We started canning/freezing veggies/fruit about 2 months ago and it seems it has been non stop since then! Tomatoes, salsa, pears, green beans, corn and pickles. Wow, we have a lot down in our crawlspace and my hubs had to add more shelves. This weekend we hit a particular favorite time of mine, grapes. We have grape vines on our property and we make juice and jelly from them. Saturday our house smelled of grape juice the minute you entered it.
My second favorite time is Cider time. We have four apple trees and take any donations for making cider. DH bought an apple press about four years ago, and I thought he was a little nuts at the time, but wow, we save so much money on cider! I saw this weekend it is $4.69 a gallon at the store. Whew! We usually freeze over 15 gallons and make apple sauce. We still have a couple of weeks before we get to do that, but I am hopeful.
In my quest to do things homemade, I have begun making granola bars at home and I am amazed at how much my kids love them. They are inexpensive to make and you can add your own goodies. The best part, the kids are eating oatmeal!
