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Beginning Canning With Mary Malone AbleQuilter@Gmail.com 208-705-9454 Overview: Canning your summer produce is not rocket science but it is very specific.   As a beginning canner, now is not the time to improvise or create your own recipe.   There are literally thousands of recipes out there on the web, but until you understand the science behind the recipe it’s best to stick with recipes from a trusted resource.   I recommend The Ball Blue Book as a good beginning resource.   (This will also be listed in the table of resources.) There are two types of canning; Boiling Water Bath canning or BWB and Pressure Canning. In this beginning class we will be covering the first and most basic type of canning: Boiling Water Bath canning.   Acidic foods such as fruits or pickles can be safely processed in boiling water. Low acid foods have a pH value higher than 4.6, they must be processed with a pressure canner unless you are adding lemon juice or cit...

As a professional longarm quilter, in my opinion, it is my duty to make you look good.  I've discussed this with several longarmers.  They complain incessantly about how this client brought a quilt that has loose ends, threads, or a bit of animal fuzz.  I look at it this way; your bit of lint, or thread isn't any worse than my studio. We have a dog.  He's not a dirty dog by any means, but he does shed.  I use my lint roller constantly to remove fuzz from any quilt that get's quilted at Mary's Custom Quilting.  Loading your quilt on my Tin Lizzie is my job.  Getting the edges straight is my job.  Rolling the lint roller over your quilt to remove loose threads and lint is my job! And I'm darn good at it.  Most of my customers are extremely tidy, and seams are pressed the correct way.  One quilter even presses them all open so there is no bulk at the seams.  Her quilts are a joy to finish! But honestly, if pressin...