My aunt and grandmother can. My mother never did it. The entire process seems utterly foreign and terrifying to me. As a person, I generally attempt to hit scary things head on, but with my kids watching, I feel the need to do it more like a mac truck than some jerk with a bicycle (not that there's anything wrong with bicycles).
Meet my new obsession:
Figuring out how to can without murdering my beautiful husband and children with botulism and a host of other creative bacteria. The fact that my husband's grandmother, who raised him, was some sort of kitchen goddess, who canned her own everything, plucked her own chickens, and made pies that I will never duplicate, ever is more than a little intimidating. My husband is fan of notating every kitchen disaster to bring up when I mention a flavor combination that makes him cringe (especially if my response is for him to "trust me.")
At any rate, here are some delicious blogs I've found on the subject, that I've immediately added to my Google Reader. (Holy crap, did you know they make this thing? You tell it which blogs you like and it puts it all together for you... I know, I'm behind. But it's made keeping up SO much easier.)
Tigress in a Jam - Who has set a goal for readers to post one canning recipe a month. My goal is to figure out how to can and perfect at least one recipe by the end of September.
Canning Across America - Provides a national resource and posts all kinds of recipes, resources, and gorgeous pictures of canning successes from all over.
Earth Easy Blog (Canning Tips You Might Not See in the Manual)- This post on canning includes all kinds of tips that aren't in most books, and feels like a really good start.
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