“like to do it in the winter when I need the heat. Then in the summer, I don’t have to heat up the house-just open the jar and eat it or slightly heat it.”
Me too!
For years my old farmhouse was only heated by propane space heaters and I didnt have a/c at all. Baking and canning provided much needed winter heat and it was a great blessing in summer not to add more heat. I now have nice central heat and air but those old habits remain. I see no reason to waste utility $$$ by not being sensible. Added bonus is my hubby had never been fed with home baked bread much. In cold weather I can’t hardy bring myself to purchase bread when baking bread is such a good way to warm the house. He now blames me and mainly the bread for a 30# weight gain. I keep telling him it’s not a problem, he was too skinny to start with ;)
I have to watch my carbs so I don’t do the bread anymore, but I used to bake bread every week and that was enough for the rest of the week.
Once it cooled, wrapped in T towel and placed in blue granite canner. Then slice it as needed. That’s the way my Granny did it.