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storychick

Raspberry goodness

Jul 18, 2007 13:43

Man, canning (why isnt it called "jarring"?) is HOT work. I feel for our foremothers, who did this in hot weather wearing a hell of a lot more (and much more uncomfortable) clothing and without the benefit of A/C ( Read more... )

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erin_ok July 19 2007, 03:29:19 UTC

I made blueberry tonight... oh wonderous little jars of gorgeous, deep blue. How I will love you come December!

storychick July 19 2007, 04:02:58 UTC

I made blueberry too... I bought another 1/2 flat of each & made 10c of rapberries & 8c blue into jam. Have 4 qts of blues frozen & a bunch left for eating... mmmm. I keep thinking about yule log lol

xsquared July 24 2007, 12:36:16 UTC

oh, damn, seriously??? i don't know anyone who cans, i am SERIOUSLY impressed.

storychick July 24 2007, 20:10:02 UTC

Its fun! Erin taught me but its not hard, just time consuming. And there is nothing like homemade raspberry jam, especially in the dead of winter, particularly here where its so grey and you need that color. :)

canning, jamming, jarring, etc. anonymous July 27 2007, 20:28:09 UTC

I've "canned" something for the last three years, beit jam (from fresh hand-picked berries), applesauce (fresh or store), cranberry sauce, cranberry-apple sauce (my absolute fav!!), or spaghetti sauce. it's definitely a labor of love, not without it's perspiration or burns. i give canned things as christmas presents and my friends are always so impressed. when i run out of ideas, i'll probably move onto "baked good ingredients in a jar" ;)

p.s. greetings from boston. it's hot over here!

jenna