When summer rolls in, it’s hard to imagine sacrificing your first pint of fresh fruit to can for winter. It’s easier to imagine weeks later, as you stand surrounded by buckets of berries. Come winter, you’ll be lauded as you gift jars of preserves, jellies, and jams to your family and friends. But we both know it was desperation, not planning, that brings the sweet taste of summer to the table on blistery winter mornings.

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