An All American 21 1/2 Quart pressure cooker/canner. Got it off of Amazon. This thing weighs a ton. There is no way I'm gonna be able to fill it at the sink and transfer to the stove.
Mom is happy and so is Jack because he got a new toy in the form of a box. Nice muscle tee dude.My first attempt at canning will be BBQ sauce. I got a great recipe off of allrecipes.com that has been approved by Travis. I'll make a huge batch, can it and no longer have to buy pre-made sauce. No crazy ingredients I can't pronounce. No HFCS (happy Carolyn?) and no preservatives. I know I could just make the sauce everytime we grill but we grill a lot and I don't always have the time to make it. This way I'll take the time today and have it redily avaliable for months on end. Just reach in the pantry and grab a jar.
Since I have the time I'll update everyone on the garden. The weather has been a bit hot but so far the only thing that has suffered are the hydrangia.
I love colorful stuff.
Still getting artichokes. I will be attempting to can these soon. 
Beans. Yup, I'll can these. Can you see the wall o' floweres behind them? Love it. 
Don't know what this is but it's edible and it looks cool. Chances of canning this? Zero.
Zuccini squash. 
Yellow squash. 
Corn! Lots and lots of corn. I will keep these in the chest freezer on the cob. 
These are our "volunteer" sunflowers. They are huge. Some are red, some yellow and some are a mix. Good stuff.
Peas. This type is not the kind that are shelled so any excess will be frozen. I know we have the other type but I haven't seen any action from them.
Blueberries. These are along the path where the clothesline is. I will hang clothes, turn around and eat them. I think that's the coolest thing ever.
Of course tomatoes. We will make our own tomato sauce and spaghetti sauce to can for the winter with all our extras.
There is more stuff in the ground like watermelons and soy beans but they aren't showing much. When they do I'll promise to share.
2 comments:
I'm excited that Travis gets to plant, weed and harvest and I get to eat. The artichokes were yummy. Save a couple for me.
WOW! I'm super impressed! Your garden looks fantastic. I've tried growing blueberries like 4 times and have never been able to keep them alive.
Oh, I believe that alien looking thing is a Kolrabi (sp?) They kinda taste like a turnip, but milder.
Let me know how the canner works. I do it the old fashion boiling water in super large pot thing and burn the shit out of myself everytime.
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