tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post5727119381283615592..comments2024-03-29T01:38:00.306+00:00Comments on An English Homestead: Preserving As A Social ActivityKev Alvitihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-49018648120641841782022-08-02T07:55:51.675+01:002022-08-02T07:55:51.675+01:00I have a few friends that do luckily. This friend ...I have a few friends that do luckily. This friend I've been teaching, from making no preserves she now cans fruit, makes jams and pickles. Her pickled cucumber was amazing! Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-16871902277510508032022-08-02T07:54:50.638+01:002022-08-02T07:54:50.638+01:00My tomatoes have been slow coming in as well this ...My tomatoes have been slow coming in as well this year!Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-24072824083113011432022-08-02T07:54:21.143+01:002022-08-02T07:54:21.143+01:00The one is on a glass top stove. I don't trust...The one is on a glass top stove. I don't trust my own hob as it's bigger and weighs so much, but this one is smaller and seems to take it just fine. The presto canner is on a heat plate. Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-48971061896410972702022-08-02T07:53:31.951+01:002022-08-02T07:53:31.951+01:00That's a great way to do it. When we first pre...That's a great way to do it. When we first pressure canned there was three of us there to make sure we did it right!Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-16055298064912901332022-07-30T14:06:01.974+01:002022-07-30T14:06:01.974+01:00We have never known anyone that shared our passion...We have never known anyone that shared our passion for preserving summer's bounty to take us through the winter. For you (and us) it is a lifestyle coice. Everyone we know who makes jam for instsnce does it as a hobby, or to make a little change to their morning toast - a top-up rather than the main event.Tigger's Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15829665785202495073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-12806736231151641952022-07-30T13:28:56.854+01:002022-07-30T13:28:56.854+01:00Steve, I have canned several jars of peaches this ...Steve, I have canned several jars of peaches this year and 6 quarts of pickles so far. I am just getting started on my tomatoes as they have been very late ripening. Too much heat, I think, and I have to get them before the birds do. I love the results of canning as well. Jean Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18244968309213848871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-13146329511218316322022-07-30T11:49:45.000+01:002022-07-30T11:49:45.000+01:00If I'm seeing things right, you are canning on...If I'm seeing things right, you are canning on a glass top stove? One of the reasons that I have not yet started canning is because we have one and I've always heard that it's not recommended to can with them because the weight of the canners, including all of the water and jars is too heavy and will break the glass top. Hmmm...<br /><br />It seems like it would be so much less of a chore sharing this activity with others.daisy ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06129079277073067462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-50325465337402812762022-07-29T11:06:20.102+01:002022-07-29T11:06:20.102+01:00I'm always preserving alone but when I first s...I'm always preserving alone but when I first started pressure canning it was like my best friend, Tracy from @our_smallholding_adventure was in the room. Messaging back and forth to check I was doing it right! 🤣Louise Houghtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13074355125344865358noreply@blogger.com