So far I have done 3 dozen jars of Jam- Triple berry, Strawberry, Blueberry vanilla and Peach. Each batch of Jam makes about 4 jars..so I've done 9 batches of Jam. Lots of work, but lots of fun!!
my first smaller batch of peaches, and the blueberry vanilla Jam!My friend Jen and I canned 5 pecks of peaches yesterday. Out of that we got 11 quart size jars, 23 small jars (would have been 24, but one shattered in the canner)
The five pecks before
The 5 pecks after!
I did one batch of Sweet pickles, and got 5 12 oz jars and 2 quart jars out of that deal! We opened the pickles last week, and they were so amazing we plan to do another batch or two of pickles before we move!
I have done 2 batches of tomato's, one batch was 1/4 peck, the other was a 1/2 peck, so I could get an idea of how long it would take to can it all! I'm hoping to do at least one full bushel(4 pecks) before we move, and if I can get two done that'd be awesome. Fresh, homemade sauce all winter? yes please!
In our garden we have lots of big tomato's and peppers. So I'm going to use the rest of those to make a batch of hot pepper Jam, and the rest will be made into salsa! Jim is super excited for the Salsa, but he won't be so excited when I put him to work making it with me!
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