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I'm only in my early fourties and I was quite late into my teens before I realized that almost no-one else did this like my family. We grew up on a farm, dirt-

by clscott 11y ago

I'm only in my early fourties and I was quite late into my teens before I realized that almost no-one else did this like my family. We grew up on a farm, dirt-poor and did it out of necessity but it was all delicious food: pickles, relishes, canned fruit, jams, jellies, home-made tomoto sauce. We also laid in bushels of produce into cold storage - potatoes, squash, apples and cabbages. Do I need to mention what we froze? Blanched peas, green and yellow beans, corn (cut off the cob) and home grown lamb, pigs, beef and chicken (both kinds). I am far more well off then my parents were at the same age, but my kids are not nearly as well fed (nutritionally) as I was at the same ages. Now that we are in prime harvesting season for a lot of this stuff, I might have to rethink what we're eating and preserve some simple, homemade foods.

roel_v 11y ago
Canned vegetables aren't very nutritious, because they have to be cooked so long to preserve them. Furthermore, canning vegetables and meat is potentially dangerous because of botulism. Source: have been canning last few weeks, info straight from the 'Weck' bible. Look, I'm not picking sides here, but let's not look at the past with rose colored glasses. When I tell my aunts that I'm canning, they look at me like I'm nuts. They lived much of their lives having to can on a farm, and they love the ease with which they can live their lives now, and the options they have.
- clscott 11y ago
  The veggies were all frozen, except for the stewed tomatoes and pasta sauce (veggies only, meat added at meal preparation time). The canning overall wasn't the primary source for the nutrition but it was a part of the overall strategy of prepare and store the food, outside of the "food industry". And trust me, I remember the hard work clearly but I may be looking at the past wistfully wondering how to get my kids to eat more vegetables.

by clscott 11y ago

roel_v 11y ago

Canned vegetables aren't very nutritious, because they have to be cooked so long to preserve them. Furthermore, canning vegetables and meat is potentially dangerous because of botulism. Source: have been canning last few weeks, info straight from the 'Weck' bible. Look, I'm not picking sides here, but let's not look at the past with rose colored glasses. When I tell my aunts that I'm canning, they look at me like I'm nuts. They lived much of their lives having to can on a farm, and they love the ease with which they can live their lives now, and the options they have.

clscott 11y ago
The veggies were all frozen, except for the stewed tomatoes and pasta sauce (veggies only, meat added at meal preparation time). The canning overall wasn't the primary source for the nutrition but it was a part of the overall strategy of prepare and store the food, outside of the "food industry". And trust me, I remember the hard work clearly but I may be looking at the past wistfully wondering how to get my kids to eat more vegetables.