Summer Gin

Summer Gin Gardening+DIY Canning Hobbies Hi, I'm Summer! On this Page you can expect to find DIY projects, van life tips and tricks, gardening projects, and more!

I have over 4 years experience living and traveling on the road and currently travel part-time in my converted Ram ProMaster 2500. My partner, Ryan, and I also recently purchased a 1970s a-frame cabin we have currently transformed into our dream home. Thank you for following our journey!

11/15/2025

PLZ HELP!! I want to change this spice cabinet into something more efficient, any recommendations? Thank you! ❤️

Canning pears from our trees.
11/14/2025

Canning pears from our trees.

Canning pears from our trees
11/14/2025

Canning pears from our trees

Canning pears from our trees, I have done canning for years, but this is the first fall I've canned pears. I did pears i...
11/14/2025

Canning pears from our trees, I have done canning for years, but this is the first fall I've canned pears. I did pears in apple juice, pears in mulled red wine, and whole pears in apple juice with saffron and ginger.

Salsa from home grown tomatoes. In total I’ve canned 64 pints so far this summer (35 pictures here). And then some apple...
11/14/2025

Salsa from home grown tomatoes. In total I’ve canned 64 pints so far this summer (35 pictures here). And then some apple pie filling and fig jam from my family’s trees. Next up will be hot pepper jam.

2nd time canning & I made sure to use a safe/tested recipe!I was happy to learn that tomatillos can be substituted for g...
11/14/2025

2nd time canning & I made sure to use a safe/tested recipe!
I was happy to learn that tomatillos can be substituted for green tomatoes because, even though I thought I had a TON of green tomatoes, it was only 19 ounces. I ran to the store and grabbed another 21 ounces of tomatillos to complete this and am actually thinking that may be a fun balance.

I thought I'd share this as a semi light-hearted post. Everyone has to start somewhere.Mom is learning how to pressure c...
11/14/2025

I thought I'd share this as a semi light-hearted post. Everyone has to start somewhere.

Mom is learning how to pressure can. No humans or equipment was harmed except for the little rubber jar protector.

I pc these dried beans last night. 1/2 c of dried beans, 1/2 tsp salt and water to 1” headspace. Hot water in pc to the ...
11/14/2025

I pc these dried beans last night. 1/2 c of dried beans, 1/2 tsp salt and water to 1” headspace. Hot water in pc to the level in the canner (the photo of the canner has more water because of the siphoning), hot jars, hot water in jars. Rings fingertip tight and went for 75 min at 10-11 psi. All but one had siphoning.

Canned chicken is very accepted. Cinnamon and salt and pepper do not affect the canning. Recipes for mincemeat exist for...
11/14/2025

Canned chicken is very accepted. Cinnamon and salt and pepper do not affect the canning. Recipes for mincemeat exist for canning, though this is less dense. Presoaking the fruit will help retain water levels in the jar during processing. The fruit is naturally acidic (not to mention concentrated during drying) and should not affect the pressure canning process. ((I may have forgotten to Sautee the onions before packing the jars- will I have an issue with these, if they were thrown in diced raw?))

Jars were hot-packed in my pressure canner 300ft sea level for 90 minutes at 10 pounds pressure.

I spent hours canning diced tomatoes only to find out you can't can diced tomatoes.
11/14/2025

I spent hours canning diced tomatoes only to find out you can't can diced tomatoes.

Apple ciderI just water bath canned 3 quarts of fresh pressed apple cider. I had it at a rolling boil for 10 minutes. Is...
11/14/2025

Apple cider
I just water bath canned 3 quarts of fresh pressed apple cider. I had it at a rolling boil for 10 minutes. Is this just sediment? All three jars have it.

Would you eat this? Only one in the batch that buckled.
11/14/2025

Would you eat this? Only one in the batch that buckled.

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