One thing that many of you don't know about me is that I love to cook (LOL) AND
to preserve. To me there is nothing that says I love you more than
preparing those special meals and treats for my family. Canning is
easy, but it is time consuming and you do have to follow sterile rules
to make it safe. You can be a plain or as inventive as you want.
Hubby pointed out this would be a good time to share my award pictures that I began to scrapbook about before the move and have yet to finish. I always thought it a little ironic that I was 'preserving' my preserving ribbons. Here are a few pictures.
Hubby pointed out this would be a good time to share my award pictures that I began to scrapbook about before the move and have yet to finish. I always thought it a little ironic that I was 'preserving' my preserving ribbons. Here are a few pictures.
How I got started on entering the county fair is actually a cute story.
I was still working for a major phone company and I make a Spiced Pear
jam that really is awesome. We had a cafeteria in the building I worked
in and the engineers would stop by my desk to buy a jar of jam before
their coffee break so they could put it on the pancakes and waffles. I
loved making it and only charged them enough to actually cover my
expenses so I could make more.
My boss kept trying to get me to enter it into competition, but I was
reluctant as I really didn't think I had what it took to compete against
women who had been doing it all their life (one woman had an entire 4x8
foot wall with just her entries and had been winning 1st and 2nd place
awards for over 20 years) because I was a self-taught newbie and 'shy'.
Unbeknownst to me, one of the guys entered me in the upcoming county
fair. He knew I went every year to drool over the jams and jellies and
crafty items in the home building. You
have to picture my jaw actually dropping to the floor on this
particular year when I see my name, my jam and an actual 3rd place
ribbon attached to it! I was literally speechless especially since I
hadn't entered the fair. Long story short I will always be
eternally grateful to him for giving me the courage and confidence to
enter each and every year after that for 10 years until I moved away. I
have also been published in several of their cookbooks the years I won
first place. I hope to start again soon.
Over the next few days I'm going to post several of my recipes and hope you enjoy them.
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