Summer Canning Inspiration ~ Preserving food ~ Canning Berries ~ Ideas for Preserving Cucumbers

[@stevenwilson1762]

Hi Mary... just recently stayed at your cottages with our dear friends. This was our second time. We loved every minute. You have thought of everything one might need while staying. The blackberries were big and beautiful there. Thank you Mary for all you do. We have met you in person a couple of times and you are the sweetest and kindest person. I always watch your videos but never comment , but I love every one. ...Mrs.Steve

[@denises9426]

Do you have a link to the cottages?

[@daisyrice4777]

I'm so hooked on you. I watch your videos everyday & right before I go to bed. So soothing. You are the next best thing next to a saint.❤

[@ameliasr3404]

@@denises9426there is a link in the info section above

[@purplerose4150]

Mary have you ever tried making cherry Salsa and/or dill pickles green beans. Both are very good

[@pamelagay3303]

I am a local . I live close to Mary, When ever I drive into Berlin. I drive right by Mary’s Cottages . They look so pretty setting up on that little hill.

[@ginacrusco234]

There is greater wisdom here than meets the eye: to accept nature's bounty when she gives it, and to store it up for the time when she doesn't.

[@julsjewels3185]

When I retired five years ago, we got back into canning. I used to can when I was newly married. I started with a stock pot and a tea towel on the bottom. I got second hand jars and started with tomatoes. I canned everything from jams to meats. I love pressure canning veg beef soup. Pop it open and heat for supper.We have a produce auction house within driving distance and sometimes I over buy and then can up a storm!!! Canning is a lost art. It is nice to have food on hand. I use my jams and jellies for gifts.

[@darlawoodkowski4913]

Plus when you can you know exactly what is in your food! 👍

[@kathyf7862]

I enjoy seeing your husband working with you! My brothers loved canning all their lives. Maybe it was because we would all can fruit together in summer and enter some in the fair with 4-H. Very find memories!💐

[@diannehiggs]

My mouth is watering at the thought of those fresh rolls and jelly. Your kitchen must smell heavenly. 😋

[@nannychachi]

It's so great to see all of that canned food on our shelves. And, I love the process of canning and hearing that "ping."

[@kerryclare3456]

In the 1950s, I listened in to many interesting conversations on the porch, while snapping green beans with the 'old' ladies. 😊 Btw- You and John are truly a match made in heaven. You WORK well together. ❤

[@debrahart4888]

I loved this video, Mary; such a beautiful reminder of my mum’s canning efforts all through my childhood !! Mumma’s in Heaven now, but this video brought cherished memories to the forefront, again. Thank you.

[@pjc1895]

Another wonderful video! Reminds me of my childhood. In today's world what a breath-of-freshair you are! Don't apologize and don't change anything. I hope you enjoy producing your vids! ❤😊

[@susanbenton8181]

The world was meant for homemade jam on homemade bread. Mary you are a rockstar!! Love from Texas ❤️

[@deanadailey7197]

A video full of nostalgia! We canned and froze everything, including beef, fish and game, at my grandparent’s old farmhouse. She made a refrigerator dill pickle that was fantastic. To this day, I am grateful to have experienced that life!

[@deborahcobb9064]

I certainly needed this today. Anytime I’m having a hard day. I can count on you to make it more pleasant. Thank you again so very much for having this channel.

[@LoreleiHome]

Something so peaceful and comforting about your episodes. Really loved this one! I grew up in rural Alaska and canning was a way of life. Picking berries (watch out for bears!), making jams and pickling. Gott segen eich!

[@janeevans4758]

Mary you definitely have a wonderful husband! And you deserve it. The sweetest couple ever. 😊 another beautiful video thank you.

[@kaytiemcd4331]

Your kitchen is perfect for these Canning projects. My Mom loved Canning. This video reminded me of her. Good Memories, Thank you.

[@lisafriend5535]

A lot of work, but so satisfying to grow what you eat.

