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Posted by Shan (Member # 4550) on :

Yeah, okay - I went to church. Check.

Okay, okay, yeah - I took a walk in the misty rain, on the soggy leaves. *scowl*

Yes, yes, you're right - I made one of my famous batches of homemade soup. *nummy*

But the nifty thing is that I CANNED for the very first time in my whole entire life.

14 quarts of pears. *Phew*

That's hard work, that is - no wonder my grandma was so excited about the big freezer grandpa bought her when I was a little girl. *grin*

Posted by pfresh85 (Member # 8085) on :

I like homemade soups. They're usually pretty good. I also recall my grandparents canning when I was younger (one side of my family ran a farm, the other side ran an orchard). Crazy stuff that. Good memories. [Smile]

Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :

Congratulations on giving into insanity. [Wink]

Enjoy the fruits of your labors. [Big Grin]

Posted by digging_hoIes (Member # 6963) on :

How do you can?

Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :

Like so.

Posted by digging_hoIes (Member # 6963) on :

And why is canning not the same in Canada as it is in the United States?

Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :

Because they are trying to sell different brands of home canning equipment, presumably.

Posted by starLisa (Member # 8384) on :

Just out of curiosity, does your username (Shan) come from Pamela Dean's books?

Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :

I'm fairly certain Shan's SN, much like mine, is drawn from RL. [Wink]

Posted by kojabu (Member # 8042) on :

What kind of soup did you make?

Posted by Shan (Member # 4550) on :

Chicken vegetable rice soup. Nummy.

Shan is indeed drawn from RL. I have some other SNs that are throw-aways for fun.

What does Pamela Dean write?

Thanks, rivka, for the link. I'm not sure I could have explained . . . and I fully intend on enjoying the fruits of my labor! *grin*

(Did I mention the pear crisp I made as dessert, too?)

Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :

Shan can can. But can Shan Can Can?

Posted by starLisa (Member # 8384) on :

The Secret Country trilogy by Pamela Dean has a thing called "the Ring of Shan" and "Shan's Riddle". Critical to the story, which is one of my favorite reads ever.

Posted by digging_hoIes (Member # 6963) on :

quote:
Because they are trying to sell different brands of home canning equipment, presumably.

This, of course, makes perfect sense.

Why do you always make sense? It's very infuriating, you know.

Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :

I always make sense? *blink*

*blink*

[ROFL]

Posted by Shan (Member # 4550) on :

LOL.

The last can-can style dance Shan did was about 15 years ago, New Year's Eve, on the top of a table at a dance.

*big grin*

Posted by Beren One Hand (Member # 3403) on :

I'll bet that Shan is still in there somewhere. [Smile]

*peeks*

Posted by Shan (Member # 4550) on :

Shhhhhh - no one's supposed to know! Unless they want to dance, too . . .