My Grandfather used to say, "Eggs you get in the grocery store ain't fit to eat". There were a lot of chicken houses near where I grew up and we always had fresh eggs.
Here are some pictures of our last trip to the cannery. We canned 250 cans of Chili that day. The cannery charges $1 per can. First picture is putting chili in cans. Second picture shows the cookers to the right. Third picture shows the cans before going into the pressure cooker.
No fermentation here. The peppers are the easiest. You just wash the peppers, dip jars and lids in boiling water, boil the vinegar/water/salt mixture. Put the peppers in the jars and pour in liquid and put tops on. As the liquid cools, the tops seal. The vinegar is the preservative. My...
As far as the Chow Chow goes, all recipes are different and it is kind of a "Use what you have on hand".
Here is a link to a good recipe and a description of how to can.
https://www.tasteofsouthern.com/chow-chow-relish/
Favorite things to can. Green Beans, Tomatoes, Chili, Vegetable Soup, Greens, Peppers, Chow Chow. For the Soup and Chili, we go to the Cannery to cook and can.
This is probably too far for you to haul, but it's the only one I know.
Oak Valley Meat Processing
https://www.mapquest.com/us/georgia/oak-valley-meat-processing-275076856
Got one of the inexpensive Masterbuilts myself. On sale for $150 at Ace hardware 3 years ago. It has produced some of the best pulled pork and smoked chickens I've ever eaten, but still haven't tried brisket. I usually wrap the butts at 160-165. Did you temp before you wrapped?
You are correct, Worcestershire Sauce was not commercialized until 1837 and Tabasco not commercialized until 1868. I wonder what they used back in the day.