Family of canners here. Now freeze a lot. Makes more sense for one or two!
My sis had five/six with adopted grandchild. She cans about as much as you do. Her husband is a food scientist and KNOWS whats in purchased food. Now that the last is in college she still cans and supplies her adult children “Christmas Food”.
Not uncommon for her husband to pick up a couple of bushes of beans or tomatoes or peaches and the two of them work into the night putting em up !
She stopped by on way to daughters. She said they buy jars in bulk from local hardware. They give them a really good price!
https://twitter.com/i/status/1145138518001377281
Link to Judge Jeanine’s Opening Statement, about the Dem Debate Clown Car.
Classic.
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Now that the last is in college she still cans and supplies her adult children “Christmas Food”.
The jelly/jams/fruit butters fly off the shelves, as do the pickled beets (strange they hate the store brand). I’ve always wondered if people realized the amount of tomatoes used by a family each year? I would say almost 50% of what you use is tomato based product in recipes, but I’m Italian so I may use more.