Tracy-Jayne, Welcome to the Forums! We have other members at your end of the earth, namely Australia. It's good perspective for us. Marmalade is wonderful! My friends and I made orange marmalade and four fruit marmalade in the winter from gifts of Christmas fruit!

[quote user="AgnesNutter"]My parents' garden and canning ambitions are much smaller than when I was a kid, but I try to help them out with the garden a bit since I can't have my own yet.[/quote] That's important! Plus, you're carrying on a family tradition. I've canned in...

[quote user="gayla50"]I can butter .[/quote] How do you can butter? Since I only have a fridge freezer, that would be a way for me to conserve space. I had family in from out of state this past weekend, so only got 20 quarts of cherry/lemon juice done.

Since I don't have a freezer other than my fridge freezer, the amount just seemed high. When you are doing for many adults, and think about it per person, it brings it down to size, so to speak. My sympathy for your loss. Some of the Forumites just boggle my mind with all that they put up. Is there...

Wow, daylily! Those seem like huge amounts, though maybe not. How many people in your family & how long will this last for you?

[quote user="Cinnamonhuskies"]half gallon jars of grape juice[/quote] Michelle, how many cups of grapes do you use when using the half gallon jars? Do you ever make jelly from your juice? (So much easier from juice, I think, than trying to make jelly from the whole fruit.)

[quote user="cgbascom"]Translating a 100 pounds of grapes into jam is something I have been trying to avoid thinking about. We do have two people who would like some of the grapes when they are ready.[/quote] Don't forget about making easy grape juice! 1 cup of grapes, washed & off...

[quote user="bluesong"] [quote user="cgbascom"]Our temps this summer have been in the 50s and low 60s in the mornings working their way up to the 70s by the afternoon. I have not had one morning since Memorial Day weekend (when summer REALLY starts) that the temps have been above...

[quote user="cgbascom"]I will have over 100 lbs. of grapes for jam this year.[/quote] WOW! I can't even imagine translating the pounds into jars of jam! Also, welcome to the Forums!

[quote user="Cinnamonhuskies"]88 qt canned green beans, 22 qt broccoli frozen, 6 qt cauliflower frozen, 6 qt canned pickled peppers. 9 pints of canned peas.(I'm the only one that eats them!) [/quote] OMG! I think you get the prize for canning your head off! I am really impressed! Maybe...