[@junethiel632]

Oh you took me back some 60 years now - I recall helping both my late grandmas with canning! I could just taste that delicious tart-sweet black cherry jam......yummy!!!

[@angelahagood3639]

I enjoy watching others can. Everyone tweaks the method a little and I learn from that! Thank you for sharing your family’s canning time with us!

[@corazon-be5bx]

Your canning reminds me of my granny. She always canned mushrooms, pumpkin, pears with cinnamon and many other. It was in the 60ties and 70ties when I was a child. So much good memories. I loved her so much ❤

[@bonnieirwin1621]

Her husband is a handsome, smart, hard working, helpful and loving man and husband! Are there anymore like him around??!! Mary is his perfect match. She is his equal. God has blessed them both and we get to learn from them. Thanks for your videos Mary. Keep them coming!! ❤

[@pamelagay3303]

Well I have been married 53 years!!

[@cindyclark9145]

Always always excited for another Mary video!!! This one didn’t disappoint either. So nice to see John working with you preserving your bounty! ❤❤❤

[@annebicks6877]

What memories of my childhood days! My mom and I spent countless hours canning. Thank you for wonderful video!

[@victoriapowell404]

Mary, I have really enjoyed this video. In fact, I love each and every video you share. You are a joy. Thank you.

[@patriciakumar115]

Wow! All that canning you did brings back so many memories of my mom and me spending hours in the kitchen canning pickles, beets, green beans, mushrooms, tomatoes, peaches, etc., etc., etc. Additionally, we made jellies and preserves. Unfortunately, my mom passed more than 30 years ago and I miss that time we spent together. I thoroughly enjoyed this, for me, walk down memory lane. Thank you, Mary. P.S.: Your canning method is identical to the one we used.

[@CatsAreCutiess]

Hi Mary, I've been a subscriber for a few years now. I've never been disappointed. You waste nothing, and preserve whatever you can. I think that is how things should be. What you learned growing up, I'm sure was handed down for generations... That's the way I believe things should be. Know what's in your food, share and exchange, learn to be frugal and yet plentiful in so many different ways. Just to have a reliable community is priceless. Thank you for sharing. I'd love to possibly purchase things that I can work with without electricity. Thanks again for all you do. Maybe we can stay at one of your cottages some day. -

[@farmers-daughter2000]

My grandma and mom made bread and butter pickles. I remember loving them.

[@sandykoenig1666]

I miss my canning, did so in the 70's when we lived in southern Calif. out in the rural area.

[@shelleybeard1830]

I always love seeing the jars with all that fresh produce inside on the shelves.

[@loritagreene1075]

I remember doing this with my grandma for years. What a great memory!

[@kimmytinkerakagigi3553]

I love those dish cloths - they are amazing! I found mine while visiting Berlin, Ohio many years ago. Thanks Mary!

[@lucybradshaw6154]

I grew up picking produce in my dad's garden that he grew every summer - I remember the sweat rolling off my nose! We called green beans - snap beans. We'd sit on the porch with a paper grocery bag full of snap beans - snapping the ends off and then snapping them in half or thirds. That's one of my best memories of growing up - I sure do miss those days with my dad on the porch!

[@wheaties1435]

I’m sat down and my feet are up….just finished 23 quarts of peaches and 8 pints from some “seconds” my husband found in his travels across southern Indiana earlier this week…. finished of round one of green beans Monday, they’re in the freezer….tomatoes and peppers for salsa and spaghetti sauce are ripening nicely….it’s such a fun time of year. Hard work, yeah, but Some ppl quilt or sew or knit or re do furniture…I can garden stuff… makes me feel accomplished!

[@boznaizajasz8714]

Uwielbiam wiśnie ,a zwłaszcza kompocik 😊❤

[@stephmarks8923]

For my jam… after I put it in the jar and screw the lid down tight I flip them upside down for about 10 to 15 minutes. When I turn them upright again the jars will seal really quick 😊 avoids the hot water bath to seal the jar!

