing, this timely and needed video.. I've got to get going..
Is funny how you been doing this for years and then people want to comment and school you like people seriously she's been doing this enough to say I know it's work for me this way... Keep up with what you do your really good to hear I'm learning from you.
I've been canning for 30+ years and have always filled a canning jar with water and lid and used it to finish filling my pressure canner when I didn't have a full canner. This gives me extra sterile water for emergencies.
My husband made fun of me for canning water when I have an empty spot in the canner. However, he changed his mind this year when a tornado rolled through our area this year and left us without power for 2 days. Not just once but twice! Our property wasn't damaged either time, thank goodness. Since we are in the sticks, we get our water from a well. No power means no water, unless you were prepared like me and my crazy canned water. I also refill milk jugs and gallon vinegar bottles with water for flushing down the brown and washing dishes. I think getting a generator is looking pretty good to him...also my idea. If we had the generator I wouldn't need to store as much emergency water.
I also have a well. I did start canning water which really made a friend of mine think I had finally lost it. However, she lives in an apartment, everything is done for her etc. Now I have water for me and my pets for immediate use and don't have to open a gallon jug for what may be only a day or two.
@@gailoreilly1516 Yep, people thought I was nuts too. That's okay, I think they are nuts for not being prepared. Hubby is finally on board with my preps. He got a generator!
Careful on which jugs you use! Had a Walmart milk hug bust on me, poured water all over my pantry shelves. No, it wasn't from being too cold. This happened a couple of months ago. I'm going to start doing this way to save space!
Now thanks to you I have another canning project to get done.LMHO!. Off I go in search of more quart jars. All of my larger jars have dry storage in them too. THANKS FOR THIS VIDEO.
I love this idea. From California & years ago in the Northridge earthquake people had no power for weeks and were isolated as the freeway overpass was out. One of their big issues was no water
A couple of things to take into account. 1 - a jar takes up the same amount of space whether it has water in it or it's empty. 2. Canned water is sterile. In an emergency situation that could be life-saving. 3. I use off-brand lids. If the lid fails it's not such a big deal. This is also a good way to reuse Lids that are not damaged. It's just water so if the lid fails no loss.
I can't stress enough how important it is to can water......COVID lock down taught me that. That was the one thing I did not have stocked up. Again when our village managed to freeze and water pipes broke all over and went a few weeks without repair....again it was water that I learned is vital. I'm told to be sure and shake up the water before drinking canned water, and that it tastes better after being in fridge.
Excellent way to store jars. Especially when lids are re-used for this purpose (only). Water is ready for use with the next batch of canning. Especially, important when trying to save what's in the freezer following a grid-down event (hurricanes & ice storms here). My Presto canners need 3 quarts of water for processing. That leaves 4 quarts available for use, as needed, for a full canner of 7 quarts of whatever is in the jars. Since I normally don't add water for a second batch, the 2nd run of the day has 7 quarts f water available. Plus: The inside of the jars is clean. Wipe off the outside, with a damp cloth, to remove any dust. Think about how much water is saved when it isn't necessary to "hot, soapy, water to wash and rinse jars." Here, grid down, the well pump doesn't work! Shelf life of canned water: Properly canned, the water is safe for use, as is, as long as the seal isn't broken! Water, itself, does not have an expiration date. Dates stamped on bottle water is about how long the plastic bottle will last before it begins to leak. It's easy to see the distortion taking place in plastic bottles BEFORE the "Best By" date is reached. Highly recommend canning water to occupy the shelf space needed for storage of empty canning jars. Especially quarts and 1/2 gallon mason jars. If using new lids, designate them as WATER, so you can use them again for canning water.
OMG what a lightbulb moment! It never occurred to me that I could can water for pure water storage. I've been planning to go out and buy jugs to put tap water in but how long can that actually last? This water is guaranteed pure and sterile. Wonderful! Thank you!
freezer zip-lock bags gallon size and quart sizes can be used as a container/vessel to hold water, either put them in the freezer on its side, same if you want to put in the fridge, might be help full to have some cardboard when you laying them on the fridge rack.
