Yesterday we had a family effort on canning pickles. Wesley helped picked cucumbers. Lizzi and Abi found the jars in the storage bin. We talked about preserving foods and the importance of everything being clean and sterile. Once the chopping commenced there was some resistance from the oldest one. I told her it was important to me that she knew how to preserve food, so she can take care of her family someday and not be trying to learn in her 30's.
This projects held a lot of firsts for us.
This was my first time using a hot water bath, and it showed as I over filled the pot and had a mess of water on the stove. Abi learned about garlic, how to pull apart the cloves and peel them. Lizzi improved her knife skills by making slices. Both girls made spears as well.
We are anxious to crack open a jar and taste our hard work. Perhaps we can convince Phil to grill this weekend so we can pop some home grown pickle slices on top.
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