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[JanaBanana]

Im pretty excited! For the first time ever I have been canning my own jams/preserves and in the last 2 days I have made 24 jars of Apricot Jam/Preserves to give out to friends and family... I still have to add some handstamped Christmas tags to them but wanted to share some of them now

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v238/JanaD/Jam1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v238/JanaD/Jam3.jpg

[elfworks]

i am sooooo jealous! canning is one thing ive always wanted to do but just never got around to. been reading lots of blogs and things about canning lately. it appears to be all the rage suddenly. lots of books out about it too.
and yours look very fab and very festive!! if i liked apricots i would sooooooo be sending you my address right now!! :D

xo

[Chillywilly]

Good for you JanaBanana, My mother used to can fruit preserves and pickles all of the time. That will be a lovely gift to give. :give:

[JanaBanana]

Elfworks you should really give it a try! I didnt think I would be able to do it, but I taught myself... we have already gone through 2 jars of Raspberry :)

Thanks for looking!

[Jeff Westover]

This reminds me of being a kid. I didn't recognize it at the time but growing up in Central California put us in the middle of God's breadbasket and we canned everything from tomatoes to boysenberries. We canned so much I hated it. Pickles, peaches, apricots and every kind of jam available. Now I live in a desert and my wife is one of those who wants to do more canning but can't because we simply lack the ready supply of decent produce.

Enjoy! You've made me homesick.

[dvdguy]

my mom did all sorts of canning when we were kids. Grew veggies, fruit. Canned it all

[JanaBanana]

Yeah Im only interested in canning the jams/perserves :)

[Billy Battles]

Make sure you only use Kerr jars

[Merry Sage]

Those look fantastic Jana.

Jam making is something I've never tried, though I'm told its nothing like the long, involved process it used to be. And no commercially made jam can touch good homemade.

[JanaBanana]

Make sure you only use Kerr jars


Why? I used different ones...:?

[MrsH]

These look great! I've only made freezer jam. I haven't tried canning yet. It might have something to do with the memory of my mom's homemade pickles. One year she decided to try canning pickles because we had so many little cucumbers in the garden. Her pickles ended up black. None of us were brave enough to try them.

[sugarplum fairy]

Those look great Jana!

My mother use to do a lot of canning. I loved her blackberry jam. Yyyuuummm!

[JanaBanana]

MMMM Sugarplum.. im going to have to try that one :)

[Billy Battles]

I was just joking my Last name is Kerr

[JanaBanana]

Oh ok..you had me worried there for a minute...