Thank you for this video, I am going to try this and store the water under my bathroom sink in case I have to use it for brushing my teeth or washing up. 💙
I don’t like to throw away my used spaghetti, pickle etc jars I have laying around. So I use them to can water in and save my actual canning jars for canning.
I started canning water when had empty spots in my canner. Felt it was a waste of canner space. Didnt know others did the same. Awesome! I only do qts and pints.
Leisa, this is ingenious! For the first time ever I canned some water, but I didn’t know how easy you make this. I could put jars in with chicken stock when I’m processing it.
Leisa: I want to thank you for dong the low spend month in January - we stocked up on so many things then that we don't have to worry now. And we are able to share with our daughter who is a single Mom. I can't believe how some people are hoarding so many things.
My gut told me to use my least favorite jars to store water. Then this video came up in my feed. So my gut is saying “no, really do it”. Yesterday we had a boil order. How many signs do I need?! 😂 So today I distilled a bunch of water to can tomorrow. Figure it’s good water and we can use it in my husband’s CPAP as well. From COVID on I’ve seen sometimes it’s hard to get distilled water or it’s expensive.
Hey just wanted to drop a warning. Distilled water is ok to drink but not in large quantities. Water has minerals in it we need for proper hydration and the distilling process removes too much of them. I do about 25% of my canned water distilled for medical needs, sinus flushes, and cpap needs. The rest is boiled filtered tap water.
I have been sterilizing water for a few years now. We have town water and it's horrible. I have a canner just for this. Never used for food. I fill the whole canner with water and pressure cook it. I have recycled wine jugs that I also sterilize. Fill the jugs with the sterilize water. I never tasted water soooooo good. Now I can enjoy water and drink it like I'm supposed to!
I reuse all my plckle and sauce jars for water. I did a test on a few jars and left 3 jars for # years so far and there still sealed. So IMO I think those reusing store bought jars for storing water is a great ideal. Since I only have a few canning jars and I need all I have for food.
Back Achers Homestead ......yes dehydrated water takes much less space, but when you rehydrate , it loses it’s sterile quality. You have to reboil it. Makes your dehydrating process a waste of time.
I like to use clean glass spaghetti jars from the store., using their original lids. I save them for those times when I’m short one or 2 jars when pressure canning. Thank you for this much needed info.
Great info! I fill in empty spaces in my canner, both water and pressure, with jars of water and store away for injuries or if the water line goes - has happened twice during winter to water main on the city side of the line
Good info. It's what I do when there is a free space in the canner. It's also the only time I reuse lids. I figure I've lost nothing since it was extra space in the canner and the lid is essentially free. If It doesn't seal, then no big deal. I can always water plants or just drink it right away. Label and rotate just as you would for food.
I have done this to use up the extra space in a canner. I'll be doing this again throughout the winter. I also do this with dried beans when I can meat to use up the space. Plus they take the same amount of time. Thank you for this information.
Thanks for sharing this. We had 12” of snow last winter. We couldn’t get out to go to the store. I noticed we might be short on water, so I looked up how to can some. I’m glad I happened across this video because I found that I need to use that water and can more.
Thanks for Sharing I got bottles from 2014- 2020 with water . So even if I don’t use them I feel better anyway👍 Water doesn’t expire when sealed in glass❤️ BE SAFE EVERYONE * Hugs 🤗
I just put filtered water in my plastic orange juice containers (which I washed) then topped it off, then stored it in a very low light cool area. Worked for me
I am going to start doing this. I have been getting several different time for timing. Some say 10 min for quarts some say 20. I just want to be safe. God bless
Hey add a quarter cup of bourbon.........then you can add a few ice cubes and drink it or use it for medical purposes. The bourbon has cleaning and sterilizing characteristics. I distill all of my drinking water. If you want the best tasting water around buy a electric distiller, you will be amazed how good water can taste. PS: The distilled water at the store will have chemicals from the plastic leach into the water.
