Canning was a success!

Canning was a success. Blueberry jam and applesauce line my fridge with an expiration date stating a year from now! Isn't it amazing! Self sufficiency at it's finest. Haha. Well, maybe 4 jars of jam and applesauce won't keep me if the economy crashes or something crazy but it does lead hope for my baking business I like to run October-March. You should definitely check it out in a couple weeks everything will be up and running. I'll write another blog about it when it's all set but if you want to check it out anyway its   http://www.myspace.com/wickedfunsnax  Everyone should try canning. Just make sure you keep everything super clean and do not alter recipes. You must have certain amounts of acids and sugar in your final product and recipes made to can will already have the correct amount. Well kids, my day has been made, I'm off to a red sox game! 

Have you ever noticed?

Today I went to Michael's Craft Store to get some mason jars for canning (oh don't worry, i'll let you know the results!) While I was there I found a slew of halloween crafts that made my eyes water and fingers twitch! Not only that, it made my wallet cry too. I can't believe Martha Stewart is charging $6 to make your own cupcake toppers, when it came with little strips of paper and a couple toothpicks. I feel as though this may be one of those things you could figure out on your own for way cheaper! I did have success in other means at the craft store today, I got my mason jars ($1.00/jar not bad!), orange and black food coloring (for pumpkin cookies of course), pumpkin cupcake cups and some pretty halloween ribbon to put around my jars when I give my friends my homemade apple sauce (which again, ill let you know how that goes!) I do love the craft store for many things, I don't want it to seem like I hate it because of my run in with the Martha Stewart products. Don't get me wrong if I had $10 to blow on make my own bat headband I would. I just don't! I think I am going to change my blog name to Foodies and Crafters. I do love crafting and want it to become a bigger part of my life! Especially since I am moving into the city, I got to make things look nice for cheap, and add my own special touch! I will let you guys know how everything goes with the canning! I'm pretty sure I am going to attempt it tomorrow! Wish me luck!