Fall is here - which means that Alister and I are stocking up for the winter. Yesterday he carried home 40 kilos of potatoes and 20 of Onions (not in one go) and today I started buying apples and also learning how to can - Ukrainian - or soviet style. My mother, master-food-preserver (actual title) though she is - has not yet imparted the art of canning to me - and even if she had - the materials available here are totally different. I can't find pictures of this Ukrainian method on the Internet - but basically you have this lid that you first seal to the lid through natural cooling processes and then clamp it on using a "key". Luckily - they are now starting to sell some twisty lids too - which will make it easier.
I also bought a "juice" maker - it really does more of a pulp and so the next few days i hope to find time to run apples and tomatoes through it for apple and tomato sauce (don't worry - they won't be mixed) .
Many thanks to the ex-pats here who have imparted knowledge and also the many women in the rinok who were willing to explain and mime the process. Here's hoping it all turns out.
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