On Aug 28, 6:13�am, "Kswck" > wrote:
> "Sheldon" > wrote in message
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> On Aug 27, 11:10?am, "Michael \"Dog3\"" > wrote:
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> > ChattyCathy > ?news:g93orm$3e9$1
> > @registered.motzarella.org: in rec.food.cooking
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> > >http://www.recfoodcooking.com
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> > > Thanks go to Terry (P'rfesser) for sending in this survey.
>
> > Interesting. So far the non-canner types are in the majority in this
> > newsgroup. ?Now if the survey was posted in RFP the results would most
> > probably be the reverse. ?I was a bit surprised but maybe the canners will
> > vote later.
>
> I've done canning but that was a long time ago and didn't think it was
> worth the effort. �Instead I freeze foods... I don't even bother to
> grow many vegetables anymore because buying frozen is easier and they
> are better quality... no more greenbean growing for me, this was my
> last year... large bags of frozen are inexpensive, totally labor free,
> and better/uniform quality. �These days canning is strictly a hobby,
> except for highly specialized recipes has no utilitarian value
> whatsoever... like what's the point in growing/buying tomatoes to can
> when canned tomatoes of every variety are so readily available and so
> inexpensively. �This year I only planted salad tomatoes, growing
> tomatoes for making sauce from scratch is not worth it... I always end
> up making far more than I can use, requires a tremendous amount of
> time and effort, and all things considered are expensive, growing
> tomatoes is much more expensive than buying canned. �I can reasdily
> buy excellent tinned tomatoes at the store to make sauce as I need
> it. �I've decided on a policy of only growing produce I eat fresh..
> Growing produce people used to grow to "put up" doesn't make sense
> anymore, nowadays everything people grow to can is available already
> frozen, much better quality, no effort involved, far less costly, and
> no waste and no risk.
>
> But don't you get a sense of satisfaction from the stuff you do grow
> yourself?

Not when I have to toss it into the composter.