As you may remember, last year was my first year of canning. Leigh Ann and I experimented with some stuff and somewhat taught ourselves how to do it. It turned out quite successful for the most part.
Not having a garden this year plus our crazy life has slowed me down some this year, but this weekend I was able to jump back on the wagon. I canned several jars of pickled okra, corn, and mushrooms. I learned how to pickle okra last year, and it was good enough to give it another shot this year. I've never canned corn or mushrooms before, but thanks to my handy dandy Ball Blue Book Guide to Preserving that LA gave me for Christmas, I was able to figure out how.
I'm hoping they turn out ok. That's the bad thing about canning...you can't really taste as you go. You just have to shove it in a jar and hope for the best when you open it later.
I also put some squash and sweet potatoes in the freezer and cooked some collards. I must say that I am feeling pretty good about my weekend! I have some homemade salsa that I need to get in jars. I'm hoping to get that done at some point this week.
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