Yes, they're canning jars and flippy-clicky lids are actually called bail tops.
My big domestic thing is baking. I love baking and find it really calming. I made my own wedding cake and most people would say that that's a bit nuts but actually when I was really stressed out in the last days leading up to the wedding, sitting down and stirring some icing would really relax me. I think I like the sensuality of baking, the feel and the look and the sound of batters and doughs being mixed in a bowl. I do all of my mixing by hand. I'm going to get an electric hand mixer for when I have to cream large amounts of ingredients together because that does take forever and is really hard work.
I'm not so keen on preserving because my husband and I don't eat much preserves. Also, the jam my mother makes is never as good as shop bought jam, I think she must use too much sugar. Maybe if we're stuck for Christmas presents and want to save money we could make pickles to give people, but I'm not sure if they'd like that.
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Date: 2009-04-22 10:49 am (UTC)My big domestic thing is baking. I love baking and find it really calming. I made my own wedding cake and most people would say that that's a bit nuts but actually when I was really stressed out in the last days leading up to the wedding, sitting down and stirring some icing would really relax me. I think I like the sensuality of baking, the feel and the look and the sound of batters and doughs being mixed in a bowl. I do all of my mixing by hand. I'm going to get an electric hand mixer for when I have to cream large amounts of ingredients together because that does take forever and is really hard work.
I'm not so keen on preserving because my husband and I don't eat much preserves. Also, the jam my mother makes is never as good as shop bought jam, I think she must use too much sugar. Maybe if we're stuck for Christmas presents and want to save money we could make pickles to give people, but I'm not sure if they'd like that.