Closing a can...

By Pam Jorgensen -
I did it...I closed the can!
Of PEACHES!! Several cans in fact...well jars. I had a big box of peaches to preserve for my food storage. I went over to Trish's house where she had all the tools needed for the process. PLUS friends to hang with while we peeled, cut and boiled. It was so fun! I had enough peaches to get 14 quart jars of sliced peaches and 14 smaller jars of peach jam. I must admit, I'm a bit more excited about the peach jam...mmmmmm, peach jam...

First, we had to steam the peaches so that the skins would peel right off.

Most of the skins would fall right off the peach, there were some stubborn little guys though. Then we cut the peaches up into chunks and slices and shoved them into jars. Filled the jars with syrup, placed the lids on the cleaned jar tops, and boiled the jars to seal. So much easier than I ever thought.

Here's what I ended up with that day. 28 jars of peach heaven!
I did have some jars not take...7 of them to be exact. Trish was able to re-process 3 of them so only 4 jars were a loss. So my final was 14 jars of jam and 10 jars of peach slices.
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Comments

kristina said…
Good Job Pam! It is always so much more fun to do stuff like this with a friend!! :)
September 26, 2008 at 6:27 PM
daveney7 said…
you are fulfilling your roll as domestic engineer! You are my idol! When I grow up I want to be just like you. Now send me some peaches!
September 26, 2008 at 7:18 PM
crapaw's crap said…
What do you MEAN you LOST 4 jars! Those are your todays reward for what you have done! If you can't eat them all today, the rest will keep in the fridge untill tomarrow! ENJOY!!
September 26, 2008 at 8:06 PM
Cheryl J. said…
Yea Pam! Very impressive SIL!
September 28, 2008 at 9:07 AM
Heidi Ann said…
Doesn't canning make you feel SO accomplished? It's so nice to work so hard and be able to see the fruits of your labors!
September 28, 2008 at 7:15 PM
ALLRED FAMILY said…
WOW! I am muy impressed!
September 30, 2008 at 6:27 PM
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