I think this is great, right now bottle water is short in the stores and who knows what will happen after this Corona Virus. I think its very smart to can water. And of course everything else, I'm also looking into dry canning rice beans oats. Thanks for your video I loved it.
When I called Ball about the dry canning, they emphatically said NO to heating the jars in the oven. The glass is not made for dry heat. Vaccum seal instead.
Add a clean white washcloth and a pinch of salt into the jars when canning water for wound care. Then you will have sterile saline water and a sterile wash cloth to wash off wounds.
I did this years ago to add to my medical supplies, and people thought I was crazy! ❤ thank you for validating my sanity!
That’s hilarious since the medical autoclave was the predecessor of the pressure canner and was use to sterilize surgical equipment.
That's interesting
Thank you!! I came here after watching the train derailment/explosion in Palestine, OH :(
My dad and I found old military style aluminum cans of emergency water up in the attic my grandpa must have stored away years ago before he passed. I guess prepping runs in the family. lol
We live in Miami and there is currently a hurricane headed our way. While everyone is running for bottled water and clearing the shelves, I have my sterile jars of water in case of emergency. Thank you for sharing this process, it helped me out a lot!!!
Be safe
Same East coast I stopped buying water years ago. Camping jugs and now canning jars. I also get ice tea from Popeyes save those bags and fill them up with water and can even freeze to have in case of power outage.
I do it and use it in my C-Pap machine.
How long have you done this for your C-Pap machine? I have a friend that has a C-Pap and is having trouble find distilled water for it.
@@vickimoore7646 started last summer.
I can’t express how thankful I am for the information you have been providing for the last two years that I’ve been following you. I did not panic because I had been stocking our pantry one extra item at a time. Thank you!
Thank you! Be safe ❤
I live in Florida and after I saw this I was like great idea. I was just going to fill up jars. Thank you for all the tips and inspiration. Now we deal with this hurricane. 🌀
This is certainly worth considering. I have tried to store water in approved containers for long term storage. The water looked and smelled OK when pulled for use, 6-12 months later , but I noticed the containers had a slimy film building up on it, that I could FEEL...but not see. I did use the water so as not to waste it, but I ran it through a filter first. It could have been boiled before using, but I would not want to drink it otherwise. I also had just a regular plastic bottle with stored water in it. When I went to use it, I noticed a green fuzzy algae ball floating around inside of it! That water had been filtered before being put in that bottle. Boiling before storage would be the safest way to kill all microbes and bacteria.
At first I laughed at this.. But, after listening to your explanation for doing this.. I shut up and listened.. Excellent video. Water is sold in cans.. Flavored water. Thank you for sharing, this timely and needed video.. I've got to get going..
Is funny how you been doing this for years and then people want to comment and school you like people seriously she's been doing this enough to say I know it's work for me this way... Keep up with what you do your really good to hear I'm learning from you.
I've been canning for 30+ years and have always filled a canning jar with water and lid and used it to finish filling my pressure canner when I didn't have a full canner. This gives me extra sterile water for emergencies.
1/8 teaspoon of salt + 8 oz of water = Normal Saline. Same pH as your tissue if you have to do a Packing type wound dressing.
My husband made fun of me for canning water when I have an empty spot in the canner. However, he changed his mind this year when a tornado rolled through our area this year and left us without power for 2 days. Not just once but twice! Our property wasn't damaged either time, thank goodness. Since we are in the sticks, we get our water from a well. No power means no water, unless you were prepared like me and my crazy canned water. I also refill milk jugs and gallon vinegar bottles with water for flushing down the brown and washing dishes. I think getting a generator is looking pretty good to him...also my idea. If we had the generator I wouldn't need to store as much emergency water.
Yes, but you have to store fuel for the generator?
@@charlenerogers8607 not if its solar
I also have a well. I did start canning water which really made a friend of mine think I had finally lost it. However, she lives in an apartment, everything is done for her etc. Now I have water for me and my pets for immediate use and don't have to open a gallon jug for what may be only a day or two.
