Showing posts with label canning. Show all posts
Showing posts with label canning. Show all posts

Friday, September 24, 2010

MMMM PEACHES!

Happy  Autumn!  The leaves are starting to turn, well some of them are anyway, the kids are in school, football is going strong, and we are all in jeans and long sleeves so it's time to can some peaches!  I was pretty intimidated since all I heard was peeling and waterbath and syrup and more stuff I had never done and I was doing it alone.  So I googled it and found this blog, http://www.simplycanning.com/canning-peaches.html  made it so much easier and has instructions for other fruits too!  These are the first fruits I've attempted to can and... just look at how pretty they turned out!  I left them in my dining room window just so that I could admire them for awhile, I thought about tying some raffia around them but decided that's a bit too much.
They are so much easier than I though they would be and now I'm not afraid anymore.  I'm going to tackle apple pie filling next, as soon as I find some apples for a good price, otherwise it defeats the purpose of canning to save money right?  I'm super excited though because I found a great and super easy recipe for pork chops and stuffing with apple pie filling and my whole fam inhaled it and R even took extra to work for later.  So yummy!  I love canning, it makes me feel like a domestic goddess!  I relish the little pop it makes when it seals!

Thursday, March 18, 2010

SELF RELIANCE

I am so proud of my latest project. I got to can with Sister Miles on Monday and borrowed her pressure cooker to do some more today. It is so intimidating but so easy! On Monday we canned some pork loin and potatoes. Today I did ground beef that was on sale at Safeway. I think I'll do beans next so that I can do my own refried beans and chili so much faster and easier. Now I just need to learn to do fruit and veggies since I get so much in our produce basket!