Re: first serious canning session

herblover 6/30/2015, 3:24 pm

sanderson wrote:Today was a big shopping day, even though it was 106*F. We had to order a clothes dryer, and lo and behold, there were Kmart, Target, 99 Cent and Walmart stores on our circuit. So I was able to search for more canning goodies. The big score was a Made in the USA wide mouth 1-gallon glass jar for $9.99 at Target. Sauerkraut!!

Also some more jars, pickling stuff and 2 little magnet sticks to get the lids out of the hot water. Don't know if they are really strong enough, but I had to chase the lids around in the hot water when I made the salsa. Binder clips and plant clips for the garden. A very good day.

PS If you think you see a bag of M&Ms in the background, it's just an artifact from the lighting.

The magnet sticks work perfectly; that is what they are designed to do.

**AtlantaMarie** 6/30/2015, 4:24 pm

+1! Although, I'll confess to sometimes having it grab something else...

**Scorpio Rising** 6/30/2015, 6:22 pm

Plantoid, I finally had to sow dill seeds a couple weeks ago, none of my usual self-sow made it over winter, and I could NOT find a transplant! Mine is 2 inches up, I use it primarily for the green part.

Sanderson, there is also a mirage in my freezer of Breyers Vanilla Bean....waiting for the peaches I just bought...but, no, just a mirage....lol

**sanderson** 7/1/2015, 2:53 am

Vanilla ice cream with sliced peaches. Now that is a real mirage!

**trolleydriver** 10/16/2015, 4:58 pm

Here is the final outcome from my canning experiment using the hot water bath method and the first time I have done any canning. The result was 4 jars of chutney with green tomatoes and apple, 4 jars of chutney with green tomatoes and sultanas, 4 jars of green tomato salsa and 3 jars of red tomato salsa. That's it for canning for this year. I now have some ideas of what I need to grow next year that will contribute things for canning.

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**AtlantaMarie** 10/17/2015, 9:29 am

Woo-hoo, TD! Congratulations!

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**Kelejan** 10/17/2015, 10:51 pm

Glad you joined the club, TD. It is another dimension to go with SFG etc.

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