Day 254, Sunday, September 12th
Monday, September 20, 2010
Day 254-260
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Labels: canning, family, Piano, Project 365, school
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Day 247-253
Posted by Rita at 10:28 PM 7 comments
Labels: canning, family, Holidays, Outdoors, Project 365, running, school
Thursday, October 8, 2009
What I've Been Doing . . .
This is it! We've canned bread and butter pickles, spagetti sauce, diced tomatos, squash, green beans, dill pickles and salsa! We - meaning my mother, my friend Rachael and I. I could not and probably would not have been able to do it without them! I have also made and froze applesauce with Emily. I think we are ready for winter! My only regret would be that I didn't get around to making strawberry jam. I think I was way pregnant, so I guess I'll cut myself some slack!
Posted by Rita at 8:02 PM 2 comments
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
It's not easy being Green
Isn't it amazing how many different things can come to mind now with one word - Green
I have been busy over the last few days canning green beans. Luke loves homemade canned green beans, they are the only one's he will eat. So, this year I planted four rows of green beans so I could can them. This was the first time I have accomplished this by myself(with minimal phone calls to mom!). And I didn't blow anything up! The first step is picking the beans - here is just a small portion of what I have been able to pick - 1/2 bushel makes approx. 12-14 quarts.
After picking comes cleaning and clipping. I opted to use scissor, I think it is easier than snapping them all by hand.
After stuffing them into jars with 1 tsp. salt, adding bowling water and putting the lids on, they go into the pressure cooker. They needed to be maintained at 10 lbs. of pressure for 25 min. - No distractions!
Finished product!
Posted by Rita at 12:27 PM 3 comments


