Ok Red, what's the time frame on that? how long dry it in paper bags before moving to jars? How long in jars taking the lids off each day...what is it like when it's "just right"? And once you vacuum pack it, should you check on it? For a first timer there's a lot of anxiety in getting things just right.
Use paint can type containers instead of jars for larger projects . . . you know, the kind you have to open w/a screwdriver type tool and you pound shut.