Judy what lovely memories... our family was like that, except Mom didn't can, we were in the city and no garden... but lots of memories as I read your post!
Do you do the buns with icing or pecans lol... I'm partial to the pecan sticky rolls, have been using the same recipe for 30 years. I don't hand knead though, I use my food processor, takes 30 seconds... and the microwave to hasten the rising...
oh now I'm hungry too!!!!!!!!!!!!