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September 28, 2011

Millions of peaches...


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OK, not millions, but all the same-jars and jars of beautiful golden peaches!

Peaches scored and ready to be peeled!
My friend Lisa was ready to pop with her third baby, and she called me up in a nesting panic to help her can 2 boxes of fresh peaches! So I packed up my canning supplies and headed to her place!


Peeled and shiny!
So, I had canned peaches with my Mom before, so I knew the general plan, but I forgot, and failed to read in my canning book, that peaches take half an hour PER BATCH! So we started at about 5:30, and didn't finish them until 1:30 AM!!! A big thanks to Lisa's hubby who went on a search for a second canning pot for us to help speed things along.


 
It is 9:30 at night and the first batch has #l only just gone in...hence my pouty face!

But SEVEN HOURS (gag) of work were well worth it! I am sure you will agree.




Lisa-ready to pop!

And even though the peaches were MY greatest achievement of the week-Lisa's was a beautiful baby boy born 5 days later! CONGRATS MAMA!