Have you ever seen the squirrels in the late fall ..  when they are   running around... and picking up *stuff* and running up the tree?Aww  yes  ~ They are gathering food  for the winter~

  Just as we are now~and will be doing untill the snow falls~

   Gathering  fruit from our fruit trees  and  picking  our rhubarb and vegetables  and putting them away ... either freezing them or canning    them...... However...  i don’t really know if women do much canning these days.. like they used to in the days gone by ...

 In those days  it was hard to keep food from spoiling..   so canning ..was probably the most common process used to keep their  supply of preserved  food through the winter~ That would be vegetables mostly ` 

 Jam on the other hand....  doesn’t have to be put in jars  if you want to make freezer jam... I actually haven’t tried much freezer jam .In fact  i haven’t even tried making freezer jam. although i have tasted it once~

 We are used to the old method  of  canning  Jam since that it is so good  and it goes so fast   in out house  on toast in the mornings  ~I think almost everything can be  kept either by  the canning method or freezing it. Of course there are a few vegetables  that have to be used fresh  ~

  If you don’t have the time to do any of this  .... almost  everywhere    there are farmers markets  and you can certainly fine  anything that you want or need at one of the markets including homemade goodies like  *perogies and cabbage rolls...*..     and baked goods~ 

   So enjoy the  fall  and all that it has to offer..........