Canning!

On Monday, Aubrey and I were at the mall when we received a phone call from Heather telling us that the Lindon Cannery was giving away palate after palate of peaches. She told us to get there immediately, which we did. We showed up and were greeted with mass chaos. It was if there was a mass casualty situation that had occurred, and the only thing that was left was peaches. Women were pushing, throwing elbows, glaring JUST to make sure they got the perfect peach.

Aubrey and I filled up our car with more than 200 lbs of peaches, and got ready to begin. Begin we did. We made peach salsa, freezer jam, cooked jam, pie filling, and barbecue sauce until peaches were coming out of our ears.


At first, the boys were just on hand for busy work such as dishes. We've decided that in order to REALLY can in my kitchen, we need one more sink, another 8 stovetops, and about 20 more feet of counter space. Sometimes there just wasn't room to even do dishes. I was teased mercilessly when I asked my Jason to go wash dishes in the shower. For the record: he didn't.

Aubrey and I sure took a lot on, and we were grateful to our husbands for putting up with our antics. We're looking forward to next year when we are able to can more than just peaches!!