I believe that I am finally done with canning for the year, particularly since I am out of jars and space.
August 23 peaches
September 15 pears and tomatoes
September 15 green beans
Monday pears
Friday pears
And here are the top drawers of our kitchen cabinets where I store our home canned produce. And they are completely full.
I do not believe I have never completely filled them before. These drawers are deep so this is an impressive amount of work. I am glad to be done, and we will enjoy these added-sugar-free foods all year.
Congratulations, Donna! That’s really a fantastic accomplishment! It’s very good that you have such nice storage space for your jars, too! We have always had to keep ours in a room on the outside of the back of the house. Not such a good thing. But it worked out. Ron and I built shelves in there shortly after moving here. The water heater is also in the small room. Now you can put your feet up and relax for a bit!
Thanks Jeanne! It is an accomplishment. It is a nice space, as long as we do not have a significant earthquake here. That would be quite sad. I haven’t been able to put my feet up and relax though. Today after my 24 hour shift, I did the chores, harvested vegetables, picked grapes and got them ready for wine, and finished processing a felted wool rug. There is always work to do here.
How wonderful! It is a satisfying thing to see our shelves lined with all those marvelous foods we’ve grown and put up. You will be tasting a little of the summer all year!
Thanks Dorothy! It is nice to have a full larder. And the pears and peaches are especially nice in the dead of winter.
I have a question: When you can your pears, do you slip them into a bowl of salted water before you put them into the jars? I didn’t at first, until I learned that it would keep them from darkening. It doesn’t take much salt. They stay nice and white.
Nice tip! Does this work better than lemon juice?
I don’t use either. I just work fast.
It doesn’t work any better, but you don’t get the taste of lemon, either!
Sorry I didn’t see your question sooner. I hope you see this.
Nicely done! This looks beautiful!
Thanks!