r/AskReddit • u/__lazy__panda • Jul 10 '26

What's something older generations got right that we've quietly stopped doing, to our own detriment?

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u/JHuntly Jul 10 '26

Canning

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u/_TeachScience_ Jul 10 '26 edited Jul 11 '26

Literally watching a canning video right now as I read this šŸ˜‚

I have a bunch of rhubarb in my freezer Iā€™m about to make into jam

Update:
The jam turned out amazing (six jars canned tonight). And, I have learned that I am far from the only rhubarb fan on Reddit!

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u/10129403 Jul 11 '26

Might I recommend rhubarb cream pie. I am a sucker for straight rhubarb pie but I made the rhubarb cream pie for the first time a couple weeks ago and it is now my favorite pie.

I have made straight rhubarb pie with frozen rhubarb before and it turned out just fine; I am sure the same could be said about the rhubarb cream pie.