First off, I never thought I'd join the ranks of bloggers. Ever. But it looks like I am going to be another of those techno junkies that is going to clog up the internet with thoughts, views, possibly photos and recipes. My main point for this blog is to document my journey of home food preservation and scratch cooking, something I am somewhat obsessed with, move it off of Facebook (where I'm sure I annoy a great deal of people) and write it in a more appropriate forum. I am certain my relatives out there are sick of hearing about it (it's somewhat foreign to them- my parents are probably wondering who is this strange person and where their daughter went) so here is a newly created blog that they can ignore at will.
So, a brief explanation to those who have no clue what canning is. Canning is the act of food preservation. You know all those Smuckers and Classico spaghetti sauce jars in the grocery store? Those were created by commercial canners. Jams, jellies, spaghetti sauce, jarred fruit and vegetables- any food that is packed in a jar or a can is created by a canner.
My main and still original intent for canning is to eliminate waste. I hate waste. I am a hoarder by nature and genetics and possibly have OCD as well- I hate to see good food go bad. I hate to see anything useful go to waste, which is why living in Gainesville, Florida is rather dangerous for me (more on that at a later date). I kid around a lot, stating if I could afford a personalized license plate it would read SLVG QWN (fill in blanks with appropriate vowels).
At any rate, I have hemmed and hawed about creating this blog for weeks, ever since my former roommate Deanna started her exercise blog on this site. So after consulting briefly with her I finally decided to get off my duff and do it. This is the first entry. And now I have to figure out where to go next. Suggestions are welcome.
Excuse me, but I have some jam (and dinner) to make now.
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