Pickling & Preserving Your Garden Goodness

Tired of all the commercialism? Tired of all the consumerism? Want to make your family more independent? Want to use less wasteful packaging? Make your own laundry and cleaning products - more naturally! Bake from scratch, including pet treats! Learn to make your own jam and preserves, even canning! You can better handle your diet and health concerns, save money and the earth! Happiness Is Homemade is a group looking to meet experienced and novices alike! AUGUST MEETUP: Last month we covered making freezer jam with the abundance of local fresh fruit in our yards and markets. Now what do we do with the abundance of cucumbers? Tomatoes? Squash? Would you like to put up some of the stone fruits to enjoy when it is cold and drizzling out most of the year? Let’s talk about pickles! Tomato sauce, Canning just the tomatoes! Making salsa! Canning peaches! Making jelly! All of these things are possible with a hot water bath canner. This is as old-fashioned and simple as it gets! When I learned, my Mother said to me that my grandmother would be sooo proud of me! I think of my grandma every time I pull out my canner! I hope she is amazingly proud of her granddaughter! Come learn to “put up” food for you and your family. Hope to see you there!