Home Canning with a purpose

Hobby or Preservation

People equate survival to extremist; this is not the case for most of us. There are people that "can" for several other reasons. We live in Florida. Everyone knows that it is the home of bad weather. Between lighting storms, hurricanes, etc. we are faced with the possibility of food supply storage on a regular basis. We need to know that our food will not spoil, when we loose electricity. We also need food easy to prepare without electricity. There could be a number of reasons that anybody could be concerned about their food supply. Whatever your reason, "canning" is a good alternative to accomplish you goal.

However, home canning can easily become a hobby as it has for Peepaw and me. Knowing that we have food on a shelf, ready to use makes canning more than a chore…it’s become a hobby. Once you began your canning, wait until the joy of eating or sharing your home canned products. I remember shortly after we were married Peepaw helped the first time…he was hooked. Now he enjoys it as much as I do.

Tell us why and how you became interested in canning, either by email or the comment section. We don’t care if you are just starting out or have been doing it for years.