Coffee anyone ?

[Jesusfreak101]

have fun amber thats sounds fun expecially since your gpibg with out kids. its been seven years sonce i did anything kid free.... and hubby free its been closer to 8 mmm might be a day needing to come up lol.

 

[farmerjan]

I did too... but we did the wax on top and THEN also sealed them in a bath...a double seal.

But my grandmother was super careful about such things.

She only used the wax on the jelly.... not the tomatoes or other canned goods.

Yes, wax only on jelly and jams. Had to have a fairly "solid surface" for the wax to stick to so that it could seal out the air.
Then put a lid on them. The real old type jars that were made for the wax seal had a snap on plastic lid which kept the top clean, and kept things like mice from trying to gnaw through the wax too. Used to store down in the cellar and it would get dusty and have little "mices" that would get in. We had a dirt floor cellar then......

 

[farmerjan]

We would save the wax after washing it off, went into the box that would get reused to make Christmas candles. Didn't reuse it for the jellies, but after a good quick wash, don't see why it couldn't have been. I mean you heated it to melting so not exactly like it wasn't pretty "sterilized"....

 

[Alaskan]

My mom used paraffin too. When she opened a jar of jelly, I got to lick the paraffin before throwing it away.

You got to throw it away?

We got to wash it, and then remelt and reuse.

 

[Baymule]

You got to throw it away?

We got to wash it, and then remelt and reuse.

My Mom was a germaphobe.

 

[Alaskan]

My grandmother was too... she just boiled it forever.

When she washed dishes...she washed them by hand, perfectly ....then poured boiling water over them all, one side, then the other....

Perfectly clean towel to dry... with perfectly clean hands...and don't touch any part of the dishes or silverware that will touch the mouth......

Me.... eh.... dirt is fine,makes ya stronger.

 

[Jesusfreak101]

okay question do any of you home schoolers have this issue(you older ladies as well) my six year old can ready but when her daddy is around she acts like she cant. my three year old talks some but when daddy around nothing but baby talk my husband says he wants to believe it but its hard to when he never sees or hears it. i am going to lose my mind. he says if he doesnt feel like they improving he wants to send them to private school(public schools near us suck) which right now we really cant afford he says he make it happen which probably means i wouldnt see him. what are yalls thoughts how fo i get him to see it? how i do i encourage both of them to show daddy they can do something he thinks they cant...???

 

[Alaskan]

Video tape

 

[promiseacres]

I would video them too.

 

[Mini Horses]

Both grandparents raised 7 & 8 children, fed by canned good from garden and much hunted meat, plus chickens & occasional hog. Now, mom had to help pick, process and can. She was oldest daughter. After leaving home she said she did NOT want to do that "ever again". And didn't. She was happy to take fresh & canned goods back home when we visited but, wasn't doing any at home. So when I got married and always had some type of garden going, WANTED to can … mom said "WHY?" That got me no where with help. She'd occasionally snap a few beans if visiting, would eat fresh I gave her...but, no garden, no canning. My dad & I would sneak a couple plants along the fence line, mom complained.

Mom did sew well and make a lot of clothes for herself, me and my two kids. She gave me some guidance with that skill but, nothing major. I pretty much watched, read and figured it out!

The small "farms" they had were my delight. I even liked the fact that they were so self-sufficient, even tho I did not realize what that truly meant. Just love that they did these things. I always wanted to "do stuff" when there and did. The cellars were my favorite -- jars of beautiful, colorful food all lined up. Other little girls wanted dolls, I wanted a farm set!!

"Old fashioned"? If so, I'm there!!