Being a 'house-wife' has turned me into a lunatic. I never would have admitted this before.....but after yesterday's fiasco...I have to admit it. I'm plain crazy.
It all started with living in a small town. People here are 'canning' crazy. Every late summer/early fall....its all I hear people talking about...and since I am such a follower...I decided that one day I would attempt canning. I mean really....how hard could it be? You take fruit, put it in a can, pour stuff over it and seal it & stash it away. Easy-peasey.
OMFG....someone should have just hit me on the head and told me I was crazy. I don't know why I keep convincing myself I can do these crazy tasks. Remember my 'chocolatier' moment. Yah. Don't ask me about it. As you can see....I didn't it into a successfull business. I'm still not a millionaire.
Anwhoo....back to thise crazy-canning. We bought the jars. We bought the fruit. We bought the canning equipment.
My first sign that I should turn back....should have been when I couldn't even identify what a 'screw band' was. *rolls eyes* But I plowed ahead with naive confidence.
I dug around online looking for step-by-step instructions and found some with pictures...(a-ha! it also identified what a screw band was). So I went step-by-step. I started at 5pm.
Lets just not go into the hell I ventured into. All I'm going to say is:
1) When canning for the first time, don't do it on a whim...& be sure your first attempt is with someone who knows how to do it...or..at least just don't attempt alone.
2) Its not as simple as "putting fruit in a can".
3) If you are determined to try...don't start late. Its a time consuming process.
4) Just BUY the canned stuff from Co-op. Its easier. Trust me.
The light at the end of this tunnel was that around 1am....I ended up with 100 pounds of canned peaches and I realized that I am not a homesteader.....I'm a home-maker. There's a BIG difference. I think that might be my new daily mantra.
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