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making a berry connection

July 8th, 2007 at 07:59 am

So last week we had the Duvall friends over for dinner and Paris pics. They have a few acres, ducks, chickens, a little garden. They also will have a lot of blackberries, blueberries and raspberries. And they want to have a berry picking/ processing party and learn to can.

Well, I'm a pro at waterbath canning, and the possibility of whipping up a few dozen Christmas gifts (jam, sauce, syrup) is highly appealing. So I'm coming with the waterbath canner, the racks, funnel, magnetic lid grabber, recipes, and know-how.

Tonight we had another set of friends that we hadn't seen in a couple of years. Lo and behold, while the late July - early August didn't work for them, they have several dozen canning jars to contribute. A couple will come back filled as a thank you.

Now for the lids and the sugar. Grocery store time. You just don't want to teach people bad habits, and reusing lids is a bad habit. The seal doesn't form right.

The Duvall friends also want to learn to pressure can. We need another friend for later!

Posted in Buying calories, Emotional baggage | 2 Comments »

2 Responses to “making a berry connection”

  1. Carolina Bound Says:
    July 8th, 2007 at 03:09 pm 1183903799
    1183903799

    I used to have cherry bushes and I made jelly from the crop. A lot of work, but they do make good gifts!

  2. Joan.of.the.Arch Says:
    July 8th, 2007 at 04:40 pm 1183909214
    1183909214

    I'm wishing I knew someone with elderberry bushes. I might find a place in the country alongside railroad tracks. Elderberries so often grow next to RR tracks. Blackberries, too.

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