Wednesday night, my sister Kristy came over to help me with my first canning experience. I'm so thankful to have my big sister close by. She is a great example to me and teaches me so much and helps me with any project that I want to take on and encourages me to learn these good new skills. So, she told me everything I needed to buy and she brought over the pressure canner and all the other things we needed. We first canned beans (since I bought a huge bag of dried beans). I soaked them over night, put it in the jars and then added onion, cumin, chili powder, salt and pepper. Then they went in the pressure canner. I didn't realize how long it takes for this process. Two of the cans never sealed shut, so I have to use them and I can't store them with my food storage. But I am kind of excited because it smelled SO good I LOVE beans a rice. I really could live off of it. I did in Costa Rica for two months and was pretty happy about it.
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I made strawberry jam this weekend too! Isn't it the best?
My mom and I spent a week canning in September. Growing up on a farm I always helped with the canning, at the time unwillingly, but now it's gotten much more enjoyable :) Glad you had fun with your sister!
I'm a little jealous over here... i need to build up my food storage too! Tracy- you need to share Kristy with me so i can do some canning & jam making:) I was thinking about making fruit leather as soon as the fruit trees in town start dropping (plum & apricot)
Lori
Tracy you are too sweet. It was way fun. Glad you liked it.
awesome job. Wait...were is my big sister? haha...I guess I need to get on it...so I can totally teach my younger sisters. I think I love Kristy
yay!! I wish I was there to can some beans with you too. Last time I went to my moms she was all having me can tomatoes with her and I cook with them more than I thought I would! Love it! I need to do that more. And I have never made jam. But, I would want to too! And... your food storage is looking pretty GOOD!!!! I love the "i'm just sayin" comments..so funny. they remind me of sweet home alabama when her mom tells her that in a southern accent... ha.ha Oh-AND I need to make some of those sock puppets for me kids! your FHE group is THE BOMB..they get into any activity, like you said.. cool group!
oh, and I love kristy too..i dont want cheryl to be her only stalker...i'm just sayin...
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