Comments on: On learning the joys of food preservation http://foodperson.com/2008/06/30/food-preservation/ You are what you eat Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:00:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Janet Majure http://foodperson.com/2008/06/30/food-preservation/comment-page-1/#comment-853 Janet Majure Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:53:12 +0000 http://foodperson.com/?p=675#comment-853 Hmm. Frozen tomatoes. I could do that, maybe, Meryl, if I can restrain myself from eating all in sight when they start producing. Not so good on the peeling-tomatoes thing, but I could work on it. And Jennifer, I will bear in mind that I'm banking future cooking laziness. What a good motivator! Hmm. Frozen tomatoes. I could do that, maybe, Meryl, if I can restrain myself from eating all in sight when they start producing. Not so good on the peeling-tomatoes thing, but I could work on it.

And Jennifer, I will bear in mind that I’m banking future cooking laziness. What a good motivator!

]]> By: Jennifer (Baklava Queen) http://foodperson.com/2008/06/30/food-preservation/comment-page-1/#comment-851 Jennifer (Baklava Queen) Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:21:19 +0000 http://foodperson.com/?p=675#comment-851 Go you, Janet! That's a GREAT start! Meryl's right, freezer jam is worth a go... and the one time I tried it, I was able to use a lot less sugar because I didn't have to worry about preservation (well, until the jars were opened...) If you do ever decide to try the boiling-water bath canning, team up with a friend who has the equipment. It goes more quickly if you have company, and you might not mind the heat as much. (Call me crazy... and I know you do... but I don't mind canning in the 90+ degree heat as it makes the following cold shower so much more palatable...) And look at it this way... preserving now can help you be a lazy cook later. ;-) Oh, by the way, Janet, I don't think you can possibly have 20 years on me... we'll talk... ;-) Go you, Janet! That’s a GREAT start! Meryl’s right, freezer jam is worth a go… and the one time I tried it, I was able to use a lot less sugar because I didn’t have to worry about preservation (well, until the jars were opened…)

If you do ever decide to try the boiling-water bath canning, team up with a friend who has the equipment. It goes more quickly if you have company, and you might not mind the heat as much. (Call me crazy… and I know you do… but I don’t mind canning in the 90+ degree heat as it makes the following cold shower so much more palatable…)

And look at it this way… preserving now can help you be a lazy cook later. ;-)

Oh, by the way, Janet, I don’t think you can possibly have 20 years on me… we’ll talk… ;-)

]]> By: Meryl http://foodperson.com/2008/06/30/food-preservation/comment-page-1/#comment-850 Meryl Tue, 01 Jul 2008 04:05:15 +0000 http://foodperson.com/?p=675#comment-850 You should definitely try making freezer jam. It tastes incredible, lasts for about a year (so I'm told), and is sooo much easier than trying to can it. This year I've also made it a goal to freeze some of my tomatoes. And I've already got some frozen peas, but that's mostly because I never seem to get enough at once to make anything out of them. I'm slowly saving up enough to make a meal! Your comment about your mom made me smile. My grandmother is my food preservation go-to person. She's always very helpful, but I think she sometimes has trouble understanding why I would want to do something so tedious when I don't have to. When I start asking her to remember it all, her smile tends to get just a little strained! You should definitely try making freezer jam. It tastes incredible, lasts for about a year (so I’m told), and is sooo much easier than trying to can it. This year I’ve also made it a goal to freeze some of my tomatoes. And I’ve already got some frozen peas, but that’s mostly because I never seem to get enough at once to make anything out of them. I’m slowly saving up enough to make a meal!

Your comment about your mom made me smile. My grandmother is my food preservation go-to person. She’s always very helpful, but I think she sometimes has trouble understanding why I would want to do something so tedious when I don’t have to. When I start asking her to remember it all, her smile tends to get just a little strained!

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