[@sandilee5744]

You are right that you can skip the water bath, but only if you fill and seal 1 jar at a time. When you fill all the jars then put the lids on them, temperature change has occurred and the chance of bacteria starting is higher. And I have never turned them upside down. I have seen people who have online. But I still don't understand why.

[@tracymorrison1584]

this video reminds me of my husband and myself; in the garden picking, weeding and watering together, harvesting and prepping for canning etc. Awesome

[@WatersandWilderness]

I really admire you and John for working together on projects around the home, in the home, etc. I have never married mostly because I have not dated anyone from church. Today, as it has been always, a Christian family is blessed by God. You are certainly blessed, John and Mary and children. 🤗🙏🌼🌷🌻

[@laurieanne9712]

Yes! I'm with you, doing the same thing! Such a good feeling seeing those jars lined up! Canning lots of tomatoes now--so easy! And then I have them for all kinds of soups when it gets chilly. Thanks Mary for inspiring us!

[@LaLadybug2011]

Beautiful video-a couple working together for their family❤. Mary, we put fresh snap beans (green beans) like this: Clean, remove stem end and other end. Cut or leave whole-your preference-we did them both ways. Then we lower them down into boiling water for three minutes-remove and plunge over into ice cold water. Remove and put over into the glass canning jars or ziplock freezer bags-whatever you prefer. But the three minute "blanching" in boiling water retains the fresh bright green color.

[@belindajoyparker8874]

My grandmother and mother water bath canned everything from the garden, too, so it's what I was more familiar with. To get low sugar jams, mother would use the low-sugar box of sure jell, like you have here, but found that you can use even less sugar. You just need to boil it longer on the stove to thicken it. You can test by dabbing some onto a plate that's been in the freezer (or other cold surface) and if it congeals fairly quickly, it's ready. Another more natural pectin is apple juice, or the juice from boiled apple peels, more specifically. However, it does tend to make a softer jam. Recently, I had some over ripe squash, so we seeded and cut them into bite-sized cubes and canned them. They're prefect for soups, etc, as they started out more firm and hold up well after being canned. I would love to have a separate canning/cleaning/prep kitchen. So practical! Your rows of jars are in inspiration! There's nothing quite like the satisfying sound of jars popping as they seal. :)

[@annroberts5965]

Mary, I love these videos. Over the years I too did a lot of food canning. Not so much now. Just the two of us and we are not the big eaters we once were. It is so satisfying to preserver your own food. I remember my mom had a food slicer somewhat like the one one you have that came with her mixer. That item I would be interested in. We stayed in your cottages a couple of years ago and we loved it. It took us almost 8 hours to drive there. We hope to come back sometime in the future . I never miss your videos and I always learn something when I watch them. Ann from Va.

[@Connie25v]

I'm sure your guests will love the jam we make blueberry jam from our own blueberries so yummy

[@59kuphoff]

I planted my green beans a little later this year so they are just now blooming. Best thing about green beans is they bloom and produce for many weeks.

[@raethibodeau9604]

I've been canning jams and jellies for years. I never thought to put my jars in an aluminum pan to fill them. Ingenious 😊. Clean up must be a breeze. I always learn something when I watch your videos.

[@patriciatatich3014]

This video reminded me of my mom and dad canning tomatoes, dill and sweet pickles and pears. We had a freezer - so beans and corn off the cob went there. A friend from Pennsylvania always shares her canned dilly beans and Dutch Apple…a great treat for sure. We get together and often exchange some jellies…jalapeño jelly is my favorite. Thanks for sharing….and bringing back good memories for me :)

[@phylliscurtner5578]

I have always water bathed green beans and so did my Mom works great! Tomatoes we have always done open kettle hot pack.

