Canning Food

@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

25 Jun 16

I would say so, you must pick your veggies or fruit, prepare it for canning, which is time consuming, fill your jars and cook in a pressure cooker. You feel good when you see all your jars in a line ready to eat.

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Michelle

@infatuatedbby (95001)

• United States

25 Jun 16

@RubyHawk that does sound time consuming but if you have a large yard or something it'd be a good way and also to give as gifts sale or to eat :)

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

26 Jun 16

@infatuatedbby Canned foods are great for birthday and Christmas gifts.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (325758)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 Jun 16

My Mum used to can a lot of fruit each year. In Australia it's called bottling. I like the way we have different names for the same stuff.

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Jabo

@jaboUK (64361)

• United Kingdom

26 Jun 16

@RubyHawk @JudyEv We call it bottling to because the stuff is put into big glass jars.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (325758)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 Jun 16

@jaboUK @RubyHawk When I first came across 'canning' in a novel I thought it meant some sort of tin receptacle.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

26 Jun 16

It is interesting, I like hearing all the different names.

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Belle Starr (Iz)

@BelleStarr (61047)

• United States

27 Jun 16

My mother used to do it but I have only done it once and it is just too much work.

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Belle Starr (Iz)

@BelleStarr (61047)

• United States

27 Jun 16

@RubyHawk I guess I figure my time is too valuable!! lol

@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

27 Jun 16

Canning is a lot of work, but it saves on your grocery bill.

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Jabo

@jaboUK (64361)

• United Kingdom

26 Jun 16

I've never done anything like that in my life. My mother and grandmother used to do it, but I don't have many domestic talents.

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Jabo

@jaboUK (64361)

• United Kingdom

27 Jun 16

@RubyHawk I was referring more to the canning part

. I know I could grow them if I wanted to - i just prefer flowers.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

27 Jun 16

Growing vegetables doesn't take much talent. Just enrich your soil and put your seed or plants in the ground, then hoe the rows when the soil gets compacted and weeds sprout..

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

27 Jun 16

@jaboUK I like flowers too, I always had flowers when I lived in a house.

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crazyhorseladycx

@crazyhorseladycx (39515)

• United States

26 Jun 16

been meltin' hot here's well, ms. ruby. i'd great hopes'f puttin' some strawberries to good use, but fear the grasshoppers've decided otherwise...dang 'em. 's fer the rest? they aint nowhere near producin' fer some reason? i'm sittin' here droolin' o'er the prospects'f some blackberry jam! sigh... i preserve's much's i can, miss the bumper crops we used to've. shame the food banks 'n shelters'll not take such goods.

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crazyhorseladycx

@crazyhorseladycx (39515)

• United States

27 Jun 16

@RubyHawk seems the southern states're that way (they do the same'n tennessee) - but here, they'll not take home canned/preserved foods. they fear they've not been put'p proper 'n might make someone ill :(

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

27 Jun 16

I believe our food banks take any food offered, I'm not sure but my son and daughter in law used to volunteer at one here and I think they were thankful for anything. They also provided clothing.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

27 Jun 16

@crazyhorseladycx I suppose that could happen, although if a jar is sealed tight, how could it be spoiled?

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Claudia Kirkland

@CRK109 (14558)

• United States

27 Jun 16

I used to do a lot of that when I had my house in CT. My best friend would come by and we would can and make jams all day. It was so much fun.. I miss it these days. But what great memories!

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Claudia Kirkland

@CRK109 (14558)

• United States

28 Jun 16

@RubyHawk Yes, the end results were great. Lots of people enjoyed the "fruits of our labors". lol

@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

27 Jun 16

Nothing is better than good memories. I didn't have much help and it was work, but I enjoyed the end product.

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Hope

@1hopefulman (45123)

• Canada

25 Jun 16

I only have a small balcony and have planted some tomatoes and wild edibles and some spices. But I hope one day in the future paradise I will have a big garden and grow my own food all year long.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

25 Jun 16

I hope you do, I enjoyed gardening, but in an apartment you have too little room.Our deck is too shady to grow a tomato or pepper.

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Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (45002)

• Preston, England

26 Jun 16

@RubyHawk all my food is shop bought

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

27 Jun 16

So is mine, I don't have a choice living in an apartment..

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sofs

@sofssu (23662)

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26 Jun 16

I love makes pickles and such.. I love giving them as gifts.. though it does mean some hard work.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

27 Jun 16

Preparing food for canning is a lot of work, but it was worth it to me. I loved gardening and saving on our grocery bill.

Alfredo Rossi

@amadeo (111948)

• United States

25 Jun 16

are you doing this all ready?

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PaintsOnSlate

@PainsOnSlate (21854)

• Canada

26 Jun 16

My mother did a lot of canning and my dad canned tomatoes every summer. I don't do that, didn't do that when we were young either. I did make pickles and I did make jellies and jams, all to use at home and used for home made gifts. Now we have a small garden and we eat what ever is ready.

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PaintsOnSlate

@PainsOnSlate (21854)

• Canada

2 Jul 16

@RubyHawk I made pickles one that we threw away too. So disappointing. But it ended well for you if you got good chucks the next year.

@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

27 Jun 16

That's good, you have fresh foods through the fall. I remember I once had cucumber pickles that didn't turn out well, I dumped then in our garden spot and we had cucumbers come up the next spring. I transplanted them into a row and they grew very nice cucumbers.

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DianneN

@DianneN (246819)

• United States

26 Jun 16

I tried it once years ago. To me, it wasn't worth all that work! We prefer fresh fruits and vegetables these days.

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DianneN

@DianneN (246819)

• United States

27 Jun 16

@RubyHawk Unfortunately, the deer loved organic vegetables, too!

@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

27 Jun 16

When picking food from your garden, you know it doesn't have any insecticides or bad chemicals and it lowers your grocery bill.

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Reine25

@Lucky15 (37346)

• Philippines

25 Jun 16

I should.learn to do.this, when.some.veggies are cheap for future use ;)

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

26 Jun 16

That's exactly right, if the price is right.

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WinterRea

@AutumnSnow (4584)

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25 Jun 16

we recently moved into an apartment due to a situation we couldnt control. That's one thing I miss is my garden I can't wait till we get our finances and credit score straighten up so we can get back into a house again. Hopefully we will be in about a year.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

25 Jun 16

We live in an apartment, too. I love the convenience, but I miss my garden. Hope you get back in a house soon, if that's what you want. I wouldn't want all the upkeep and taxes. I like calling maintenance when we have any problem.

Teep11

@Teep11 (7674)

• United States

25 Jun 16

A lot of people are canning these days. In a few years that may be exactly what we need.Things are forever changing and having our own vegetables and fruit in our backyards may be needed not only for freshness but health wise.

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