[Nora36]

Im no expert, but have been canning russet potatoes for a few yrs. As long as they’re sealed, they’ll be fine. Siphoning happens. Make sure to debubble as best you can. I do raw packed, after soaking and rinsing. Russets are starchy, yes, reason soak a few times. They’re my husbands husband’s favorite. They do hold their shape and are not mushy. I open jar, drain and quick rinse and can make a decent potato salad, home fries, etc. I canned 10lbs yesterday, I had some siphoning in a couple of jars. Have another 18lbs that I prepped before bed that I have to can up today. Didn’t plan on 18lbs, they were going to go into basement to replace the 10lbs, but the “eyes” got it!!

[Nora36]

I’m also in suburban area, it has it’s challenges raising quail and keeping chickens. We wanted to raise chickens, but we can’t have a rooster. That was why we added quail. This is our 3rd yr raising quail. It’s still not easy deciding who stays and who goes. We can’t keep all the roos, they get too vocal.