shequilts

I've canned summer bounty for years and still do. Today was 48 quarts of tomato juice, thirty three pints of sweet corn and 12 pints of Salsa. I'm pooped tonight.
It is a lot of work, but I take great pride in seeing all the pretty jars filled with such variety. I know it's all clean, no harmful additives and it just tastes better. Fortunately, canning season doesn't last too long. If it got in the way of my stitching, I might just have to quit!

jnagy1206

I love canning tomatoes. Also, cucumbers & onions.

brennalee

I love to can ,I have a glass top stove and called whirlpool the maker of it and ask about canning said sure you can just be sure and not use the same burner every time!!! I love it !

bobolee

I love to can. Every year my grandmother and I get together and can. She's 92 and does better than I do!

VernaL

My mom did a lot of canning and I so a fair amount. I live in the city, but we grow olallieberries and lots of tomatoes. I make jam from the berries and salsa from the tomatoes. I also make bread and butter pickles. We go out to Beaumont east of So Cal and pick cherries which I also can. They are good over vanilla ice cream. Our family likes what we can and friends get canned items as gifts at Christmas and seem to really like them. I agree that the Ball Canning book is great and their instructions are very good for safe canning. I have a glass top gas stove and use it every year for canning. I've canned on it for over 15 yrs. and all is still fine.
Verna in So. Cal.

jane65us

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marthe brault-hunt

I used to make all the preserves for the family. I just love the smell of homemade ketchup in the house. I cook one batch every year. 8 years ago my DH grew some Habanero peppers, I found a recipe to make a jelly that I gave to my daughter. Beside using it at her home, she started giving it away as an hostess present. I have fun to think that there is some in France, U.S.A and even Benin

Annz

Didn't do one this year or last. I miss it.

Pats8e8

Yes, I do like to can, not crazy about using my pressure canner, but love my steam canner. Try to freeze the veggies that need to be canned under pressure. Like to pickle veggies too. Jam and jellies, and fruit for the winter, and oh boy, relishes. Love to make and eat relish!

jolo

My garden did not do well this year, not enough tomatoes,will have to buy,green beans also. Peppers,all kinds ,okra and peas did well,and corn, Eggplant went wild.