So....today we're canning....
.....and the canner is canning away at the moment. Dave has picked 5 plastic grocery sacks full of green beans in the last few days, and I am tired of snapping them! We still have 3 more bags to go! I'm looking foward to freezing them...much, much easier than canning...I hope. At the moment, hearing the "pop" of the seals on the jars is exciting enough. It's always a bad day when nothing "pops"! A few years ago, we decided that it would be a great idea to make homemade gift baskets to give to our family at Christmas. Included were several jams, butters, conserves and our own homemade wine (okay, it was from a kit, but whatever, WE still made it!). Everyone loved them, well....except for the relatives that didn't drink alcohol. They thanked us kindly for the rest as they handed the bottle of wine back. So, it's July, and as I sit here watching Dave process green beans and hearing the seals "pop", I realized now would be perfect time t...