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[greenguidetips]

Sweet Memories, Preserved: A Lifetime of Canning Love

Canning Up Love: Sweet Memories in Every Jar

This week let's take a trip down memory lane with a taste of summer! Canning has been a constant companion in my life, ever since I was a little girl learning the ropes from my mom in the sunny South.

Fifty years later, the aroma of those vibrant red strawberries bubbling away in a giant pot still lingers in my memory. Back then, my job was to hull the green tops and patiently skim the froth from the bubbling strawberry jam. That sweet fragrance saturating my mom's cozy kitchen was pure summer magic.

Every year, we'd visit my mee-maw in Kentucky. Her sprawling white house boasted a wrap-around porch and a kitchen that would make any modern cook drool. Imagine tall cabinets reaching the ceiling, their glass doors revealing rows of preserves, jellies, and jams like a dazzling display of jewels. It was like glittering sunshine and summer captured in a jar.

My favorite treat then, and still to this day, is warm biscuits slathered with velvety blackberry jam. While I never got the chance to can alongside my mee-maw, I spent countless hours exploring her fruitful garden, igniting a lifelong love affair with preserving the summer bounty.

Speaking of bounty, my schedule this week is bursting with summer flavors! Blueberry picking is on the agenda, both for jam and for refreshing summer smoothies and desserts. Next up are peaches – I'll be peeling, slicing, and freezing them in pie pans so I’ll have a taste of summer in the winter, alongside a batch of mouthwatering peach jam.

Though my trusty water bath canning pot has been diligently serving me for over 30 years since my wedding day, I've recently upgraded my funnel and jar tongs – those new ones are a dream to hold!

I'm also a seasoned thrift store pro, always on the lookout for bargain jars. In fact, if any friends find themselves with an overflowing stash, I'm happy to take them off their hands!

Ready to create some sweet memories of your own? Time to roll up our sleeves and get canning!

[heart4buddie]

44 jars later and I’m still RELISHing life. #canninglife #homemade

[foreverfitlola]

I Found Fresh Fruit 🍓🍍! ⠀ Spent my day in the kitchen I making jams & butter: strawberry, strawberry pineapple and apple.😋 Then I dehydrated apples and pineapples. How'd you spend your Saturday? ⠀ #TheLolitaPerry #CanningWithLola #CanningLife #Canning101 #FutureHomesteader https://www.instagram.com/p/B-BCx4nhhoW/?igshid=69jomvnocpfz

[gratefultastes]

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Public Schedule 🥒 Friday 9/18 from 12-4pm at the @reverefarmersmarket 🥒 Saturday 9/19 from 9-1pm at the @winchesterfmkt 🥒 Sunday 9/20 from 10-1pm at @farmlowell in the lot at @millno5 (shops open 10-2pm on the 4th and 5th floors) 🥒 James was scanning our pantry and everything we’ve been canning from our humble #victorygarden and noticed we hadn’t done pickles yet 😮 so we picked a small bunch fresh off the vine, some fresh dill, and prepped them up, a quick splash in a #waterbath and these dilly chips will be ready to cool and rest before opening in a few weeks to enjoy. 🥒 We hope you’re finding all the jars you need for your home canning, and if you have any questions, don’t be shy, we love sharing our passion for preservation ❤️ . . . . #grateful #gratefultastes #artisanalspreadsformorethanjustbreads #entrepreneur #smallbusiness #grabyourballsitscanningseason #newenglandonlyproduce #canningseason #usamade #lowell #lowellbusiness #canninglife https://www.instagram.com/p/CFIa37vgCL2/?igshid=zwdoqbcggkk7

[foodbysung]

Raining all day. A perfect day to be cozy. Still got dirty in the garden for a bit, getting ready for some canning tomorrow. #marblehouseproject #dorset #vt #farmtotable #farming #fire #mountainlife #winteriscoming #woodfire #canninglife #wecanpicklethat (at Marble House Project) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo0SN0MBbm8/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=5n0ole3ywuns

[rjacky86]

Guess who is making kimchi this weekend?!? I am beyond excited with my canning journey, it's something my nana did and it was so special 💕 #canning #canninglife #canningseason #kimchi #jam #preserves #ball #kerr #andersontribe

[mistymeadowsadventures]

Sea of Turquoise, yellows and red - looks like we’ve agreed on the color scheme for the canning kitchen. Do you think it’s “vintage” enough? Now we have to decide on painted floors, epoxy or something else’s. I’m leaning toward epoxy for the cleanability. #canningkitchen #vintage #foodpreservation #foodinjars #canninglife #mistymeadows #homesteadlife #pnwhomesteader

[rjacky86]

Canning kimchi soon! #canninglife #kimchi #canning #canningseason #loveit