Fowlers Vacola Canning Manual

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Fowlers Vacola Jars Sizes & Capacity No. 20 - 600ml (sold) No. 36 - 1200ml Box of 30 x jars $100 Box of 15 x jars $50 4 x jars $15 Devonport or can bring to Prospect Listed elsewhere. Booklet published by J. Fowler, and issued by Fowlers Vacola Manufacturing Company, titled 'Fowler's Method of Bottling Fruits and Vegetables', 20th edition, 1958. Fowlers Vacola was a Melbourne based company that made and sold equipment for preserving food, and who provided for their customers a scientifically developed method for preserving, known as the 'Fowler's method' of preserving that.

So, I make home made bone broth for us, and I’ve been freezing it, but since I’ve got limited freezer space, and have no desire to buy a bigger freezer and find the room for it, I’m trying to find information on pressure canning the broth so I can store it in the larder. I’ve been using Fowlers Vacola jars for things, but I’ll take any jars if someone can tell me what to do. Come winter time, I’ll be making plenty of bone broth, and I want a proper stock for us, without using up space that could be used for other things in our freezer.
Any help would be appreciated.
Hi Neko-Chan you really need to buy a pressure canner to can low acid foods like broth. Have a search on here as I’ve seen a few threads about them. They tend to be expensive and I think generally imported from America. You can’t pressure can with a Fowlers unit and I wouldn’t suggest trying using a pressure cooker as you can’t be certain that the food has be adequately treated to ensure sterilisation and safe preservation.
yep, you def need a pressure canner they can be got from Aust, but also from amazon, – a friend of mine, got a 23 quart canner from Amazon, for $80 plus $27 postage, she does stock, using her vacola jars, and is very happy with it
that is the cheapest she found
they have to be ordered from the US anyway
will be looking at getting one of these myself
I’m pretty sure there’s a thread here about pressure canning that mentions using the Fowlers jars. I think you need to buy new seals each time, and if you’re using other metal screw top jars/lids, you are meant to use new lids each time as well.
I have preserved stock with my fowlers with success but it must be redone within 48 hours to stop botulism appearing. And then when you use it it has to be boiled for a 5-10 mins
we are still here but the safest way is the pressure canner. It will give back the money within 1 year of service, with what you save from not buying bad quality food from the shops
Fowlers themselves no longer recommend double boiling of anything like a lot of the old books say. The fowler system is just for preserving fruit and anything in vinegar, also I do jam as enough sugar.
Canning is for meat, broth, vegetables, as the high pressure is what kills all the nasties. Even then you still have to boil the product for 10 mins.
You may find this sight helpful.
Hi all,
Hope it’s OK, thought I might ask my questions about the same topic here, rather than starting a new topic.
We have been preserving in our FV Simple Preserving Unit for a few years now, and have a good stock of FV jars, lids, clips etc. BUT lately, we have been considering buying an All-American Pressure Canner, to can stock, stews, soups etc. I came researching on ALS because I knew Lady B had one, and was checking old threads to see if you can use FV jars & accessories in a pressure canner.
Has anyone checked with the Fowlers Vacola company, as to whether their jars can withstand pressure canning safely, or alternatively, has anyone been actually using FV jars in their pressure canner for a while without issues?
Also, can you pressure can lard?
Another question if I may, what size pressure canner did you get, and what size & amount of FV jars do you fit? We are looking at a 21 1/2 quart capacity, seems to be most popular and I think will fit two layers of our No. 20 (600ml) FV jars that we use the most (I would also use No. 27 for bolognese sauce and soups too, in a single layer, I presume).
Thanks! 🙂
you can use FV jars, a lady on another forum does, –
Thanks everyone, and thank you Calliecat for your PM. I have been trying to reply to you, then tried leaving my reply here, and even that didn’t work! Hopefully this will…
yep, got it – thanks 🙂 well not the pm but this worked lol
I swear by my pressure canner which i got from ozfarmer several months ago. i use their half pint ball mason jars for broth as you can fit quite a few bottles in the canner at once as they have a flat lid not the fowlers clip which makes it tricky to stack! i also sometimes use the little 4oz quilted jars which hold about 125ml of really concentrated broth in them. you will find that the ball bottles are designed to be used in a pressure canner even just size wise and i love it that they are so easy to use as when i get on a mission i can do many many jars and just get fed up with trying to put rings and clips on fowlers bottles. enough to drive me to the bottle!! :jawdrop:
I love those little quilted jars! Have always wanted a few just because they are so pretty!
We ordered a 21 1/2 Quart All-American Pressure Canner from Amazon! Looking forward to canning stock, pasta sauce and hopefully, lard!
Ozfarmer.com has the both the main pressure canners used the Presto and the All-American they are $20-30 more than you can buy the on Amazon but you get an Australian warranty which is well worth it.
Bye for now!
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The Fowler's Vacola jar is a molded glass jar used in canning to preserve food.^[1] It is the most popular home canning system in Australia.^{[according to whom?]}

History[edit]

The system was developed in 1915 in Melbourne, Australia, by Joseph Fowler (28 February 1888 – 24 April 1972),^[2] who migrated from England in 1912, at his home in Hawthorn, Victoria,^[3] and became very popular.

The jar[edit]

Fowlers Vacola jars

The Fowler's Vacola system uses glass jars, single use rubber ring seals and pressed metal lids, much like American Mason jars first patented in 1858, except that the jars and lids are not threaded. During the canning process, while still hot (and presumably sterile), the lids are secured by metal tension clips which are removed once cooled and a vacuum seal has formed.^[4]

Other equipment marketed by the company included a large electrically heated waterbath and 'sterilizing thermometer', a glass thermometer mounted on a concave stainless steel backing, graduated in both degrees Celsius and Fahrenheit.

Availability[edit]

Fowler's Vacola products are still produced by the original Fowlers Vacola company, and are available from some hardware stores, and directly from the company via their online store.^[5] Used equipment is frequently sold on online auction sites and in opportunity shops.

The company[edit]

Fowlers Vacola specialises in bottling jams and other foods at its manufacturing plant in Sydney.

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