35 pounds of Concorde grapes off two plants roughy 4 gallons of juice.

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Aldi lemon juice no longer lists acidity percentage :(

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Helen. At 90 she still has the best zucchini relish around. A true canning legend. May all your canning dreams come true.

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Jackpot! I traded a neighbor just 4 jars of jelly for ALL OF THESE JARS!

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First canning batch of the season. Spicy pickled green beans. The grocery store had green beans for 99¢ a pound.

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I made jam a few days ago and my husband drew me up a label! I printed them myself using Avery Matte Silver Foil 2 Round labels. I highly recommend them.

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Homemade rack to hold 3 Ball Jars (but you can do more if you have space). We wanted a shelf, but we have a small risk of earthquakes, so I wanted something more secure.

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Yesterday I canned 24 pints of satsumas! Made marmalade, pepper jelly, and infused vodka!

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Mulberries! We have a tree here on post that’s just loaded with berries so once I have enough jam session!

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96 bottles of homemade apple and sour cherry hard cider bottled today. That a type of canning right?

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Red Hots Apple Rings (no added coloring)

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This one fell in my lap for 1/2 price. Couldn’t say no

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Saw this on a Facebook ad and it made me chuckle.

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Started a little side hustle this year. It's never too late to follow your dream!

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butter nut squash. textbook batch.

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Found these golden raspberries at the farmers market and had to make jam with them. The flavor is amazing. I can’t wait to gift these at Christmas!

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Moved to a slightly larger house, and now my jars have a proper home 😌

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New here, first canning sesh as an adult.

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First time trying violet jelly, they are still processing but I couldn't wait to share because it looks so beautiful. I saved plenty for the bees in case anyone is worried I didn't forage responsibly (refer to Cosmo's fortress on the bottom left =))

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Darn, I guess the next round of jars are getting processed in slightly sweet cinnamon-apple flavored water too

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Our canning Pantry. We live in a travel trailer.

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I'm new to canning as I started growing tomatoes this year. I'm so proud of my singular jar (I only had enough tomatoes from my recent crop to make 500g, I only have 6 plants).

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I pickled 9lbs of red onions. So excited for sandwiches!

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Almost 10 lbs of gold potatoes done.

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Yes, I took my homegrown red plum jelly outside for a glamour shot. I'm just so proud!

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My first year canning - I hit my 200 jar goal and my garden is still going!

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11lbs of strawberries turned into 17 jars of jam! I had frozen raspberries and fresh picked mulberry that were added to the recipe for the last ten jars. Woo!

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Never had a jar break on me before...

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220 lbs of tomatoes, 1 guy, 5 days of work.

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Received my luds today. They are fake. The boxes were made on a printer, i think. No Ball branding on the lids and no button in the middle. I have reported the sellers to Amazon and requested a refund.

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My shelves of canned goods

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44 pints and 4 half-pints of fresh coho salmon!

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My first pressure canning - Mexican Chicken Soup

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Pinto beans, chicken stock, and chicken soup! I love my pressure canner.

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I finally made jelly out of some of the plum juice that's been taking up room in my freezer. One batch down two more to go!

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Mint Jelly

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Some of the (german) jams I made this year.

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Gonna have to fight all the crafters for these ones...

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My new storage! Bands separated by size and on two drawers and lids, funnels, etc in another drawer.

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End-of-season serrano peppers smoked and made into a freezer sauce. 8 pints will get us through the year!

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Stock Chronicles: Cajun Edition

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First attempt

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Dandelion jelly, clover jelly, and strawberry jam for my kids’ teachers!

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Why did so much liquid boil out of my tomatoes? Are they safe to store?

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Finally a place I can share this score where it will be appreciated

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This is my second year canning l. My wife nudged me into it last year. I only canned pickles and hot peppers last year. Today we bought a little shelf to help store everything I've canned so far this year, 95% is from our garden. Words cannot describe how much pride I felt when I brought it all down

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Canned 83 jars of sauerkraut today.

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Canned, smoked sockeye salmon

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Another victim of counterfeit lids from Amazon.