@@gailoreilly1516 Yep, people thought I was nuts too. That's okay, I think they are nuts for not being prepared. Hubby is finally on board with my preps. He got a generator!
Careful on which jugs you use! Had a Walmart milk hug bust on me, poured water all over my pantry shelves. No, it wasn't from being too cold. This happened a couple of months ago. I'm going to start doing this way to save space!
Now thanks to you I have another canning project to get done.LMHO!. Off I go in search of more quart jars. All of my larger jars have dry storage in them too. THANKS FOR THIS VIDEO.
I'm glad you decided to do this for those that didn't know. Thank you for all of them.
Thanks leisa.
I live alone (kids are grown & gone. I'll be doing this and extra for my dogs & birds.
I love this idea. From California & years ago in the Northridge earthquake people had no power for weeks and were isolated as the freeway overpass was out. One of their big issues was no water
A couple of things to take into account. 1 - a jar takes up the same amount of space whether it has water in it or it's empty.
2. Canned water is sterile. In an emergency situation that could be life-saving.
3. I use off-brand lids. If the lid fails it's not such a big deal. This is also a good way to reuse Lids that are not damaged. It's just water so if the lid fails no loss.
No. 3. Absolutely! I use my old lids for this.
Great idea. I’m looking at things differently after Texas. I bet people had wished they had some canned water to go to.
I can't stress enough how important it is to can water......COVID lock down taught me that. That was the one thing I did not have stocked up. Again when our village managed to freeze and water pipes broke all over and went a few weeks without repair....again it was water that I learned is vital. I'm told to be sure and shake up the water before drinking canned water, and that it tastes better after being in fridge.
OMG, I thought I was the only one with canned water. Blessings, Jo Ann in Mississippi
I use pints: place clean cloth in jar. Add 2 tsp salt and water. Clean saline solution.
This is a fabulous thing to know! And a great way to start getting familiar with canning in general!
You can also add sea salt to make saline.
What a great idea! One of those smack myself on the forehead and think, "Why didn't I think of that!!???" moments! Thanks so much!
Excellent way to store jars. Especially when lids are re-used for this purpose (only). Water is ready for use with the next batch of canning. Especially, important when trying to save what's in the freezer following a grid-down event (hurricanes & ice storms here). My Presto canners need 3 quarts of water for processing. That leaves 4 quarts available for use, as needed, for a full canner of 7 quarts of whatever is in the jars. Since I normally don't add water for a second batch, the 2nd run of the day has 7 quarts f water available. Plus: The inside of the jars is clean. Wipe off the outside, with a damp cloth, to remove any dust. Think about how much water is saved when it isn't necessary to "hot, soapy, water to wash and rinse jars." Here, grid down, the well pump doesn't work!
Shelf life of canned water: Properly canned, the water is safe for use, as is, as long as the seal isn't broken! Water, itself, does not have an expiration date. Dates stamped on bottle water is about how long the plastic bottle will last before it begins to leak. It's easy to see the distortion taking place in plastic bottles BEFORE the "Best By" date is reached.
Highly recommend canning water to occupy the shelf space needed for storage of empty canning jars. Especially quarts and 1/2 gallon mason jars. If using new lids, designate them as WATER, so you can use them again for canning water.
OMG what a lightbulb moment! It never occurred to me that I could can water for pure water storage. I've been planning to go out and buy jugs to put tap water in but how long can that actually last? This water is guaranteed pure and sterile. Wonderful! Thank you!
When you say "pure" water that is not the same as distilled is it?
I canned a few jars for wound cleaning. Thank you for sharing.
freezer zip-lock bags gallon size and quart sizes can be used as a container/vessel to hold water, either put them in the freezer on its side, same if you want to put in the fridge, might be help full to have some cardboard when you laying them on the fridge rack.
I am so lucky I have an artesian well near my home with water available 24/7.
