Oh how I love and hate this time off year! I love it because of all the things that are coming off the plants in my garden…my cantaloupe has been so delicious this year and my raspberry bushes are still producing berries, but I HATE all the work this causes me in the line of freezing and canning. I did add several new items to my canning repertoire this year…spaghetti sauce, salsa, and canned chicken. It is really great when I have the end results sitting on my counter and I can see all the hard work from the Summer culminated there.
So here are the stats…
Plants planted: 4 bell peppers, 2 jalapenos, 1 zucchini, 1 acorn squash, 1 pumpkin, 2 cucumbers, 12 tomatoes of various variety, 1 cantaloupe, row of yellow onions, row of white onions, +all the spring stuff
Canned items:20 pts spaghetti sauce (10 for me and 10 for Melissa) 27 pts canned chicken, 4 doz jalapeno jello, 7 qts stewed tomatoes, 9 qts salsa, and only applesauce left to do.