3yr ⋅

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Just purchased this AA 925 for freaking $15! Decided to check out the local thrift store across the street while my oil was getting changed. I am over the moon!

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14 pints of French Onion soup today!!

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Holy moly, don’t throw away your green tomatoes. Even the ones that you think are too small, I made a Roasted Green Tomato Salsa that turned out absolutely fabulous. I will share the recipe in the comments!

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Had a productive Saturday. 2 types of marinara, strawberry basil jam and some dill pickles (spears, slices and chips)

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last of the winter stash

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Just showing off my shelf. Stacked deep from the seasons of canning. Happy holidays!

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Cranberry sauce makes the whole cabin smell magical💫💫💫

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Heavy sigh.

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First time canner chasing the rainbow. Waiting on atomic purple carrots but they're taking for-ev-er, for-ev-er, for-ev-er....**Sandlot reference ** 😉

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Olives from my garden! Now we only need to wait...

3yr ⋅

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Boyfriend did some major canning today. Said he didn’t want his face shown but he’d rep for the Flyers.

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When the jars break. When the canner won’t come up to pressure. When I can’t find lids at the store. When I have to peel tomatoes or peaches.

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It's going to be a busy week

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My first pickled okra!

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Does anyone else combine their two favorite hobbies?? 😀

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My Concord grape vine is so awesome! BUT HOW MUCH GRAPE JAM DOES ONE FAMILY NEED!?

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Going to try to can these (making apple sauce and pie filling) next couple days. Got lots from my small trees and a few in smaller box at front from a friend. (Have another plastic bin full from my trees too that’s not pictured.) In Scotland.

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Proud day of canning! 12 hours of hardwork! Plum chutney, tomato basil sauce, pear salsa, green tomato sauce, and a tomato based chicken wing sauce!

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My mom told me tonight that I need to make sure to grab this old insert paper from Certo, when she's no longer here because the new ones don't have enough recipes

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I conquered my fear of the pressure canner and made turkey soup.

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Dead and Berried Jam. I got 2 kgs total of blackberries, blueberries, and strawberries from work since we shut down due to COVID-19. I couldn't let them go to waste! I made 17 half pint jars of jam.

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Twenty-year-old chokecherry jam my grandmother canned!

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How I spent my weekend. 1 jar jalepeno jelly, 4 jars candied jalapenos, 13 jars spicy pickled beets, 5 jars tomatillo salsa Verde, 5 jars garden salsa. My feet hurt!

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My birthday's coming up, my mother knew what to get me without asking!

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Ball’s roasted salsa Verde!

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Meyer Lemon Marmalade! Two batches so far, probably two more on my potted dwarf tree. Recipe link and booklet info in comments.

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When you actually find a store with canning supplies! [This season]

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My first can in the house I now own, in the kitchen I learned to can in when I was 12. that time it was my grandfathers tried and true strawberry jam, this time is my signature jalapeno jelly. oh yeah and that's the original canning pot too!!

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DIY Canning Shelf

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My harvest so far

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I haven’t even hit the tomatoes yet 🙊

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Peanut butter jar caps fit ball jars perfectly

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First pick from the tree=Applesauce and apple pie filling!

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All from a 120sqft garden last year we got 1/3rd of this from the same space.

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7 jars of strawberry jam!

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Ball Blue Books--1983, 2009, and 2020. You can really tell that the intended audience has changed. Trusted recipes have changed, and technique has, too.

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First little batch! It’s not much, but I’m a proud pickle momma.

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My bountiful cash of pickled pepper rings! only took 6 months.Not sure how we will be able to eat all of this lol

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Finally got around to canning 2 dozen jars of fig jam, which consisted of 28 cups of figs! Just lemon juice, a stick of cinnamon, water and a touch of Rosemary made this jam taste like the holidays

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First attempt at canning due to a cucumber explosion in the garden.

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Juice from our first grape harvest. Almost black irl, quite tart yet very sweet.

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How purple is too purple? Fireweed jelly!

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Beans were on sale :)

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Homemade lemon curd and orange marmalade. I made sure to make them in one go so I could seal them properly all at once. I didn't make enough to share with friends and coworkers like I did with the apple butter, I'll be almost tripling the recipe for gifts.

