2008 July 23

July 23, 2008 · by Penny · 2 Comments

Crystal got me thinking, look back at my last post if you don’t know what I mean. All of those things that you wish you had been taught when younger, whether it be canning, or baking bread, or sewing or just how to clean a house, or mayby build a house! All of those things, I encourage you to make a list, then find a way to learn them, and here is the challenge, TEACH them to your children! Even if my daughters never choose to bake bread after they are married at least they know how. And they know how to can, and bake pies and cakes, and cook, and menu plan, and scrub a floor till it shines, and clean a house and change a diaper and sew a dress and so on. America is raising an generation that only has one thing they know how to do, and so their life is dictated by that one skill. What ever happened to the “jack of all trades”? Our children should be raised with MANY skills. And they should know how to build a soap box so they can get up on it! That works for me ths Wednesday!

Crystal asks- how to get started canning

my friend Crystal over at Money Saving Mom asked how do you get started canning

My answer-

We are blessed to have several types of fruit growing on our farm, some wild, some not. We have mulberries, strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, plums, peaches, apples, persimmons, and more I am forgetting. LOTS of our neighbors have tons of fruit that nobody harvests, don’t be afraid to ask if you can pick if you see someone not getting theirs. The best wy to preserve is freezing, it saves the most amount of nutrition. But when that isn’t possible canning works great. You can often find free jars (only use real canning jars) from elderly women, or at garage sales or from freecycle. Make sure you buy new lids though. Grandmas that have children or grandchidren that aren’t smart enough to value their wisdom absolutely LOVE to teach younger women how to can! Adopt an older neighbor! I think my favorite book on the subject is from Rodale titled “Stocking up III” .
blessings, Penny