One of my frugal goals is to start a garden after our upcoming move. Aside from the long term savings in purchasing produce, I really like the idea of having fruits and veggies to eat that are high quality (if I can figure the gardening thing out) and much more delicious than store bought. Not to mention organic. I haven't been able to justify paying so much more for organic produce yet, and probably never will. I guess that could be considered a cheap, not frugal, choice. But having my own garden will solve that problem for me.
Well, I received a pressure canner/cooker for my birthday and it will add to my frugality in the future when I can take that produce (or meat I buy on sale) and can it myself. I don't have exact figures since I haven't actually done this yet, but one of the sources I listed below talks a little bit about how much she thinks she saves by canning, and I am looking forward to doing a little myself and sharing what I learn.
Check out these sources if you're interested:
Make Stuff - Canning
Patchwork Times
Pressure Canning Recipes
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We were separated at birth--I know it. I'm doing my first-ever canning session tomorrow.
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