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@blackbird: when we were just starting it was late summer/fall so I made a lot of purees and froze in ice cube trays and canned a lot of stuff. I'm def canning A LOT more this summer and early fall.
I also made a ton of applesauce that LO devoured. I ended up paying more in the winter from a local farm that freeze stored apples! Applesauce is great for the whole family. I use it in oatmeal, as a natural sweetener in baking (waffles, pancakes, etc).

Right berries are very cheap so I have a lot or berries in my freezer but I dont like to keep them for more than a week or two.

@blackbird: i canned applesauce last fall when i was pregnant. I'm glad i did it b/c now L is 6.5 months and I have not made ANY purees..I really thought it would be something that I would enjoy but we've been traveling so much this summer that, well, ain't nobody got time for that. I am also loving BLW because it's so lazy (giving L cooked veggies to gnaw on, pieces of bread, slices of cucumber, that kind of thing!)

I've never canned before, but the ethnic grocery store I shop at had a one-day special yesterday-- white peaches, 3lbs/$1!!!! So I bought a gripload. I think we'll be able to eat them before they spoil (my mom and I like hard, crunchy peaches and LO eats the soft ones) but I want to can if they go on sale again.

You can make and can peach sauce using the same method as applesauce! I love it, it's like a little bit of summer all year long. Yellow peaches won't need any extra acidity, but if you're using white peaches, add a tablespoon of lemon juice to each pint of sauce.