i'm telling you, canning is just like childbirth. yesterday i labored 23 grape juice babies. whatta mess. (and the pressing, o wow. i started using both hands. i'm tired just remembering.)
in the middle of a canning day, you will find me swearing i will never do it again. the mess! the heat! the pain! the work! the whole day! ijustwannasitdownanddrinkadietcoke. in a clean kitchen.
then i forget and do it again. (it's worth it. pretty pantry. so fulfilling. the joy. the yumminess.)
i'll take another batch of these too please:
(it was a dora-thon day. a nakie dorathon day.)
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home canned grape juice is the ONLY way i will drink grape juice! it is so yummy! thats awesone you took it on by yourself! what a job! glad im not the only one who has nakie dorathon days!
You are hard core. I wish I had the motivation you have. My pantry is bare and it's all my fault. I should be canning...but I'm not.
I wished I was as dedicated as you....but there is really no hope.
o wow you guys, this one just may have done me in. (at least for a while.) i don't blame you one bit! (but hi, we live in mexico. we should be hiring peeps to do this stuff right! next year.)
Way to go, i have no patience for canning... but i do love having it! Homemade grape juice is the best
WOW- you did that with your hands! You know there is a thing that steams the grapes and the juice comes out- super simple. Takes a while, but not too bad. That is how I did it last year. Where did you get the grapes-they are pretty. And YES! please hire someone to help you, I don't dare do it alone=) You are awesome! I have 10 quarts of apple juice left! REady for year 2?!
cambria i DID have that thing. but you have to mash with your bean mashers (hands) still. i think i didn't steam the grapes long enough. (ya, info i could have used earlier!) oh, and i had to strain it because cj is picky about that. i think that added a huge mess too. anyhoo, i'm not doing it alone next year. and i tell you what, my fam better LOVE the grape juice. and yes, i'm ready for year2 apple juice, we've loved that!
i can't believe how curly olivia's hair is!!!! love it! and love the post about lizard all jacked up on m&m's ahahahaha!
No kidding..child birth...but you can be proud of the little beauties...I know...you are opening your pantry just to take a peak at them...aren't you??;)
Simply amazing! It was all I could do to do one batch of your marinara recipe! :) Kind of pathetic, eh?
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