[@marlysshields144]

Thank you for this video. I also was raised with my mother preserving every bit of bounty she could. We always had a huge garden and had access to fruit trees. I got away from it after marriage but have recently started to can a few things. And you’re right, it gives you so much satisfaction to provide for your family this way. Cheaper and healthier for you! And usually tastes better too! Thanks again.

[@sandrasmith8100]

I have one of those grater/cutters that I got with a set of pots many years ago and it works wonderfully! ❤

[@angelakadingo4112]

I was so blessed to have found one of those slicers with all its cutters at the thrift store!!!

[@danilynn64]

I live in central Pennsylvania and it is very similar to your area. We have many Amish communities around us. I love canning and learned from my neighbors. I put a summer kitchen in my garage about 5 years ago and love it! I found an old porcelain sink with metal cabinets for free and a vintage 36" gas stove on Marketplace for $100. I also use the exact same dishcloths that you have and I love them! My mom always gets me a pack of them for Christmas.

[@paularoyer-azizi5354]

My mom and dad did so much canning together too❤

[@nancyelkins8849]

That blackberry jam looked so good. It’s one of my favorite jams!

[@debbiemccann3711]

Canning is alot of work but oh how good it taste.Right now tomatoes are coming in beautifully.Thank you for sharing Mary.

[@cynthiablackwell7546]

I was shopping several years ago at a local Mennonite grocer and came across Christmas Jam; never heard of it, let alone seen it prior to that visit. Bought a jar, and fell in love. I found a recipe; now I make it regularly. Can’t keep it in my pantry. I’ve given it away at times. I get asked from time to time if I have any more jars left. My pantry is currently empty of this delightful treat. Time to pull out the jam making equipment and make up a batch! ❤️

[@SheilaDawdy]

Really! Would you mind sharing your recipe with us?? I’ve never made jam but would love to try your Christmas jam!

[@LynneLovett]

Please share your recipe. God bless.

[@SharonHenscheid]

Yes would love to have your recipe of Christmas Jam please 🥰

[@jeanmullins3284]

❤❤❤ Wow!! Everything looks so wonderful!! Your guests must be so pleased with the extras you give them. Love your channel!!!❤❤❤

[@maggiepadilla6915]

Good golly, Ms. Mary! You and your husband work so hard. Your lucky guests getting jelly and fresh baked bread! Made my mouth water,lol

[@rebeccabodmer5498]

We live in NW Montana and always get a couple boxes of Flathead Lake sweet cherries every year. No crop this year due to weather. Glad I have cherries in the pantry and freezer to enjoy this winter. Thanks for your videos ❤

[@memesfarmhousedesigns9254]

My husband and I have been canning pickles are summer. Our first couple sets were refrigerator pickles and so delicious. Our second set is a bit on the salty side but all good learning!

[@maryswarts2282]

I love to can...and usually spend the majority of my summer and fall putting things by....

[@sylvialangworthy1435]

Remember my Mom canning fruits and veggies. What a wonderful childhood. So enjoyed watching you and John preparing everything for canning. The rolls look delicious and the jelly yummy! Thank you for sharing these memories. 🤗

[@clarefrenette9357]

Thank you Mary! It was so wonderful to see all the lovely produced being preserved. You are amazing!💗🙏💗

[@carlenehall2979]

Mary I enjoyed this video so much. Made me remember when I was growing up seeing my grandma taking such pride that she had “put up” food for the winter for us to enjoy.

[@cinder8290]

I’m making different jams this year for the first time in a long while. I’m really enjoying it. I don’t usually bake my buns in the summer time, but you have me craving fresh bread now 😊. I loved watching this episode, very inspiring.

