Comments on: Canning Jam Part 3: Getting Your Family Involved in Canning

By: Leni

Leni — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 03:04:02 +0000

Super cool blog – what a fun surprise to see MY bowl in one of your pics! When I was a little girl my mom had this big red and green bowl (we kids called it the Hawaiian bowl) that always came out when something good was going on in the kitchen. I don’t remember the food but I remember the bowl. My mother gave me her bowl for Christmas last year – thought it was one of a kind. I have never seen another and have no clue as to the maker or anything and neither did Mom. What fun to see its exact twin on this blog filled to the brim with strawberries! Looks like your children will have some happy memories as well.

By: Teri

Teri — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 21:41:54 +0000

I have been “putting up” food for 40+ years. It’s so nice to read these posts about so many families
canning. Getting your children involved is so important. All three of my kids helped bottle fruit,
learned to use the cherry pitter, helped put food through a hand food mill and stir lots of batches
of jam. I now make my apple butter in a slow cooker (leaving it to cook on low over night) and this
has saved scrubbing pots with burned spots. :) I also dehydrate and freeze food for winter meals.
It’s so nice to plan a meal and know you can go to the pantry to get jars of yummy homemade treats. I’m new to your site but plan to come back often. Putting food by is healthy, inexpensive
and fun to share with family and friends. Many “convenience” foods can be made at home and
stored in the pantry. :) Thank you for encouraging families to bottle their own food.

By: Beth Shaffer

Beth Shaffer — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 15:55:24 +0000

My children love canning! They like being able to can the food that they grew! It makes a great family activity, they learn be self-suffient and that they can help with feeding their family! Thank you for the post!

By: Tickled Red

Tickled Red — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 17:07:05 +0000

I am having so much fun reading your canning posts and I can’t wait for the raspberry jam. Nummy!!

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By: Upscale Downhome

Upscale Downhome — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 12:18:54 +0000

My boys love to cook and help in the kitchen. (Someday I hope their future wives will appeciate that!) It’s great your daughter can just take over and do the whole process. Your jam made me think of my grandma’s strawberry rhubarb jam and raspberry jam that she made every year. Thanks for that little reminder of her; I hadn’t thought about her in a while.

By: christi @ burlap and basil

christi @ burlap and basil — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 22:48:23 +0000

i LOVE canning, anything! i wish we had a garden, but apartment living doesn’t allow such a pleasure! i make strawberry and raspberry jam every year. i posted about the varieties i made this year recently, along with some printable labels.

i started make my applesauce in the crockpot a few years back and i just LOVE it! apple butter is another favorite {i always mix it with cottage cheese; SO yummy!}.

By: Kirstin

Kirstin — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 16:50:46 +0000

I usually try to recruit my girls to help. The only thing I’ve done the last few years is make my freezer jam! I have done bread and butter pickles, beans, peaches and your amazing apple pie in a jar!!! Hope to do more canning in the future!

By: Deidra

Deidra — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 14:23:17 +0000

I have a 3 month old little girl. I was recently canning blueberry butter and blueberry syrup. She was sitting in her bouncer chair in the kitchen (a good distance from hot, bubbling liquids). She was happy as could be and I had this overwhelming moment of excitement for her to grow up canning with me and being my little canning buddy. It might take a few years, but I know she’ll be great at snapping beans, picking berries and wanting to be involved. I can’t wait to pass on my grandma and my mom’s legacy to her!

By: Jennifer M

Jennifer M — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 13:38:02 +0000

This post is so inspiring! I have always wanted to try canning. My mom did this when I was little, but we were never involved. I think this is our year to get in the kitchen as a family and make a wonderful mess. Thanks!