Summer Canning Inventory

[kklibrarian]

.... so far ;)

14 half-pint jars and 2 pint jars of fig preserves

8 half-pint jars and 1 pint jar of blackberry jelly (half already given away)

4 half-pint jars and 1 pint jar of peach butter (gave away 2 jars already)

6 pint jars of dill pickles (gave away 1 jar)

5 pint jars of salsa (gave away 2 jars and ate the other 3, MUST MAKE MORE)

Still need to make
plum jelly
blueberry-lemon jam
watermelon rind preserves
spaghetti sauce
picalilly
green salsa

Chime in and share what you are canning this summer. :yum

[Punkie]

Fun! I've canned a few gallons (yes, gallons :shifty) of:

Strawberry Vanilla Maple Jam (OMGOOODNESS!!!! It is so good. The recipe is in the last issue of Taproot magazine.)
Olallieberry-Blackberry Preserves
Strawberry Preserves
Orange Marmalade (from the last of the oranges on our tree)
Blackberry Jam

[Sparrow]

Is canning is scary as I think it is? I'm scared to invest in canning stuff and suck at it :(

I'd love to make some jams and chutneys and tomato sauces :D

[kklibrarian]

Is canning is scary as I think it is? I'm scared to invest in canning stuff and suck at it :(

I'd love to make some jams and chutneys and tomato sauces :D

Canning is super easy, especially if you mostly do jams/jellies/preserves and use a hot water bath rather than a pressure cooker. I do some things in the pressure canner though and it isn't as hard as it seems. I love to can. I have my grandmother's Ball Blue Book and it is the first thing I recommend to people who want to get started in canning.

[charla]

I'm a beginner canner as of the end of last summer. I canned four quarts of pickles last night.