Eli McCann: My parents planted in me a can-do spirit. And I have the pickles to prove it.
The stench of nostalgia rises with the steam from my kitchen every summer as I preserve the past — and lots of fruits and veggies that we may never get around to eating.
(Lee Reich | AP) This undated photo shows canned tomatoes in jars in New Paltz, N.Y. Salt Lake Tribune guest columnist Eli McCann has discovered that canning is in his blood.
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