[Marmolade]

My MIL had given me an old pressure canner years ago, which sat in my garage. A couple of years ago I took it out and had it checked out at the County Extension office. I ended up buying a new one and canned my first veggies that summer. I also tried canning chicken and had no problems with any of it. If you follow the directions, its not hard.

[blackdog]

My mother had my father buy her an old italian hand cranked pasta maker in 1972. Unused, in the original box along with the receipt it made it's way thru the family after my mother passed away. After visiting my brother, his wife decided it was my turn to take the thing. I did.

Thanks mom! We make so much pasta now it's our staple. It's so easy! Cooks so fast(like thirty seconds!). We won;t buy store made pasta at this point. It's like my mom bought it for me for when I could appreciate it. She knew she wouldn't be here by the time I had a family.