[Editor's note: This one in a series of essays by winners of our "Preserving Canning Wisdom" giveaway.] I am a member of a federally recognized Native American Reservation in Northwest Washington. On the reservation is a residential school for youth. The students get to direct their experiences and have recently asked to have a canning [...]
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Preserving Canning Wisdom: Kimberly From Washington
[Editor's note: This one in a series of essays by winners of our "Preserving Canning Wisdom" giveaway.] Growing up with siblings is an experience, to say the least. When the age gap is close to 15 years, and you’re the oldest, you develop the special bond of watching your younger sibling grow up. When he [...]
Preserving Canning Wisdom: Leslie From Illinois
[Editor's note: This one in a series of essays by winners of our "Preserving Canning Wisdom" giveaway.] I have started canning as a new tradition for our family. In the spring we started with making violet jelly. My children have had so much fun with the whole process. First they gather lots and lots of violets. [...]
Preserving Canning Wisdom: Kathi from Washington
[Editor's note: This one in a series of essays by winners of our "Preserving Canning Wisdom" giveaway.] The best way to convey the arts of preservation are to live them. My kids have watched me can (and dry, freeze, pickle…) food since before they could talk. This is just the way it is. In our [...]
Preserving Canning Wisdom: Patricia From California
[Editor's note: This one in a series of essays by winners of our "Preserving Canning Wisdom" giveaway.] I first learned to can when I was about eight years old back in Texas. Four generations of women–my Great-Grandma, Grandma, Aunt Katie, Cousin Lisa, Mom, and I–would gather together in my Grandma’s kitchen to can the freshly [...]
Preserving Canning Wisdom: Patty From California
[Editor's note: This one in a series of essays by winners of our "Preserving Canning Wisdom" giveaway.] I love canning with my little daughter! She is almost 4 years old and really can’t do that much to help–but she watches. I absolutely believe that having her watch, and help me with the little things like washing [...]
Preserving Canning Wisdom: Kiva From Maryland
[Editor's note: This is the first in a series of essays by winners of our "Preserving Canning Wisdom" giveaway.] When I first discovered canning, I felt that a part of my childhood had lacked something very crucial–putting away our abundance for another time. My great-grandmother canned but my grandmother and mother did not. I was [...]
Can-A-Rama Prep: Tips for Canning With Children
The Can-A-Rama weekend starts tomorrow and goes through 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 them!
Blueberries (and Raspberries and Apricots) for Zoe
Many of us have fond memories of Blueberries for Sal, the classic Robert McCloskey picture book about a mother and daughter in 1940s Maine who head out one summer’s day to pick blueberries to can for the winter. At the beginning and end of the book is a wonderful illustration of Sal and her mother [...]
