http://retrorenovation.com/2009/08/31/america%e2%80%99s-kitchens-fascinating-and-entertaining/ Remodeling, decor and home improvement for old homes Fri, 25 May 2012 14:52:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://retrorenovation.com/2009/08/31/america%e2%80%99s-kitchens-fascinating-and-entertaining/comment-page-1/#comment-40389 nina462 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 23:28:34 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=16304#comment-40389 I learned to can as child--that's what we did. Haven't done it for years, but last year, my mom/sis and I started canning and making jams again. We had to teach my nieces the joy of making jam....you must also make a fresh loaf of bread for which to eat the 'scum' of the jam that comes off the top. This year we grew our own blackberries, blueberries and strawberries. We canned 35 jars of jam...how much money we saved by doing it all ourselves!! Even last years strawberry jam that didn't 'jell' is great as a syrup on oatmeal, or over ice cream. Yummy!! I learned to can as child–that’s what we did. Haven’t done it for years, but last year, my mom/sis and I started canning and making jams again. We had to teach my nieces the joy of making jam….you must also make a fresh loaf of bread for which to eat the ‘scum’ of the jam that comes off the top.
This year we grew our own blackberries, blueberries and strawberries. We canned 35 jars of jam…how much money we saved by doing it all ourselves!!
Even last years strawberry jam that didn’t ‘jell’ is great as a syrup on oatmeal, or over ice cream.
Yummy!!

]]> http://retrorenovation.com/2009/08/31/america%e2%80%99s-kitchens-fascinating-and-entertaining/comment-page-1/#comment-40380 Gretchen S Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:58:46 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=16304#comment-40380 A little more regarding slow food: http://www.slowfoodusa.org/ :) A little more regarding slow food: http://www.slowfoodusa.org/

]]> http://retrorenovation.com/2009/08/31/america%e2%80%99s-kitchens-fascinating-and-entertaining/comment-page-1/#comment-40377 sumac sue Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:28:47 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=16304#comment-40377 Last summer, I canned a lot of tomatoes. I wasn't working at an outside job, so, I had the time to do it. This summer, I have a part-time job, and it seems like the tomatoes are ready to can on the days I have to work. I started feeling mad at myself for not being able to get the canning done. My husband said don't worry -- let's just eat the tomatoes and enjoy them. Food is meant to feed us, not torture us! So we've been eating the tomatoes as they ripen, giving them away, and enjoying them NOW. Thanks to people who farm for a living, there will be something for us to eat this winter. Last summer, I canned a lot of tomatoes. I wasn’t working at an outside job, so, I had the time to do it. This summer, I have a part-time job, and it seems like the tomatoes are ready to can on the days I have to work. I started feeling mad at myself for not being able to get the canning done. My husband said don’t worry — let’s just eat the tomatoes and enjoy them. Food is meant to feed us, not torture us! So we’ve been eating the tomatoes as they ripen, giving them away, and enjoying them NOW. Thanks to people who farm for a living, there will be something for us to eat this winter.

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