Feeling Very Domestic
Posted in Family, Food, General Posts on 08/13/2009 04:40 pm by CaceyThis past week a friend called and offered me a free box of fresh picked plums. I of course jumped at the chance of receiving free food and promptly got to work turning them from this…
Into this…
Yummy plum jam!
I only get to can about once or twice a year, but when I do it always makes me feel somewhat like a pioneer women preserving food in the summer to eat in the winter. And although it’s no longer something we have to do to survive, canning is a wonderful skill to have (thanks for teaching me mom!). Not only is it healthier for my family, since I know exactly what went into that jar, but homemade jams and butters make a wonderful and inexpensive gift around the holidays. 
