08/02/2026
Filling up the canning shelves, one can at a time!
I recently got a question about if we are canning to sell, or canning for ourselves.
The answer is for ourselves.
We are trying to make the majority of what we eat ourselves, and now, as the garden is starting to produce more, we are planning to make as much as we possibly can. Apples are starting to come in at my parents place, and we will make applesauce, and apple pie filling.
Potatoes are coming in and we will be canning potatoes to use for mashed potatoes, fried potatoes, soup base, and to use in potato bread.
Green beans are slowly coming in and besides freezing, we will be canning them, and putting into soup bases as well.
I see a lot of people freezing food, which is fine, and we will freeze some as well. But it’s nice to know that when the power goes out for awhile, we have food already made up ready to just heat up on the stove (or an open fire 😏) and we don’t have to worry about it spoiling.
