photo by evan sung.
i read this article in the new york times yesterday and got even more excited about my canning and pickling plans for this summer! last winter, james and i discovered that one of his dad’s favorite snacks (pickled beets) were floating around in a not so appetizing, and certainly unhealthy, mixture of corn syrup and more corn syrup. Â so we’re looking forward to canning a few of our own, sans hfcs. i’ve never canned anything before, but i can’t wait to wrap up some of summer’s goodness in pretty glass jars. for more great preserving tips, check out posts by rebecca and amy! cheers.
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I read this in my favorite section of the Times yesterday too!! It's totally inspiring & I clipped it for future pickling endeavors!
Yay NY Times! Thanks for the shout out:)
I love canning and haven’t done it since we lived in Canada. I may have to try it with all our yummy garden treats this year. Great posts. 🙂
i saw this…i got excited about possibly canning my ONE strawberry!
very excited to buy more of those delicious beets from Black River Organic Farm!!! Yay for farmer’s markets and for pickling/canning {all with you, of course}!
i’ve wanted to try canning but haven’t because i’m afraid of the botulism element. but i do plan on at least making lots of refrigerator pickles for my bf to eat throughout the summer so he can avoid all those preservative-laden store-bought pickles.
read the article. can’t wait to do some canning of my own. 🙂
I’ve never tried canning myself, looking forward to seeing how it goes, then I will be inspired for sure!
fun! please let us know how it goes!
I’ve always wanted to try my hand at canning…best of luck!
Yay and thanks! Listen, be sure to share your pickle recipe. Also, Martha had a tasty looking pickled beet recipe recently. I’m thinking of that being my next project!
My grandmother makes the best canned beets!
I’ve never canned anything either, but I think it would be fun to try! I would love to can/marinate artichokes that I could use later in pasta dishes! oh, how I love artichokes!
I’m enthralled with the concept! I’ve never canned anything either. Let us know how it goes 🙂
I try to make peach jam and applesauce every year. It’s great to have each all year long.
I love hearing the “pop” of the lids. 🙂
Learning how to can was one of the first learn-a-new-skill-every-year-from-now-on challenges that I gave myself when I turned forty! Thought you were still at home (but maybe you were gone to school) when I made my first deliciously runny batch of spiced blackberry and almond preserves from the berries in the backyard and gave them away as holiday gifts. I love that cheerful little “thwock” sound the jar cooperatively makes when the lids seal properly–so satisfying! Have so much fun! Hint: buy a rubber-rimmed jar gripper and find a great big old vintage enamelware pot for yeself (or come home to me and borrow mine!!)
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too, too awesome.
i’m planning on getting some done myself this summer, which is really exciting for a newb like me!
I LOVE the idea of canning this summer! I used to do it with my parents when I was little…there’s a u-pick-em fruit farm not far from where I live, and it would be fab to get some strawberries there and make jam. can’t wait to hear how your canning plans go!
I think might be the first summer I attempt this!
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