I think canning is becoming a lost art. I don't know too many people that still can, except people raised in the South. My mom and I have been canning together since I got married, but she has done it all of my life. I told her the other day just how glad and thankful I was that she was willing to show me how and to help me. My kitchen is not big enough to can at home, so I take everything to her house and then we share what we've done. It makes for a long hard day, but the closeness of our conversations and remembering is well worth the long hard day. Ronda