Our Fun Family

For the 4th of July weekend, we packed up the travel trailer and headed to Gramma’s house.  Aside from Independence Day, the 4th of July also is the time of the summer when blueberries in East Texas are at their peak.  If you have kept up with me on Facebook, you probably already know that I have a soft spot for blueberries, particularly a recipe for blueberry pie that I stole from America’s Test Kitchen.  Over the last couple of years, my family has made some fun and fantastic memories reviving the near lost art of canning.  It’s something that has been a big part of our family heritage, something my grandmother and mom have done for decades, but it quite nearly slipped right on by “our” generation.  Capturing fruits and vegetables at their peak of freshness and flavor and suspending that quality to be enjoyed offseason is truly a special treat.  If this is something you are considering, I would caution that it isn’t necessarily a cost saving measure.  With the investments we have mad