Canning

Hi Everyone,

Hope all of you are having a great summer.  Now that it is August the fruits of our garden are coming in and I have started my canning.  Today, after many years, due to work, I started canning the tomatoes.  I was able to make 7 3/4 quarts of tomato sauce.   It was really good to be doing that homemaking chore again and hearing the pop of the jars as they sealed the goodness of the garden inside.  It will be so nice this winter to open a jar and make spagetti with the sauce made from the tomatoes from the garden.

How many of you still practice the art of canning?  A quick question how many of you can fruit?  Can you give me some advice on canning the fruit?  Is there one way or another that is best?  I would really like to get into canning fruit for the winter.

I may try my hand at making some jam too.  We will see about that, I don't want to take too much on my son is getting married in October, but first I will be going out to California for two weeks to be with my daughter and her family.

Well I better close for now.  Please let me know about the canning.  I will try to get some pictures posted of my jars of sauce.

Hugs,
Janet