10/17/2026
There’s a big difference between canning homemade applesauce and grabbing a jar off the grocery store shelf. 🍎
When I can my own, I know exactly what’s in every jar: apples, and nothing else. The jars get washed, filled, and put away, and next year they get used all over again. Nothing to toss and nothing to haul home.
The grocery store trip looks different. Down the aisle, grab the jar, check out, throw the packaging away, and repeat next week.
Canning takes a day, but it gives me a full year of applesauce and a pantry I’m proud of. 🫙
Do you can or preserve anything at home? I’d love to hear what you put up each year!