I have empty jars sitting on the shelf. Might as well fill them with sterile water. brilliant
Thank you for this video, I am going to try this and store the water under my bathroom sink in case I have to use it for brushing my teeth or washing up. 💙
I don’t like to throw away my used spaghetti, pickle etc jars I have laying around. So I use them to can water in and save my actual canning jars for canning.
Never thought of doing this. Thank you! Every hurricane season we fill plastic jars which I hate
I started canning water when had empty spots in my canner. Felt it was a waste of canner space. Didnt know others did the same. Awesome! I only do qts and pints.
That magnet for lifting lids is great!
I like that too, where can we get one??????
@@brendacampos5320 Look in the section where they sell canning supplies
Thank you so much Leisa! I cannot express how thankful I am for you and all of your experience and knowledge!
That first one in scared me! I thought it broke! 😳
This is a great way to utilize what would have been empty space. An empty jar is a missed opportunity!
Thanks. Never thought of this.
Leisa, this is ingenious! For the first time ever I canned some water, but I didn’t know how easy you make this. I could put jars in with chicken stock when I’m processing it.
Leisa: I want to thank you for dong the low spend month in January - we stocked up on so many things then that we don't have to worry now. And we are able to share with our daughter who is a single Mom. I can't believe how some people are hoarding so many things.
My gut told me to use my least favorite jars to store water. Then this video came up in my feed. So my gut is saying “no, really do it”. Yesterday we had a boil order. How many signs do I need?! 😂
So today I distilled a bunch of water to can tomorrow. Figure it’s good water and we can use it in my husband’s CPAP as well.
From COVID on I’ve seen sometimes it’s hard to get distilled water or it’s expensive.
Hey just wanted to drop a warning. Distilled water is ok to drink but not in large quantities. Water has minerals in it we need for proper hydration and the distilling process removes too much of them. I do about 25% of my canned water distilled for medical needs, sinus flushes, and cpap needs. The rest is boiled filtered tap water.
I have been sterilizing water for a few years now. We have town water and it's horrible. I have a canner just for this. Never used for food. I fill the whole canner with water and pressure cook it. I have recycled wine jugs that I also sterilize. Fill the jugs with the sterilize water. I never tasted water soooooo good. Now I can enjoy water and drink it like I'm supposed to!
I tried using recycled sauce, pickle, or other glass jars and the caps held a good seal
I reuse all my plckle and sauce jars for water. I did a test on a few jars and left 3 jars for # years so far and there still sealed. So IMO I think those reusing store bought jars for storing water is a great ideal. Since I only have a few canning jars and I need all I have for food.
Sorry it was suppose to say 3 years on my tested jars.
What a great idea! This will be my 1st year canning for one person; as such, I am always having empty spots. This is just perfect. Thanks
Dehydrated water takes up less space!
Lol!
True dat!
Back Achers Homestead ......yes dehydrated water takes much less space, but when you rehydrate , it loses it’s sterile quality. You have to reboil it. Makes your dehydrating process a waste of time.
That’s very interesting! Love the idea and my prepper husband will love it too! Thanks !
I like to use clean glass spaghetti jars from the store., using their original lids. I save them for those times when I’m short one or 2 jars when pressure canning. Thank you for this much needed info.
Great info! I fill in empty spaces in my canner, both water and pressure, with jars of water and store away for injuries or if the water line goes - has happened twice during winter to water main on the city side of the line
Good info. It's what I do when there is a free space in the canner. It's also the only time I reuse lids. I figure I've lost nothing since it was extra space in the canner and the lid is essentially free. If It doesn't seal, then no big deal. I can always water plants or just drink it right away. Label and rotate just as you would for food.
I have done this to use up the extra space in a canner. I'll be doing this again throughout the winter. I also do this with dried beans when I can meat to use up the space. Plus they take the same amount of time. Thank you for this information.
Great to have in a emergency for drinking. And in a emergency for making Dakins solution.
What is Dakins solution?
