kmunson's Journal, 02 Nov 13

So you have finally canned your last jar for thus season. Both you and your garden can rest. What a wonderful thing you have made for your family, you have soup and pickles and sauces for the winter months, I would love to walk through your pantry. Did you can any green beans or other veggies? I love pickeled green beans and red bell peppers, hot, salty, sour and sweet, also low calorie. I add them to pasta with onion and garlic, a little olive oil and some balsamic vinegar, I really enjoy this with grilled chicken or grilled pork. Love my George Forman. Have fun cleaning so glad I do not face snow this winter I sometimes I have to scrap a little ice off the off the windows but that is the extent of our cold weather. 

Actually I have a few other things to finish up. There is still some green tomatoes in a box in my kitchen that I am waiting till they get ripe. Then the apples that I picked off my tree I did not do anything with yet. Too tired today! 

I forgot about your apple tree. Do apples give you a little time, I know that when your tomatoes are ripe you have to get to them quickly, do apples give you a little more time? If not I guess you will be busy for the next few days. I am glad you enjoy the canning process. The only time I have ever done anything like canning, a friend from church gave me several pounds of apricots and I made freezer jam. Only took me one afternoon not the several afternoons that you have spent each week. I really think you are wonderful, happy canning! 

thanks DMom! I think it is a dying art. I don't know if my children's generation will have any idea how to do this. My children show no interest in watching or learning. I watched my Mom and learned a few tricks. Love opening that jar and eating the fruits of your labors. Hubby wants me to figure out how to preserve squash...freezing or canning. I don't like the stuff so that is harder to make myself spend the time on. Apples have waited as long as they can. They are getting soft now. I may not be able to use my apple peeler corer slicer on them not. May have to peel and slice by hand which will take much more time. I have to do those this week or throw them out.