CANNING SEASON....

The end result....That special time of year is here...canning season! We are very fortunate to live in an area where we can pick and can our own produce. For me, I am down to just the beautiful Peaches! And on the in-between years, Applesauce, from my own trees. I remember the years when all my children were at home, I would grow and can Corn-Peas-Tomatoes-Salsa-Spaghetti Sauce-Peaches and Applesauce. Nothing tastes better then fresh fruit we bottled ourselves! When I was about 9 years old, that terrible Influenza hit. My mother, Ted, Karen and I, were all down so sick in bed. Dad said we all needed home made chicken soup and CANNED PEACHES to make us better! This is what his mother did for them. And I must say, it did help us, and it did taste wonderful! I hope all of you are putting lots away for the long winter months ahead. :)
A very special memory for me, when I was little, is when it was canning time in Pleasant Grove. The Pleasant Grove Cannery was busy bottling Chili Sauce, that Pleasant Grove was famious for, in the little round bottle, that said "Made in Pleasant Grove, Utah." That wonderful aroma simply filled the air...The leaves were Yellow on the trees, the air had a bite of cold, and that wonderful aroma of Chili Sauce floating on the breeze. And "GG" would have every bottle filled with Beans, Peaches, Pears, Applesauce, Cherries, a few Crab Apples (spicey little things), Tomatoes and of course 'Dill Pickles'! "GG" had a big crock down in the fruit room, filled full of the Brin, turning the cucumbers into Pickles! When the outside of the crock began to have a salty residue appear, they were pretty much ready. Oh, the Crunch of those big Dill Pickles! Store bought cannot even compare.

I have two Peach Trees. The one has Hale Peaches. They were so big this year, the size of baseballs!! The other is Lemon Alberta, a bit smaller, but so yummy! Well, family, just thought I'd share a few memories of Canning Season. And when you come up, I'll share a few of my peaches with you!

Love

Mom