2007-08-31 13:27:42 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Senior Citizens
Yes! We had a huge garden when I was a child. We made tons of pickles...sweet, dill, sour. Daddy loved pickled beets too and so, loads of those too. What we did not can, we froze!
2007-08-31 14:23:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Oh Yes, for many years I canned my own Tomato Sauce, made bushels in the summer. I canned peaches and pears. And made my own pickles,and also pickled eggplant and peppers and beets. I put a lot in my freezer too, from peas, to corn to cabbage and swiss chard. It all kept real well.. Frozen stawberries and raspberries were so good in the winter months on pancakes and dessert.
2007-08-31 20:48:14 · answer #2 · answered by Mari-Mari 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I used to can green beans and calico beans. I would freeze some purple hull peas and can some. I used to can tomatoes for soup etc. I used to make ripe tomatoe relish to put on peas and beans. Not in a long time though. I used to have a huge garden and I loved it. I couldn't handle one now if my life depended on it. I do miss that good food though
2007-09-01 00:08:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
All the time. I have put up more jars of tomatoes than most stores have for sale (in one year). I also put together a pork spaghetti sauce from fresh rendered down tomatoes that is a hit with all the neighbours. Every time they smell it cooking, they start looking hopefully over to my kitchen windows!
2007-08-31 21:24:44 · answer #4 · answered by Susie Q 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I canned fruits and vegetables, jams, jellies, and even watermelon rind preserves from the time I married until my children were grown. Now, however, the only thing I can are hot peppers. As a matter of fact, I canned a gallon of hot peppers yesterday.
2007-08-31 22:04:32 · answer #5 · answered by missingora 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I helped my ex mother in law do some canning. We had so much fun. The food was delicious when the winter months rolled around.
2007-08-31 20:40:08 · answer #6 · answered by kayboff 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Oh yes. Grew up helping my grandmother can everything as soon as it got ripe. Then my mother and then I did it alone. Now days the only things I can are Alabama snke beans and tomatoes and sauces from tomatoes.
2007-09-01 11:14:57 · answer #7 · answered by Southern Comfort 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh yes and I hate breaking green beans and peeling peaches but I do love the food later so its all worth the effort.
2007-08-31 20:38:24 · answer #8 · answered by ncgirl 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Lots, peaches, plums, berries,apricots, string beans, tomatoes, corn, fruit cake(yes canned), marmalade, fruit and nut salsa(special passed down recipe) OUT OF THE WORLD GOOD.OPPS. All are much work, but soooo good. I do the frozen fruit bit now.
2007-08-31 21:53:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, when my husband and I were newly weds we had a backyard garden and we not only canned veggies we also made jelly and jam. It was good in two ways. It tasted good and it was good for our grocery budget.
2007-08-31 20:41:02 · answer #10 · answered by candle 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