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Mr. Right Cans!

I have to give a shout out my very awesome Mr. Right!  He spent his Sunday canning!  Yes, you read that right!  When Mr. Right asked me what my plans were for the day, I said that I wasn't quite sure what to do first, since I had so much to do, he volunteered to take care of the canning, so I could do more craft fair projects.  He got 14 quarts of pears done and 17 quarts of apple cider.  (We spent the day yesterday with friends making 50 gallons of apple cider, so we have to pasteurize and can them this week.)
 While Mr. Right was busy in the kitchen, my daughter and I got a few more things finished for the craft show.  Here's a star ornament that we made.  It is double sided, so when it hangs on the tree, it will look good from all sides.
Now we are trying to figure out prices, oh, and will be canning the rest of that apple cider this week! I'll be sharing with all of my favorite blogs listed in the right hand column.

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  1. Cristina @ Pretty Little QuiltsNovember 4, 2013 at 10:04 AM

    Oh wow...can you send me some!!! Looks delicious, and you're lucky to get some help in the kitchen:)

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  2. Vickie @ makingoursustainablelife.comNovember 4, 2013 at 7:29 PM

    Oh wow - so husbands can be taught to can??!! Cool! Oh honey.........

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  3. Vickie @ makingoursustainablelife.comNovember 4, 2013 at 7:30 PM

    Hahaha! I just realized my Oh Wow was a copy cat of the comment before mine! Sorry Cristina! LOL. Besides, I forgot to tell you that I just LOVE that burlap star!

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    1. Prairie ScrapsNovember 5, 2013 at 5:48 AM

      Mr. Right has always pitched in when he could, especially with canning. He did most of the cider last year, and this time, I told him the pears needed to be done right away, or they'd get bad. So he did it! He's been canning every night on the cider!

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    2. Denise KiddNovember 7, 2013 at 1:04 PM

      He is such a great guy!!

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  4. LVNovember 7, 2013 at 8:15 AM

    Your are fortunate to have a Mr. Right to help in such ways. I love fresh fruit canned. We did that far many years.

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  5. KathyNovember 13, 2013 at 1:16 PM

    Well! I must say I'm impressed! Way to go! I do appreciate you sharing with Home and Garden Thursday,
    Kathy

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