On Nov 9, 5:24 am, George Shirley wrote:
Help an old demographer out: How many of you who are currently involved
in canning and preserving your own food, whether you grow it or not,
were raised in rural areas? Conversely how many were raised in urban areas?

My answers: Miz Anne and I were both reared in a rural area just outside
a major urban area and our fathers were gardeners and we were both
taught to preserve food at an early age. Now we live in a small town of
35K good people and a few bad ones and garden on an 11250 square foot
city lot with a 2000 square foot house on the land. We still preserve a
good deal of our food ourselves.

Curious George

I was raised in a smallish town in the middle of a rural area--the
biggest town in about 100 mile radius, population 12,000. My parents
didn't garden but one of my grandmas did. She apparently canned a lot
when my dad was young but all I remember were frozen raspberries,
sweet tomato jam, and pickled beets. Unfortunately, by the time I was
interested in cooking she was no longer able to teach me to can, so
I'm mostly self-taught from cookbooks and such.

I'm 26, so I guess I'm one of the younger canners represented here. I
now live in an apartment in the San Francisco Bay Area. I don't have
a garden but I've been taking advantage of backyard and public fruit
trees and farmers' markets to get my produce. I put up 300-some jars
of jams and preserves and pickles and applesauce this summer and I'm
excited to share with my family and friends for Christmas.

Libby