That did bring back memories of my parents spending the July weeks harvesting the garden crops such as green beans (Which I used to hate as a child but like now) instead of taking a vacation and having fun. My mom would say later on in life after dad had passed that he was the one that insisted on planting 4 rows of those beans so we sat around "stringing" those damn beans, breaking them up, washing them and mom was the one that had to do the canning after that. I was relegated to being a "breaker" because I was awful at "stringing" and would leave too many "unstrung". After the canning process was over with and the jars were left to slowly cool in a dark corner of the dining room, we would listen for the tell tale "POP!" of the canning lids which told us that the sealing was successful. I remember mom would take a dish cloth while screwing down the canning lids and make sure they were on VERY tight before leaving the jars to cool. The lids did not always make that "POP!" sound so she would check later to see if the dome middle part was sunken down, which indicated that things were sealed anyway. I know some other canners would then remove the outer screw ring, leaving the thin rubber sealing lid on the jars but my mom never did that, saying the screw ring would help protect the seal. Thank you for reviving those memories of days and parents long gone.
@gypzs9
3 ай бұрын
Yes…just like that. The tomatoes, cucumbers turned into pickles, beets, peppers, asparagus…all of which tasted so good in cold weather, way before you could buy out-season vegetables at the local store. Garrison is brilliant at bringing these older days back to life.
@mikhailfaisman5287
3 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing your memories and for listening!
@sealyoness
2 ай бұрын
Do you recall shelling peas? When my gramma still had a garden, she grew green beans, which us kids collected and snapped for canning or freezing, and peas. I remember she had me, my two sisters, my oldest cousin and her brother all shelling peas, because it had been a bumper crop. And of course, we'd eat a few beans and peas raw, because it was tedious work that makes a person hungriest. They were pretty good raw.
@smcdonough5916
3 ай бұрын
I feel sorry for anyone who doesn't appreciate the genius of Mr. K
@mikhailfaisman5287
3 ай бұрын
Very well said! Thank you for listening!
@CiCis_Mom
3 ай бұрын
I remember thinking I had the two worst jobs of the whole canning experience: scrubbing the jars to remove any tiniest speck of rust from the threads on the jars, and sitting on the most uncomfortable stool we owned to watch the gauge on that huge pressure cooker. You couldn't use a comfortable chair because you might nod off and the pressure would would spike or dip and absolutely ruin the entire batch and the family would starve. You also couldn't read a book because that was a distraction and you'd forget to watch the gauge. Then there was the year we had the bumper crop of tomatoes. Let's just say that the worst thing mom tried was to make homemade ketchup. We kids made a solemn agreement that whoever's turn it was to do the dishes that night would pour a small amount of that awful stuff down the drain so we could get rid of it faster...
@mikhailfaisman5287
3 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing and for listening!
@artcflowers
3 ай бұрын
The ping is music to the canner's ears. This was a fun and informative telling. Had me laughing. Thanks again.
@mikhailfaisman5287
3 ай бұрын
You are so welcome!
@arlanstrong1424
3 ай бұрын
Well I do declare! Another fine visit from our favorite storyman. I love you Gary. 🌹
@mikhailfaisman5287
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for listening!
@dontaylor7315
3 ай бұрын
In South Texas my mother canned pickled tomatoes every year. Now I live in Austin and I used to go to an elderly barber. There were always other old men in the shop. Once, when a couple of Austin banks had gone under and had been taken over by the FDIC, one of them asked my barber "What's the best bank for your money?" He said "A Mason jar. Ball's good too but Mason's my bank."
@mikhailfaisman5287
3 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing and for listening!
@ellerivendale3290
3 ай бұрын
excellent memories to fondly recall. we had ball, we had it all🙃
@mikhailfaisman5287
3 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for listening!
@MsGaella
3 ай бұрын
This one is a masterpiece!
@mikhailfaisman5287
3 ай бұрын
Very true! Thank you for listening!
@richardengelhardt582
3 ай бұрын
One of the best!
@mikhailfaisman5287
3 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for listening!
@Ed_H.
