I'm stalling.

It's been over three years since I used the pressure canner. It's a big old Presto thick-walled model that Lyman's mother gave us.

It works perfectly well, and the gasket and stopper are fairly new.

The whole process makes me nervous for no good reason, but I grew up with the legends of the exploding pressure cookers, too.

UPDATE: That's all set up.

Now, hot pack or cold pack?

Do-de-do.

UPDATE: Hot pack. Some of these little fellas aren't youngsters.