Brandi said-This year Mom and I planted a really big garden so that we would have a lot of vegetables to can this year. Canning is a wonderful skill that mom has been teaching me over the last few years. I wanted to learn how to can for so many reasons, one of which is for the purpose of having a way to use everything we grow. When you grow a garden of significant size, you end up with a lot of one thing, so instead of it all going to waste, you preserve it and have food over the winter months. I also wanted to learn how to can so that I could make all these wonderful fruits, vegetables and jams for my kids. I know the ingredients, I know that the food was prepared in a clean kitchen under sanitary conditions, and I know it is good for them. I also wanted to know because of the history behind canning. Victory Gardens and canning are still a wonderful idea that I think will be making a comeback (in my humble opinion). These skills will be with me for my entire lifetime and if the country ever gets in a state of total upheaval, at least I can grow my own food, and can it for the winter months to feed my family with. 
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