Life in the Canning Lane
Been horribly busy as of late. Mind, you, a good busy. It is canning season here in the northern part of this old world. First batches were mild dill pickles. We have 17 jars. Up next was hamburger-hot dog relish. I believe I got eight of those. At the same time as pickling was happening, it coincided with sour cherries. Did I mention just how much I love sour cherries? Mmmmm my fav. I ended up with three jars of cherry pie filling and six jars of jam. Not too worry, I still have frozen cherries to make more homemade goodness later. That was later July and early August. Next up, I found some nice pineapples and mangos. I made some pineapple mango salsa. No one else in excited about it. I am though and will try it one day soon with chicken or fish. I ended up taking a break for a couple of weeks. Not because produce wasn’t ready but because someone walked off with my pressure canner. I think they sold it on me when my sister passed. Those items are a hot commodity now. I will need to k