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Post by deberosa on Oct 5, 2010 21:04:47 GMT -4
I thought I had alot of jars but I bet by the end of the month they are all filled including the new set of pantry shelves we built to hold them all. I think I could purchase two more dozen quarts and a dozen more pints to fit on those shelves.
How many jars should I expect to use? I didn't think I was doing that much but it sure added up - peaches, apples and some tomatoe recipes is all that I have but that includes juice, chunks etc. Now with these ideas of canning beans and potatoes and pumpkin, I don't think I have put a dent in what I could be putting up!
Anyhow - what are your thoughts on this?
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Post by nhlivefreeordie on Oct 5, 2010 22:12:05 GMT -4
I don't think you ever stop buying jars, I seem to be still buying several hundred a year. I get most of mine on Craigslist now, but I do buy them new at Wal-mart when I have stuff to put up and don't have any jars. I am down to 3 doz pints, 3 doz quarts and 18 1/2 pints that are empty, I will most likely need to buy more quarts before this season is over. I can't even guess how many jars I own, 1200..  maybe double that, I really don't know. |
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Post by deberosa on Oct 6, 2010 6:46:47 GMT -4
OK, that sort of tells me I haven't hit overload yet. ;-) I probably have less than 250 jars total at this point. I got them from my mom in PA - she does crafts on jars but they have to have smooth sides so she saves up all the ones with designs on the sides for me. I probably did hit overload on peaches and apples but figure the crop can't possibly be that good every year and that will carry over. Other than the pear tomatoe jam, and the jars of tomatoe sauce I managed to salvage from the garden this year that's all I have!
I bet this is a progressive type of thing too and it will settle into a pattern. Next year I'll can more tomatoes and whatever else shows up instead of the peaches and apples I did this year. I do want to can more pressure canned foods over the winter like beans, vegetable soup and stew and such so that in the hot summer I have some quick meals.
However I don't know where I would put 1000 jars!!! The new pantry is about 40 inches wide and deep enough for 5 quart jars, 7 pint jars and two shelves are built for the shorter pints while the rest of the jars are for quarts. I'll have to get a picture posted. ;-)
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Post by nhlivefreeordie on Oct 6, 2010 9:10:36 GMT -4
I store all of my filled jars as well as the bulk of my empty jars in the cellar. I have been building floor to ceiling shelving units for a couple years, ( they all will be going with us to NH.) I can still put about 8 -10 units down there, and each shelving unit holds 72 quarts and 180 pints. I also build some with the top two shelves for half pints, that cuts the pint count down to 120 on each unit but adds about 80 1/2 pints.
I am very excited about designing the cellar/canning kitchen in the new house, as I am sure I can make enough built ins to really make the whole process more efficient.
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Post by deberosa on Oct 6, 2010 20:30:23 GMT -4
A basement would be nice! Only have this tiny house to cram things into.
Chatted with my mom in PA - she has more jars in her shop in addition to the three dozen she thought she had for me so I still won't need to buy any.
Back at it!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2010 16:33:51 GMT -4
A basement would be nice! Only have this tiny house to cram things into. Chatted with my mom in PA - she has more jars in her shop in addition to the three dozen she thought she had for me so I still won't need to buy any. Back at it! Hi Debbie At one time my wife and I....and our son....lived in a 736 square foot log cabin that had one HALF of ONE closet...the other half of the closet held a hot water heater. We developed some ways to add storage to our house. We used water bed pedestal frames with drawers built in underneath for our bed frames....even though we didn't have water beds. This gave us 6 drawers and a long center storage area under our bed. We used an old military wooden crate for a coffee table...this gave us storage in the crate....box type of thing. We had several open top steel drums complete with the lids and the sealing rings....we used them to store stuff out in the barn we wanted to keep critters out of but we didn't need lots of access to....like out of season cloths. I found that the hollow area under a lazy boy recliner would hold a big 500 round case of ammo! We used two filing cabinets as a support for a flat slab of wood that we used as a desk/computer workstation with great storage on either side! Our bathroom was teeny without any linen storage area....so I built two shelves the length of the bathroom to store towels...etc on and put up a bar underneath to use as a towel rack. It's amazing how much you can store in a small space with a little brainstorming and a lot of imagination. Hopefully I've helped you think of something you can do to add some storage to your space. Perhaps we oughta start up a new thread for adding storage space to teeny tiny homes!!  Fred |
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Post by capecmom on Oct 7, 2010 19:45:00 GMT -4
Go for it Fred! I'm sure we can all help each other out with new threads like that.
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Post by deberosa on Oct 7, 2010 19:52:22 GMT -4
I think that would be a great new post!
I am thankful I have a covered deck for freezers and the dryer, they would never fit inside! The pantry is one of the first projects in maximizing the space available. Eventually smaller furniture that would better fit the space and continuing to purge will be helpful.
I thought briefly of storing the out of season clothes in teh barrels we have but since they held pickled peppers I thoght better of it! They are stored in tupperware boxes and put in the storage shed we built in the yard that is 12 by 14 feet. That's almost packed!!! Basically I have too much stuff. Topic for another thread.
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Post by nhlivefreeordie on Oct 10, 2010 9:00:20 GMT -4
I really enjoy making little built ins here and there for storage or everyday use, last year I did just that when the spice cabinet became an irritation finding what I needed. With the addition of a couple small shelves up in the rear top of the cabinet, and some stepped shelving below, I can open the doors and see everything at a glance, and we now have twice as many spices as we did then. Like Fred said, just a little thinking and imagination and you can come up with some great ideas.
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maybe double that, I really don't know.