[@grettalafata3347]

Absolutely scrumptious!! I need to make those buns and fresh jam! What's better than that as a super treat! You're amazing Mary and so lucky to have such a supportive hubby! Lots of love from New Jersey! :)

[@RuthH-wh5qw]

Mary… I absolutely loved this video. Truth be told, I love all of your videos. I really feel so grounded, so calm, and so peaceful when I watch them. I actually have just gotten everything together to make bread and butter pickles… Hopefully Friday. I haven’t done any canning in 20 years. That, chilli sauce and salsa are on my list for this year. I do make jam throughout the year, but usually just freezer jam. I just find it so fresh tasting. But you are absolutely correct… There is a lot of sugar in it. But as you said, we use such a small amount that it won’t hurt us. Thank you for sharing a piece of you, your home and a piece of life at the cottages. 💜 Ruth Ontario, Canada

[@candyvigil550]

Boy, this brings back memories for me of my childhood. We canned just as you do. We also made a lot of strawberry jam, and canned endless tomatoes. Thank you for sharing this. More people need to learn how to do these things. And as you stated, it's so very satisfying.

[@jch1965]

I’ve enjoyed canning down through the years. Loved the video. ❤

[@Firinne2023]

I enjoyed watching this so much! I grew up helping my mother garden and can and freeze our produce. I live in the city now and I miss this so awfully much. Those blackberries were really nice! I’m intrigued by that slicer! I have a food processor, but this looks easier and faster 😢and doesn’t need power. Thanks for another great video! 💜

[@kayburris8464]

Mary really enjoyed watching this video. I use to can, and I done the water bath like you did. I always enjoyed canning. They all looked so pretty. I use to make beet jellt it was so good. Thanks for sharing with use. John was a big help to you as well.

[@joansmith8613]

I used to can and make jelly but not anymore. A canning kitchen is wonderful. Keeping it out of your kitchen really is great. 😊

[@cfcf8110]

From Charlotte in southeast Georgia!!‘Tis the season!! Canning peach jam, nectarine jam, grape jelly and cherry pie filling this week!! Love love love your videos!!!

[@AprilLightcap]

One of my favorite memories is canning with a friend back when we were in our 20's. She grew up on a farm in S Dakota so she had some experience but I had none. We were in NJ where they grow exceptional tomatoes primarily for Campbells but they were on strike and the tomatoes were ready to be picked. Local farms were practically giving them away if you'd come pick them. We decided to try canning some. First of all, our hubbies picked way too many for us to work with. Then we had no real canning tools to work with and we decided our grandmothers probably were more well equipped. It took us forever but we did can all those tomatoes, laughing ourselves silly most of the time. One of my favorite memories of this friend - we still laugh about it!

[@debbiegreen5337]

When you were pouring out the blackberry juice into the jar and some spilled into the sink, I said "OH NO!" out loud LOL That is precious stuff 😅

[@guitarman2853]

I always look forward to Wednesdays to watch a new video you put out. You never disappoint. Thank you for sharing. I have never canned anything. It looks like a lot of work. My family did not do that. Those rolls and jam look amazing, Karen from Texas!

[@lindahughes530]

Your a busy lady as usual, it’s so nice that you’re husband helps . Love you and your videos . ❤️🌸

[@lindagailsch]

Always enjoy the canning videos. Thank you for sharing. I really enjoy seeing you use the King Cutter. Looks like a great product. You are lucky to have a big garden & access to all the fruits & veg in your area.

[@peterwhite9261]

Mary and John, all of that canning looked delicious. It brought back happy memories from my childhood. Those rolled turned out perfect.❤

[@dwynn57]

absolutely loved the vid! I am new to canning and I remember as a teenager doing a water bath for our green beans. I was told, no you can't do it that way, but I definitely remember doing them in a water bath! thanks for sharing! xoxo

[@kathleengreen9788]

I have enjoyed your videos since the pandemic. I am so glad you did a video on canning, we also can green beans (cold water pack) and I had blackberries and canned them for 5-6 years, but the vines got old and we don’t have them anymore, but we are still enjoying the wonderful jelly. I really want to come and vacation in one of your cottages and hope to do so soon. You are so soft spoken and sweet and that is refreshing. Keep up the good work 🤗

[@bettyhughes5889]

I also can. Love the sound of the lids sealing. Maybe putting a damp towel under cutter when using.

