http://www.canningacrossamerica.com Join the Canvolution! Sat, 21 Jan 2012 21:26:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.canningacrossamerica.com/resources/tips-for-canning-with-children/comment-page-1/#comment-1394 FoodieTots.com » Blog Archive » {Preserving Summer} Bourbon Peach Jam Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:06:45 +0000 http://cansacrossamerica.wordpress.com/?page_id=530#comment-1394 [...] Have you joined the Canvolution? What are you preserving for winter? This was a grown-up-only endeavor — my just-about-4-year-old lacks the attention span for such a time-consuming project — but if you’re looking to include your children in canning, read this article first. [...] [...] Have you joined the Canvolution? What are you preserving for winter? This was a grown-up-only endeavor — my just-about-4-year-old lacks the attention span for such a time-consuming project — but if you’re looking to include your children in canning, read this article first. [...]

]]> http://www.canningacrossamerica.com/resources/tips-for-canning-with-children/comment-page-1/#comment-1025 Welcome to My World « West of the Loop Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:59:36 +0000 http://cansacrossamerica.wordpress.com/?page_id=530#comment-1025 [...] The truth is, we spend so much time working around Zuzu’s allergies, that we rarely stop to reflect on how we feel about them.  My husband, for one, chooses to concentrate on how lucky we are.  Zuzu is a happy, healthy girl who is always been off-the-charts tall for her age.  She is hardly undernourished.  And, the fact is, she is a great eater who counts tomatoes, salmon and roasted cauliflower among her favorite foods.  (She also likes hot dogs, French fries and candy so don’t think we are those parents.)  My feelings are more complicated, in part, I think, because I love to cook and bake.  It makes me sad to think that my daughter has only ever had an ersatz allergen-free cupcake; that she’s never eaten my homemade banana bread or tasted a slice of gooey cheese pizza.  But, as problems go, these are not so big.  The truth is, she hardly even knows what she is missing.  And last summer, I hit upon a kitchen activity that Zuzu and I could do together: canning.  She and I had great fun making yummy (and allergen-free) jams and pickles with the bounty from our local farmers’ market and Zuzu just about burst with pride when we gave our creations away to friends and family at holiday time.  (Read more about our canning adventures here and here.) [...] [...] The truth is, we spend so much time working around Zuzu’s allergies, that we rarely stop to reflect on how we feel about them.  My husband, for one, chooses to concentrate on how lucky we are.  Zuzu is a happy, healthy girl who is always been off-the-charts tall for her age.  She is hardly undernourished.  And, the fact is, she is a great eater who counts tomatoes, salmon and roasted cauliflower among her favorite foods.  (She also likes hot dogs, French fries and candy so don’t think we are those parents.)  My feelings are more complicated, in part, I think, because I love to cook and bake.  It makes me sad to think that my daughter has only ever had an ersatz allergen-free cupcake; that she’s never eaten my homemade banana bread or tasted a slice of gooey cheese pizza.  But, as problems go, these are not so big.  The truth is, she hardly even knows what she is missing.  And last summer, I hit upon a kitchen activity that Zuzu and I could do together: canning.  She and I had great fun making yummy (and allergen-free) jams and pickles with the bounty from our local farmers’ market and Zuzu just about burst with pride when we gave our creations away to friends and family at holiday time.  (Read more about our canning adventures here and here.) [...]

]]> http://www.canningacrossamerica.com/resources/tips-for-canning-with-children/comment-page-1/#comment-142 Can-A-Rama Prep: Tips for Canning With Children – Canning Across America Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:14:49 +0000 http://cansacrossamerica.wordpress.com/?page_id=530#comment-142 [...] Sunday (Aug. 29-30).  Are you ready?  If you’re canning with children, check out our Tips for Canning With Children by Emily Paster.  Kids love this process and it’s fun to include [...] [...] Sunday (Aug. 29-30).  Are you ready?  If you’re canning with children, check out our Tips for Canning With Children by Emily Paster.  Kids love this process and it’s fun to include [...]

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