Canning Sympathy

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Hi There:

 

Reading all the posts about canning made me think back to the mean

cruel comments I received from my family about my canning. It got to

the point where I told no one what I was doing and hide all my canning

supplies and results from my canning. Then came the time for

Thanksgiving Dinner.

 

On the table where some of my relishes and my pickles. I made a Green

Tomato Mincement Pie for dessert. Well, you should of heard the

comments from my family once they tasted the end results. In short, I

could not keep the dishes filled. I ended up just putting the jars out

with a spoon inside them. They disappeared like crazy. The pie was

gone in a flash.

 

The bottom line is this: My family will still say some pretty nasty

comments about my canning because it is " old fashioned - stupid -

costly - and down right dumb " until it comes time to harvest the

produce. Then they ask when it is time to eat the relishes and pickles.

 

I feel sorry for the young lady who had to endure the comments. I

still hear them - until Thanksgiving Day.

 

All I can say is this: If canning makes you happy (and I trust it

does) then do it. Never mind the comments. In the end, you will be

feeding your family healthy dishes and know that your family is well

feed. The others will be eating " who knows what " in the store bought

items. You will know what goes into your jars of canned goods - they

will not.

 

Go for it and have fun doing it.

 

Jeannie Anne