I'm getting into this canning thing.

**DixieJ** · 09-10-2006, 10:47 AM

I have just recently started canning and I'm lovin' it! A neighbor has a huge pear tree that I picked a huge box of pears from. Yesterday I made pear preserves. My mother used to can everything and I can remember her pear perserves were the greatest. Last weekend I made apple butter so I'm trying to figure want I can get my hands on to can next weekend. Most certainly going to plant a garden next year...I'm planning on getting DH to help me get a compost bin started. I want to raise organic veggies.

Dixie J

**pkellyc** · 09-10-2006, 02:43 PM

Watch those pears if you can them some cookbooks will tell you medium syrup. Stick with a light one. I posioned a couple of batches once.

**pkellyc** · 09-10-2006, 02:48 PM

Just thinking about my post. I really didn't poison them. lol They were just soooo sweet we had to rinse them with water before we could eat them. I did notice the spelling error I really need to start using that spell check.

**Domestic Gal** · 09-10-2006, 05:50 PM

Have you tried making pear sauce. It is better than applesauce I think so anyway. You make it just like applesauce but use pears instead. I always add a little cinnimon into mine.
I used to get all the pears I wanted as my sister had a big pear tree in her yard. Well she moved and now I do not have any pears.
I am going to ask for some on freecycle and craigslist and see if I can get some that way.

**peanut** · 09-12-2006, 02:53 PM

Canning IS so much fun, isn't it? I love it. But it's only dh and me now. DD#2 is still here but often eats out. We just don't have a need for much canned goods these days. I am freezing food too, but am woefully short on vegetables this year. I sure hope I can find some this coming weekend.

I did pears too this year. And plums, plum syrup, crabapple sauce, crabapple jelly, Nanking cherry jelly, pear jam, and crabapple juice.

Jean

**Laurie in Bradenton** · 09-12-2006, 03:09 PM

Ohhh I love pear butter (much like applebutter) also make pear sauce and a pear slices like baked apple slices. So many good things to make and your so lucky to have a neighbor to share!

Laurie in Bradenton

**duckduckgoose007** · 09-12-2006, 11:07 PM

I used to can everything when all the Kids were home. Now I freeze some things, not much because there is just Jim & me.

We did can 14 pints & 2 qts. of Pickled beets yesterday. They came out great.

Keep canning, I always enjoyed doing it.