3 ай бұрын
Beautiful memories. Just beautiful. Makes me want to go out to the barn and dig out Mama's old jars (they're in there somewhere), and clean them up and use them. Thank you as always, my friend. 🙂
@mikhailfaisman5287
3 ай бұрын
You're most welcome!
@davidlong1786
3 ай бұрын
Some of those old Ball jars are worth a pretty penny now. Used to have a neighbor that told me that and collected them.
@sealyoness
3 ай бұрын
My mom and her family canned veggies and fruits in Ball jars. Once, a kindly but misguided older lady from church asked me to set up a catered luncheon. Anyone know how to do a champagne luncheon on a bacon and beans budget? I did my best. I used borrowed Ball jars filled with flowers, some bought and some I went picking, the better tablecloths and place settings from the church, mats I made from charming material, and candles, and well... I guess they expected high-end elegance. The ladies found the food delicious, but were unhappy with the itemized bill. I didn't even charge them for my time, although I collected some of the catering, and ALL THE BALL JARS.
@mikhailfaisman5287
3 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing and for listening!
@user-kd7zh6ui9p
3 ай бұрын
One of my earliest memories is of me sitting out on our back porch with a large tub of canning jars, Ball, Mason, Kerr, a mix of whatever brands and sudsy water and a rag washing them because I loved being there and because my little hands could reach into the jars to the bottom and get them really clean. My parents raised a garden and canned and canned and canned. We had a great childhood and I just wish kids nowadays could know the way we were raised in the mountains of West Virginia.
@mikhailfaisman5287
3 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing your lovely story with us and for listening!
@robylove9190
3 ай бұрын
Thanks. I still can and freeze my food.
@mikhailfaisman5287
3 ай бұрын
You're welcome. Thank you for listening!
@humclarge
Ай бұрын
Can you imagine all we would have missed if Mr. Keillor would have just been a novelist!Thank you to those sharing the goodness of their B ALL fruit jars of Garrison!
@mikhailfaisman5287
Ай бұрын
Well said. Thank you!
@user-zs7vr5ds4m
3 ай бұрын
You are the Master of nostalgia - first & foremost! Thanks for another trip down memory lane.
@mikhailfaisman5287
3 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@robj2704
3 ай бұрын
Hadn't thought about it for a long time, the Ball Glass Co. on the south side of town and how they had selfishly stopped making canning jars, and contract baby food jars for Gerber, and moved off to South of the border. Gone were the jobs of a generation of mamas and papas of kids in my grammar school class as the sadness in the eyes of those kids suddenly appeared, not quite sure what their parents losing their jobs meant. But, in a few days, the expression on those kids' faces softened and the smiles returned as their parents found other jobs and started new careers as tool and car-part makers.
@mikhailfaisman5287
3 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing and for listening!
@robj2704
3 ай бұрын
Gone is the large family that necessitated the 1/2 gallon Ball canning jars to have enough to go around that winter evening. Gone is a time when a mother had no idea of the amount of calories in a child's serving of a canned garden item, hoping the family was getting enough to stay healthy.
@mikhailfaisman5287
3 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing and for listening!
@mikethurman6502
3 ай бұрын
This is one of the all time classics and I'm sure one of the fan favorites that should be on a CD collection if it's not already. Garrison is on a roll for almost 25 minutes. Well it appears that Mr. K is going to post every single News monologue that is recorded and available. Quite a Herculean task. Saturday night show, 52 weeks in a year. If just the 1980s, 1990s and up through 2016, that's a lot. Hey folks, I hope you realize what a treasure trove we have here. A lifetime's body of creative storytelling. This show I believe is from when they did the show in 1997 from Indiana somewhere, Muncie? "Extra Virgin Olive Oil is like slightly pregnant", ha ha ha! How he can start with just the image of a canning jar and extrapolate a whole story is pure genius. Thank you Garrison, keep 'em coming!
@mikhailfaisman5287
3 ай бұрын
You're correct: this show was broadcast from The Emens Auditorium, Muncie, IN. Thank you for listening!
@cindysecker3028
3 ай бұрын
I do remember the examination of the jar cover and the sound it made. it was a science in inself!
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