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Wednesday, September 10, 2008
I can can
Whoa mama! I am the canning queen! Peaches, pears, apples, plums...who knew I was capable of being so domestic?! Not me, that's for sure. But it's nice to feel like I'm a good ol' fashion housewife sometimes. Actually, I was feeling quite good about myself tonight, feeling like I work all day long and hardly have any leisure time (most times I want to pull my hair out because I feel overwhelmed, but tonight I felt empowered). While I've been canning/cleaning up the kitchen, I've watched Pride and Prejudice twice and How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days twice (I laughed out loud almost the whole movie, it was so funny!). So now I'm totally hooked up with peach jam, dried pears, canned pears, apple/pear sauce, canned peaches, peach pie filling, plum jam, pear pie filling, and frozen peaches. If my tomatos and tomatillos ever ripen in the back yard, I can get some sweet salsa and marinara sauce! I'll probably be too burned out by that time though to do it.
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mel that's awesome! Canning is something I've always wanted to learn to do...I think I may have helped my grandma once or twice as a child, but I've never attempted it...I wonder how much it would cost to start up? hmm...now you've lit a fire under me...=)
good for you. I have a canner, I should use it.
man, i wish i could be there doing it with you! i only mildly helped my mom doing it growing up and i really wish i knew how to do it. i feel like canning is a social event too--you are powerwoman to do it alone! ;)
You're a pro Mel, soon you'll be brewing your own suds.
Let me know if you decide to can any jalapenos...mmmm
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