We spent a really fun day as a family today...and with family friends. First thing in the morning, off to a few garage sales...I was able to get some blue ball jars with zinc lids (very old) and 2 cast iron frying pans.
Then our friends came over...the two husbands, and 3 kids rode their bikes into our little town for "Fun Day". It wasn't a big fair or anything but it was neat. A few booths, a yard sale or two, a hotdog stand. Then back to the house and onto a somewhat (not really) bigger festival 11 miles up the road. The sweet corn was outstanding. (It was afterall, a sweet corn festival). Not very much to really look at. There was one vendor selling Amish produce.
We got some delicious tomatoes...I can't wait til ours are ready, and a "candy onion." Finally the beans looked so good. I was just going to get enough for dinner, but the guy said he'd make me a great deal....so home we went with 1/2 bushel of beans.
I didn't get them canned until Monday, but ended up with 4 quarts and 14 pints of beans. (I make more pints as we are a small family and usually I don't need a big jar all at once.) I'd like to put a bit more up, but wait until a little later in the season.
I've started a "Can something every week/day" challenge. Come along and let's see how much we can can this season! List on the sideboard!
This was a big accomplishment. I have always done jelly and jam....water bath method. I am scared of the pressure canner. Today I used the pressure canner for the first time! WooHoo!! And it didn't explode. One jar of beans in the last batch did break and go into the water, but there must have been a crack in the jar...clean break...no shards or anything explosive in the water..Whew!
You can see the new cast iron skillets in the back.
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