To say that I have gotten addicted to canning is an understatement. It has been so much fun and it is was even more fun getting all of it on these shelves and seeing what we have actually done! The shelf on the right starting at the top...
Only 2 jams left over from last year, pineapple habenaro jam, margarita jam.
Second self, canned blackberries, canned blueberries, blackberry pie filling, cherry limeade jam, peach pie filling.
Third shelf: Apple cinnamon rings, cinnamon pickles, pickle relish (2 from last year), lime pickles (3 from last year), apple pie filling
forth shelf: Watermelon jelly, pink Merlot jelly, lemon poppy seed jelly, Carmel apple jam, Mango lime jam, peach amaretto jam, pina coloda jam, Spaghetti sauce (all from last year), beets from Mom,
Left shelving: BEANS! As many as we had go bad, it's still good to see we have that many left still.
Second shelf: Habenaro gold sauce and salsa (3 from last year).
And for supper last night, we had meatballs (I made a ton and froze quite a few of them for future easy meals). Cole slaw that I also canned. Plums that Mom had canned, the Pineapple habenaro jelly that I made, on cream cheese and crackers. Now I'd say that's a meal home made!
I can't thank my Mom enough to help me going on this. Although, I think the more I'm getting into it, so is she. But, I'm going to get over my fear of pressure canning and she is going to teach me. I can't wait to try soups and next year make spaghetti sauce with meet already in it. Maybe we'd have mashed potatoes if they were already a little cooked in the cans. How easy would that be?! Carrots are .59 a pound right now and if I knew how to pressure can, we could have carrots easy at our hand ready to warm up, and enjoy for inexpensive and no crap added food!! So, shout out to Mom for helping me, you have really created a monster in the best way possible!! Love you!
