Canning Day

Back in September I hosted a canning morning. Stefanie wanted to learn how to can, Wynter had excess strawberries to jam, and Chris had scored us a ton of pears.

 I made a simple syrup, but it didn't need to be super sweet since I was using the pressure canner. Pressure canning heats the jar up to higher temperatures than water bath canning, so you don't need to pickle or sweeten low acid foods for safety.

 Friends for a long time!

 Wynt brought Elise up to play with Owen while we were heating up the kitchen. Wynter and I have canned before at her house but with the stairs there Owen is always a wanderer. This was much easier, him and Elise are just two peas in a pod.

 Ahh the beautiful kitchen... Ha!

 Pressure canning!

Elise and Owen reading for days.