It's August!
This brings many-a-birthday-and-anniversary in my family!
It was Simon and my 4th anniversary on August 5th so we went on a vacation! We drove to Toronto to visit some friends then off to Niagara falls for a week! Simon's been there, but I hadn't and it was really fun! We went on the Maid of the Mist and did the Journey Behind the Falls, went on a winery tour in Niagara-on-the-Lake, watched fireworks, are WAY overpriced food and just relaxed a bit! Here are some of the highlights of the trip...
While we were in Niagara we picked up about 30lbs of peaches to can!
This is my mission today: Can as many peaches as possible! The first batch is currently in the canner and as I type I can feel that I am still sticky!
It's taking forever to boil though... I just called my mom and left a message.. We'll see if it starts to boil.. Its a good thing I didn't start the next batch right away! I might start another batch in my second canner cause Simon will be home from work in about an hour and half and I would like the kitchen to be clean by then!
OooOOooooOO It's boiling!
I'm hoping to also can tomatoes and make salsa and pasta sauce. We'll see how much I get done (not all today!) Luckily for me I'm not working much this week!
P.S. this is me filling up the canner with water...
I'm hoping to also can tomatoes and make salsa and pasta sauce. We'll see how much I get done (not all today!) Luckily for me I'm not working much this week!
P.S. this is me filling up the canner with water...
I am so proud of you. Canning peaches all by yourself. You always left me 1/2 way through. I did 8 jars of raspberry jam and 17 of the peach/blackberry. I have enough blackberry to mix with some raspberry and make a field berry jam too. Only one batch tho. Don't know who is going to eat it as Dad is not suppose to eat sugar and I don't eat toast. Normally. Love you Mom
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