Simply Canning with Sharon

Who is that crazy woman who enjoys canning, a full pantry, and simplicity?
A quiet simple life is a GOOD thing!

Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life and attend to your own business and work with your hands.... 1Thessalonians 4:11

Hi, I am Sharon, a simple woman in love with her hardworking husband, and home educating mom of 4 sons.

Do you know what having all these men in the house means? Food, and lots of it. If you are like me, you strive to provide healthy meals at budget prices. Not always an easy proposition.

In my mission to keep up with the appetites of my crew, gardening and home preserving food has proved to be a great way to provide nutritious, simple, delicious meals.

Home preservation has turned out to be a feasible (and satisfying I might add) alternative to the chemical and preservative laden commercial products found on the shelf of our local mega market.

I’ve been canning foods for many years. At first, it was in small amounts. I would usually put up tomatoes and apricot jam, applesauce and MY personal favorite, apple butter. cinnamon spiced apple butter!


I didn’t have to. I wanted to…for fun. I enjoy the results and the satisfaction of doing it myself. I tend to be a self-sufficient sort.

Today, preserving food is a part of our frugal simple lifestyle.

I still WANT to. I LOVE being able to open a jar of vegetables that we grow right in our back yard. I love having jars of peaches, homemade applesauce, or tangy pickles right in my pantry ready anytime for that snack attack.

But it's more. It's the confidence of knowing that I have enough stored up to take care of my family. It is knowing exactly where that food had been and what hands have handled it.

It is knowing that I am saving on our grocery bills! The more I learn the less I have to buy. I’ve even started canning venison that my hunters have provided for our family. Try it, you'll be amazed at what it does for venison.

Join me. I’d love to walk with you on this trail of learning how to ‘put up’ as our grandmothers might have said.

I’ll share with you a few tips and tricks, proper procedures to ensure safety and success, supplies important to have on hand, and some of my favorite recipes.

I may even share a few flops… just so ya don’t repeat them.


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