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6 Tips for Canning More Efficiently
Let’s face it. We all lead very busy lives.
Carving out time to put up a batch of tomatoes or peaches is not always easy.
And once you commit yourself to diving into a project, nothing is worse than underestimating how long it will take you.
Well, actually, there is one thing worse…
Not starting the canning project at all and letting the produce go to waste…that is worse.
And then there are the times when all your produce ripens at once and you are not even remotely ready to preserve it.
I get that one a lot.
With two properties to manage (our tiny LA homestead and the family farmstead restoration up north), two teenage boys with heavy soccer schedules and our TV show, I find myself in that last situation all the time.
So that is why, I am always looking for ways to cut corners and work more efficiently when it comes to canning.
I want to make the most of my time and I am sure you do too!
Here are some of my time-saving tips.
And if you have your own tips you’d like to share, please tell me in the comments! I’d love to hear them.
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