tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263840964304974785.post2126724919990897658..comments2024-03-26T08:45:01.171-07:00Comments on Homestead Happenings: AUTUMN ABUNDANCEKathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06105445880440567911noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263840964304974785.post-32268747829701041412012-11-10T18:23:48.714-08:002012-11-10T18:23:48.714-08:00Shay -- I love the vintage lady on your comment. T...Shay -- I love the vintage lady on your comment. Thank you for posting your interpretation of Grandma Ina's canning note. I appreciate it. Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06105445880440567911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263840964304974785.post-15086910529586536642012-11-10T15:53:51.676-08:002012-11-10T15:53:51.676-08:00"Put jars into hot water about same as jars a..."Put jars into hot water about same as jars are after syrup is on. [?] "<br /><br />I am guessing that she means to make sure that the jars and the hot water are the same temperature so the jars don't shatter when they're putting in the canning kettle.Shayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16527241089629026268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263840964304974785.post-55698412684922763592012-10-22T09:42:12.142-07:002012-10-22T09:42:12.142-07:00I like sticky notes myself, but I hadn't thoug...I like sticky notes myself, but I hadn't thought of using them in my cookbooks. Thanks for the idea.<br /><br />Actually, I like office supplies -- you name it. I have a stash of small notebooks, and I brought one to the farmhouse and put it on our jar shelf. If we lose it, no big deal.<br /><br />Mike likes to inventory the freezer, but I don't. I have no problem checking the supply and Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06105445880440567911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263840964304974785.post-27276319444513090122012-10-21T21:43:34.985-07:002012-10-21T21:43:34.985-07:00I've actually started putting sticky notes in ...I've actually started putting sticky notes in my cookbooks with changes, etc., recorded. Those longer lined ones work great. I'd probably misplace the notebook. :-( How wonderful you have Ina's!Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814824232124376605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263840964304974785.post-49877583468630407402012-10-14T19:29:12.602-07:002012-10-14T19:29:12.602-07:00All it takes is a little notebook. I happen to lov...All it takes is a little notebook. I happen to love little notebooks. I'll take one to the farm and leave it on the jar shelf, but you might want to start one of your own and bring it with you. Notes are great. A dedicated journal for the kitchen is probably a good idea.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06105445880440567911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263840964304974785.post-67302800055336666862012-10-14T14:44:53.847-07:002012-10-14T14:44:53.847-07:00That's nice to know that Grandma Ina kept a lo...That's nice to know that Grandma Ina kept a log. I've considered that we should do the same sort of thing. Many times we try something that seems so logical that we'd remember, but then we don't. Or, if I make note of it, I don't know where I kept the note. Halliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05305271560327301083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263840964304974785.post-8558962043287699472012-10-12T20:15:31.831-07:002012-10-12T20:15:31.831-07:00What you say is so true, Leah. Our way of life has...What you say is so true, Leah. Our way of life has changed so much. I think of Ina's house, and it didn't feel, smell, or sound like the house we know today. Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06105445880440567911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263840964304974785.post-77239039265022303232012-10-12T17:52:43.768-07:002012-10-12T17:52:43.768-07:00I've learned through genealogy about the lives...I've learned through genealogy about the lives of people long ago and I remind myself not make judgments. Our lives today are so vastly different. What was important to our great grandparents may not be what we value today. There is no "right way" to look at other people's lives. Just to learn about our ancestors is a joy in itself.Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07376635647754241996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263840964304974785.post-3639102495157523382012-10-12T16:31:49.618-07:002012-10-12T16:31:49.618-07:00Actually, Leah, I've wondered about the same t...Actually, Leah, I've wondered about the same thing. When this little book was in use, it was mostly just the two of them at home with no refrigeration except the cellar. So why did they need quarts of beans and beets? I also wondered if modern experts would cringe over Ina's canning methods. I may never solve some mysteries, but when I think of the pictures that the two of us identified Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06105445880440567911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263840964304974785.post-75385843417241512412012-10-12T13:22:11.569-07:002012-10-12T13:22:11.569-07:00I may be alone in this thought, but I've never...I may be alone in this thought, but I've never understood it when women tell how many quarts they canned. When we buy vegetables or fruits in the grocery, we don't see quart size cans for most items. I understand the conversion of quarts & pints into ounces. It's just that a quart jar of home canned produce is too much food (except for tomato juice). Of course families of long Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07376635647754241996noreply@blogger.com