Home Canning (Boiling Water Method)
August 7, 2006 by Andrea 
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Canning fruits and vegetables runs in my veins, though it took me many years to admit it. My paternal grandmother had an area in the basement where she kept all of her home-canned goods, including pickles, green beans, apple butter, tomatoes, tomato juice, jams, and jellies. My mother canned vegetables, jams, and jellies practically every year when I was growing up. Dad brought home bushels of string beans, spread out an old sheet and dumped the beans on top, and then we’d spend a morning or afternoon stringing and snapping the beans for mom to can. I didn’t think it was very fun and I swore to myself that I would never do any canning when I grew up.
Well, many jars of jams, jellies, and salsas later, I have to say that’s one promise I couldn’t keep; the lure of making my own was just too strong. Read more