[@robertam4108]

I loved this video. I hope to do some canning some day. There is nothing like fresh foods during the winter months. So admirable watching you do this.

[@donnajohansson4105]

Mum used to bottle peaches in Fowlers jars with clips . She used a water bath to seal them.

[@Susieqbelt1231]

I loved this video. Thank you Mary. It brought back good memories of when my mom did a lot of canning, out of a big garden she had every summer . ❤

[@deannabrock5951]

Loved the video Mary brought back some great memories of canning with my mom , we use to have the same shredder you used on your cucumbers 🩷🩷

[@maryanndetweiler932]

Thank Mary! Another awesome video! Something everyone needs are the brooms at these stores! Not just the soft sweep ones but also the green bottom ones,with longer handles and the orange ones for cement. I used to take my brooms along as a housekeeper and my clients ended up always buying some.

[@nancyharrington3675]

What a great idea to offer those hard to find items. I ordered the dishcloths because a good dishcloth is hard to find.

[@pattidavis8043]

Everything looks so good! Thanks for sharing

[@majagoedegebuur9451]

Many greetings from the Netherlands, and Prepaire for the next time ,!

[@Oldebookworm]

I grew up assisting my mom in canning. As a teen I was paid to do the canning for a local woman. It was just a way of life growing up in Washington state. I still grow Food in a summer garden and either can or freeze my produce. I also can dried beans. As far as we knew only “city slickers’ did not have gardens or even know how to preserve foods.

[@sgodbout2213]

I've done a couple batches of green beans so far. iI is such a great feeling seeing the storage shelves lined with your own produce.

[@darlaslate3415]

This video brought back so many memories for me. I used to snip green beans on the porch and help my mother can them. Also canned corn and tomatoes, juice, and whole ones. I got to use the collendar to juice them. And we had a 'root cellar' for the canned items. Southeastern Ohio.

[@mariebooze956]

beautiful..every thing looks so yummy. it sure is nice to have a well stocked pantry of home grown yumminess. My mom and I really like the looks of your butterhorns. i will be down your way next month, and going to stock up on the candy onions to dehydrate so we can have them all winter long. (one of my favorite things in holmes country) thx marie from canada

[@lucyandlily4197]

I love watching your videos…your soooooo inspiring and everything you do is golden ❤

[@debbied3116]

Mary....you brought out the good feelings I used to have when I canned garden produce. I miss doing that so I enjoy watching you. Thanks for sharing!

[@DiannaDelpopolo]

The 2 of you are wonderful people. Thank you so much for sharing a lot of time for every one of

[@taraweathers1606]

Mary, I learned a lot from this video. My husband and I work together whenever we can. I am so grateful. And I am laughing, I just used that same teal Tupperware pitcher tonight!! I got mine in 1999, when we had been married a few months. 😂

[@debrabyler3599]

Just had to let everyone know that those are wonderful dishcloths! We are blessed to live in a community with horse and buggy Mennonites. They have numerous stores, so I can get those anytime. It's all I use!

[@reginastock5546]

I, too, live in an area with an Amish community nearby, and I love those dish cloths too. So blessed to have their stores here in mid Missouri.

[@kosnich8032]

Thanks for sharing tips and recipes, please keep sharing them with us, blessings!

[@sarabrunsvold2461]

The good vegetables and fruits look delicious, but the bread and jam…outstanding!!! God bless you and your family.

[@lynnschantz9185]

Your lucky your hubby helps in the garden and with canning.

[@ginaharwood3858]

Hi Mary! Thanks to you and your KZbin channel, my husband and I stayed in Holmes County last week for a couple of nights on our way to Savannah, GA. We live north of Detroit. It was such a delight to enjoy some time in your area! We visited several of the amazing thrift stores, an incredible chocolate shop, an wonderful antique mall, had a wonderful dinner,and such incredible hospitality at the Inn we stayed at! We will definitely be back in the fall!