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Almost done canning for the year!

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Organized my empty jars today. I’m ready for canning season 2020!

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I LOVE labeling my cans with this

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Left to right basil, thyme, rosemary pesto, thyme/spinach pesto, thyme, oregano, rosemary pesto, and mint pesto. Tonight's haul and the last of it for this year.

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Rest in peace, my delicious pickles

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My holy grail! pre 1933 blue ball pint with lid!

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Anybody can water? Ever just put jars of water in with other stuff to fill the canner?

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My new outdoor set up 🥰 making 16 pints of French onion soup for the maiden voyage

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We are going to need a bigger bookcase

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That...is the biggest canning section I have ever seen!

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Pantry quilt.

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Thanksgiving Turkey Stock! Liquid GOLD!

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Preserved Pink Lemons🍋

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Auction find

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Made and canned tomato ketchup this weekend.

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I saw a post about opening a weck jar. This is a jar opener that my mom used for at least forty years and now it’s mine. It opens anything. I love it!

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Canned some sour cherry pie filling yesterday - it came out great and all the jars sealed! Question in caption.

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Carrot & fennel soup! Anyone else have a favourite (tested) soup recipe?

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Half my pantry

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Surprising find in our new house; thought you all would appreciate this

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First Mama Jam of the season: Vanilla Strawberry Jam (Ball recipe).

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Moms been busy!

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What I Did On My Lunch Break Today

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Rhubarb jelly [Bernardin recipe]

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About to get real saucy in here 😉

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Half bushels of Ambrosia & Spartans. Hate apple sauce - what should we make?

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Does this look like too little head space?

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Gave all my bread and butter pickles away, had to make more

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Peaches were on sale for 48¢/lb

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Along with 2 bags I haven’t pulled from the freezer yet, tomorrow is dedicated to pasta sauce from garden grown tomatoes. Skins come right off when defrosted, and you can save up as fruit ripen. Sauce will cook for 6 hours before heading to the pressure canner.

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10 lbs of wild Maine blueberries fresh from the field!

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I have never canned sad eggs until now.

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This year is the first year I’ve gardened, and the first year I’ve done any canning! I did 3 kinds of jam a few weeks ago, and this week I used a pressure cooker for the first time to can green beans from my garden!

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www.masonjarlid.com sells defective lids do not buy.

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Hit the Mother load! Picked up 122 pints, 57 quarts, and 3 half-pints for free from Facebook marketplace last weekend. Just have to find lids!

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My bf just picked 61 lbs of pears off of our sad little pear tree...it begins.... Any unorthodox suggestions? Last year I did almond pear jam, maple pear butter, spiced poached pears, and sweet pickled pears.

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Some after-work blueberry lemon jam!

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So this woman's going to poison someone...

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New recipe - mango and orange jelly with a dash of cinnamon. I’ve named it “The Spooky Mango”

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Everyone in the comments is saying botulism risk. Given proper and sanitary canning techniques were used to can these veggies, why would botulism be a risk even though they are super old?

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Score! Right place, right time...

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Just canned my first summer batch!

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Been shopping more responsibly these days. 2 whole chickens, trimmed up and used the carcass for 5 qts of chicken stock.

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Grapefruit marmalade with vanilla bean and cardamom. Only got one jar out of it, but I feel fancy.

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Obsessed with apple pie filling. Second time canning and it came out perfect!

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Just some crunchy pickled veggies on a Sunday night

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My little collection is growing 🙂 if i could stop giving them away I'd have twice as much lol.

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Let the summer farm markets begin

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Presenting the first recipe I've pressure canned: potatoes

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A good start to prepare for the winter.

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Last weekend’s project, 30 pints of chicken stock from saved carcasses.

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Does anyone else write on their stove when you find the perfect setting for the pressure canner? My entire family knows to just clean around it and leave the purple line. lol

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First time canning! I made tomato sauce (ketchup). I think I'm addicted..

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Reserved enough wild black raspberries from my jam-making to make this Black Raspberry Chocolate Syrup...so worth it.

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I am not a prepper, I am a canner! 12 litres of Chicken Broth.

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