When we were talking about moving to Washington we lamented giving up our wonderful garden and all the food it provided our family. All year we ate the tomatoes we canned. We loved the fresh food that we grew. We knew a home in Washington would come with a much smaller yard and a very small garden. I wasn't sure if we would have a chance to can our food. Well it turns out I was wrong. In the two months since we moved here we have picked blackberries, dug clams and then picked apples. The best part is that we didn't pay anything for any of this stuff except for the gase to get there. The last 2 weeks the kids and I have been pretty busy turning apples into applesauce. We ended up with 52 quarts of applesauce. At the rate the kids are eating it I'm not sure it will last until next year.
I love home canned food. It tastes so much better than what you get at the store. I'm sure glad that mom gave me a pressure cooker for my birthday last year. I have goetten a lot of use out of that puppy.
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Things have a way of working out don't they. Looks good by the way.
We had a very poor canning year this year, a whopping 4 quarts of tomatoes!! Too busy being a controller I guess.
I love the home canned stuff, it does taste a lot better. I don't have all the toys like Dan does, just old fashion paring knife and boiling water. I think apple sauce is well out of my ability to can!
Cannning foods is a great way to save money and I agree, it tastes better. Tell the kids to save Grandma a jar of applesauce, please
Michael,
Applesauce is easer to can than just about anything. Much less work than canning tomatoes or peaches. A pressure cooker is a must. Much less time and the jars always seem to seal better.
Mom we will save you a jar (or 50) of the applesauce.
Looks good Dan the Canning man. We will have to try some at Thanksgiving. See you next week.
David
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