This week was a cold one! Perfect for making soup and canning it! There is a simple joy in making something that you know you can just open up and enjoy at some point int he future with no deep involved planning or work! It also got me to to thinkikng I still want to research how to process our canning efforts so they can be available for sale so other families can have the joy of a can of soup without all the perservatives and subpar ingredients. On one hand it seems so easy and on the other its such a monumental task to consider. I am used to cooking for the family - not for commerical preparation ! I don't have a clue what is involved with all that, and yet, it is a passion of mine ( and my daughters' ) to provide real food for people.. especially families with growing children.... So the research has begun - and we will muddle through understanding what is involved to take our humble home cannning to a retail ready product, without losing quality!
This week we made and canned condensed potato w/bacon soup, chili, wild mushroom soup (condensed) and split pea w/ farmer's sausage soup... a batch of bread, some bannock .... and it was ALL incredibly delicious! ( and made the house feel and smell warm and welcoming from the cold outside)
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Wow, you have had a productive week! All that soup looks yummy. I have never canned soup, but I do freeze it. And I agree, it does make a wonderful, homey wintertime meal :)
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