sounds like a country song.
anyway, that is the trappings of my weekend... albertson's had a killer sale on apples - buy one 3 lb. bag, get two free. one coupon per customer. i'm a customer. matt's a customer. we came home with 6 bags - 18 lbs.
they're threatening to take over my kitchen. thank goodness they're all in those lovely plastic netting bags, or there'd be no telling of the massacre.
so, i've never canned before. i've done a ton of research, bought a how-to cookbook, and have collected a few recipes that i love, and this week - and weekend, i'm sure, will be spent canning. we're looking at apple butter, apple pie filling, apple sauce, apple rings, and perhaps, apple cider. i might even pull out the old dehydrator too. mmmm.
i've been wanting to can for a long time, but couldn't justify the cost of the jars (yeah, yeah, they're reusable, i know, but still). anyway, i mentioned this to matt and he said "...did you ask my mother??". little did i know, my mother-in-law had a stash of unused canning jars that nearly rivals her mother's collection (which is impressive) in her shed. sure enough, all i had to do was ask, and i was quickly sent home with four dozen jars, and lid rings to fit.
so then, i'm looking for cheap labor to help me core these bad boys. come on over. we'll share some apple crisp when we're done. that is, if you can stand looking at another apple. ;)
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