What a week!..We finished up with 50 plus, 1/2 pint jars full of jam/jelly/syrup...Different kinds are huckleberry, raspberry, strawberry, plum, apricot/orange, (kind of like marmalade).That is a lot of jam/jelly for two people...So I have been known to share with other family/friends...It makes a nice gift along with a loaf of bread.
In the pressure canning department, we did beef, pork, turkey/chicken and chili...This is more labor intensive than making jam...We used my moms' pressure canner that my dad bought her in the early thirties (depression years), when they had a young family and lived in Wyoming, in a cabin. (Sorry I got into another story)...We also now have 50 plus jars (pints, pint and a half and quarts) full of meat and chili...Rusty does most of the lifting and carrying...I take care of washing, sterilizing before canning and labeling etc after canning...We both fill jars and babysit the canner while it is under pressure and eat the finished product...We always have a few jars that don't seal, so we had chili one day and beef gravy over biscuits the next.
And also, this past week, we have accumulated over a foot of snow that had to be shoveled and/or plowed...Rusty does all the plowing and most of the shoveling, I manage a token of shoveling!
Why do we do this? I blame my Mom & Dad as they taught, their kids, to work hard and learn to be somewhat self sufficient. Hugs to All...OWAV:)
The cellar shelves are groaning!
I blame Diane, lol... Looks like you are set for awhile. Love this so much.
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