I just wanted to let you know that I am becoming my mother! I made Don take me to a farmers market last week to get some tomatoes to can. He hated it! But he did it because he loves me and he wanted to make a point that I wouldn't actually use the tomatoes. Boy, did I prove him wrong!
After many trips to many stores over many days (6 trips to 5 stores over 3 days), I finally gathered up the supplies needed to can. I spent two full days canning tomatoes and am quite proud of my accomplishments. I know that they are not much (especially when I think about how much my mom made us help her can when we were younger) but I did them by myself! All in all, I made 7 quarts of stewed tomatoes, 7 quarts and 3 pints of spaghetti sauce, and 4 pints of salsa. My next goal is to get some apples and can applesauce and apple pie filling. Wish me luck!
1 comment:
I'm so proud of you! Mom would be too! Next year you can tackle peaches :)
Isn't it funny how now that Mom is gone, we especially cherish the things that we dreaded like canning and making jam? Or, scrubbing the house at 5:00 in the morning? (Oh wait, that was me when I was pregnant with Nathan and was in the "nesting" phase!) How did your salsa turn out? I'm interested in the recipe. Also, if I can't find a seiver, could I send you a check to buy me one?
It looks great!
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