Thanks for sharing this. We had 12” of snow last winter. We couldn’t get out to go to the store. I noticed we might be short on water, so I looked up how to can some. I’m glad I happened across this video because I found that I need to use that water and can more.
Thanks for video! I looked threw comments and so many people who dont think about preserving or what if....
Wonderful information for everyone. Thank you for posting this. Amazing
WOW I never thought about canning water. Thanks !!
Awesome idea,
with the additive sugar you can use this for diabetics who;s levels are on the low side
This is a first hearing about canning water. Thanks.
Im a caregiver ...and i think this is a great idea!... thk u for sharing! Blessings! 🙏🤗
Saline used in medicine is salted water. Thanks for the video.
Fabulous video and very much needed at this time! Thank you!
Thanks for Sharing I got bottles from 2014- 2020 with water . So even if I don’t use them I feel better anyway👍
Water doesn’t expire when sealed in glass❤️ BE SAFE EVERYONE * Hugs 🤗
I forgot about canning water. Of all things! I'll make sure to get busy with this. Thank you.
Brilliant!
So interesting! I had no idea.
I sure never thought of this before Great Idea as I say!! Thanks!!
Excellent idea! Thanks for sharing😊
Thank you for sharing ..
Way to go. Keep up the good work. Please take care and stay safe. 👍👍❤️❤️
I suggested this to my mom years ago and she thought I was nuts.
Thank you for sharing your vlog from Michelle in Australia , be safe from Michelle in Australia
Hey Michelle, I'm in Victoria.
Very great video 👍
I was just told this is a must for the wave coming
What wave? I don't understand what that means??
😳
I just put filtered water in my plastic orange juice containers (which I washed) then topped it off, then stored it in a very low light cool area. Worked for me
PRAISE THE LORD! I have hunted and hunted for THIS info. Thank you!
Likewise 🙏
9/27/2022
I was just thinking about this today! How providential!
Thank you for sharing this video with me. I have never heard of canning water. I will try to start today. May God bless you and your family.
I will be trying this.
Love your crochet pot handle
I do this to but I reuse used lids and if they don't seal you can use the water for your plants or so.
Greetings from Luxembourg
Martin
I am going to start doing this. I have been getting several different time for timing. Some say 10 min for quarts some say 20. I just want to be safe. God bless
It depends on elevation. 2o minutes covers all of them.
Makes sense!!
Great video, thank you! I'm a little confused. I heard this water should last indefinitely, not just one year. Am I missing something?
Thank you for posting this. I had heard of pressure canning water but was unaware of being able to do this in a water bath. Great information!
Hey add a quarter cup of bourbon.........then you can add a few ice cubes and drink it or use it for medical purposes. The bourbon has cleaning and sterilizing characteristics. I distill all of my drinking water. If you want the best tasting water around buy a electric distiller, you will be amazed how good water can taste.
PS: The distilled water at the store will have chemicals from the plastic leach into the water.
add 1 drop of oil of peppermint to a gallon of water and use that to fill your jars, it doesn't taste but keeps the water 'fresh'
Good to know
Good idea
You answered my question: yes, it can be used for wound care. TY, Leisa.
Thank you very much for this! It's exactly what I needed.
Love the idea for medical purposes
Wow never thought of this. I am always needing water to clean my son's wounds with
It is good for empty jars keeps them clean too
They are completely "Sanitized".....not "Sterile".... drives me nuts.. lol. 😅. Still love your channel❤
I think this is great, right now bottle water is short in the stores and who knows what will happen after this Corona Virus. I think its very smart to can water. And of course everything else, I'm also looking into dry canning rice beans oats. Thanks for your video I loved it.
When I called Ball about the dry canning, they emphatically said NO to heating the jars in the oven. The glass is not made for dry heat. Vaccum seal instead.
If it remains sealed, water last forever, It just goes flat. I would put an "old" bottle of water thru my Burkey water filter. JAS
Canned up 12 quarts today for my inlaws. Will do a few more for us
I keep Propel packs to add to the water