Yesterday I was invited to an “Introduction to Canning” Event by the people who create Ball jars. I think we all know that I have a little love affair of my own with the beloved ball jar. Exhibit A – the beautiful grain display on my kitchen shelves…
Exhibit B, my latest pantry makeover – complete with several different sizes of these handy jars.
But believe it or not, this event was not all about me and my love of organizing with Ball jars. It was a chance for us to learn about and preview the Home Canning Discovery Kit – an affordable and easy way to take the first steps into the world of canning.
They had a big beautiful display table set up ready to show us how to can!
And I was lucky enough to get to attend the event with my friends!
The event was held at the swanky Mimosa Grill in Uptown Charlotte, and came with a complete lunch spread – score!
I was surprised when the first course came out and we were each given both options – the tomato sliders and the shrimp salad. I hated that the shrimp on my plate was going to go in the garbage can. :(
The fried green tomato slider was awesome.
It had a delish relish on it (that was actually one of the recipes from the Ball canning book!) that tasted almost exactly like White Castle. (And that was a good thing…)
I have never done any canning before, and to be honest I’ve always found it pretty intimidating. But our demonstrator, Chef Keith Snow from Harvest Eating, made it all seem very easy and simple. While we ate, Chef Snow gave us a canning demonstration.
One of the main benefits to canning is that you can use fresh, local ingredients without any added preservatives or chemicals.
The nice thing about using a kit like this is that all the recipes and procedures have been tested, so there is minimal risk of contamination if you follow the steps outlined in the book. (Can you tell the contamination piece kind of scares me?)
When I saw the servers coming out with the second course, I grabbed a server to tell her I was a vegetarian – I didn’t want to see another chicken breast go to waste.
Even though it was the busy lunch hour, the staff at Mimosa Grill hustled to get out a beautiful vegetarian plate.
A spicy vegetable salad…
Absolutely delicious mushroom risotto – YUM!
And a tower of tomatoes and mozzarella. So impressive!
Any restaurant that makes an extra effort for vegetarians gets two thumbs up in my book!
Kath in action…
And as I gobbled up my vegetarian feast, the canning demo continued – salsa making!
It really seemed like all of these steps were pretty simple and didn’t take much time. The nice thing about using this kit, versus buying traditional canning supplies, is that you can make small batches of things. Traditionally, canning supplies are made for making gallons and gallons of sauce or jam. The Home Canning Kit is made for those of us who just need a few jars!
As the demo ended, out came dessert!
Love having two half-desserts, so that you get a whole dessert with so much variety!
Yuuuuum. It was hard for me to not eat all of this, but I kept reminding myself that it was only noon. I’m not used to eating these big decadent lunches!
Before we left, the sous chef from Mimosa Grill came out to talk to us for a few minutes. I love seeing chefs – it reminds me of culinary school, and makes me feel like we are all kind of in a secret club. :)
I left the demonstration feeling confident that by following a few easy steps, I could can like the best of them.
The nice people at Jarden offered to give one of YOU lucky readers a Home Canning Discovery Kit! Leave a comment on this post saying what you would like to make if you won the canning kit!
Entries accepted until tomorrow at midnight – winner picked Friday morning. Good luck!
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I’d love to try canning my own salsa and making jam with local fruit from my farm share!
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I would love to can pesto, tomato sauce, salsa, or jam. These are all things I buy in jars and don’t make myself that often, so it would be cool to can my own fresh homemade stuff.
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I would love to have this set. I am just starting my weight loss journey, and it would be sooo helpful. Thank you for a fun giveaway!
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Oooh, my dad makes a great salsa and my grandma makes wonderful pickles. I’d be so excited to make those things myself!
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I would love to make tomato sause, basil pesto or salsa. On another note, I copied your pantry and bought a bunch of ball jars to organize my pantry. It looks so much organized now. Thanks for the idea!
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I would love to make salsa! I’ve got so many tomato plants about to bust wide open. I’m going to have to get creative.
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Ever since I saw your pantry, I’ve been meaning to get the ball jars we used at my wedding (as candle holders and vases) from my mom so I can use them the same way! I would LOVE to make my own fresh salsa – we tend to go through a lot of it in my house! Thanks!
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I would make a plethera of fruit jams!!! I am all about fresh fruit in season – if I could bottle those flavors up for the cold Chicago winters, my life would be so much better in January. I can envision my bowls of oatmeal already…. blueberry jam… blackberry jam…. strawberry jam… I am getting ahead of myself, but still.
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I would LOVE to make some homemade jams!!!
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I’m obsessed with ball mason jars too! I use them for everything… drinking water and smoothies, flower vases, dry storage, you name it. I recently gained possession of my deceased grandmother’s canning jars and made 25 jars of strawberry jam with my mother. I don’t need to enter the giveaway because I already have canning supplies but just wanted to say how much I love them!
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I’d love to do something that’s not fresh/easy to get in the winter…
like homemade pickles or summer corn chowder!
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I would definitely be canning some fresh jam!
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I’m currently making freezer jams but I’d like to expand to tomato sauces, salsas etc. This would be a great start to it.
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I have made jam before, but never anything preserved. I think I might try nice summer tomatoes so I could have those for sauce in the winter.
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Ohhh, my mom has a HUGE garden in her backyard with tons of tomato plants. We are going to be making boatloads of spaghetti sauce at the end of the summer, and are looking to get into canning (I make a mean sauce) to help store it, and also give as gifts in the winter months. I love the idea of making salsa too. . . how awesome to have fresh salsa in the middle of winter.
I might be investing in a few of those ball jars to help organize the pantry. I’ve been experimenting in more grains in the kitchen (love it) which leads to pantry filled with bags. . .
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Every year we have an abundance of rhubarb and I end up throwing most of it away (since it turns to rubber so quickly!) It would be wonderful to make some sort of preserve with rhubarb that could be used on all kinds of things or given away as gifts.
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Blueberry jam! I’m about to pick blueberries and jam would be a perfect way to honor their deliciousness. yum!
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Salsa, chutney, and maybe jam!
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I love the idea of making salsa for Christmas presents – the red, green, and white of the peppers and onions. Perfection! Or maybe a jam or chutney. The possibilies are endless!
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Oooohhh, I would love to can some spaghetti sauce!How fun!
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I have never canned, but making homemade healthy pasta sauce or salsa is an appealing idea, I’d love to give it a try!!
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What wouldn’t I make!? I would make salsa, pasta sauce, soups and pickles (to name a few!)
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I’m obsessed with the idea of making pickled okra.
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I would love to make soups and salsas when the veggies are in season to enjoy over the winter.
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i would love to make some marinara sauce and can it. Currently it’s taking up way too much space in my freezer. It would be nice to be able to tuck it away in the pantry instead.
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I would love to learn how to make can homemade spaghetti sauce! :) Glad you had fun!
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I just got into canning a few years ago and mostly just make jellies and apple butter, but I’m using my grandomother’s canning equipment from like 40 year ago! As you mentioned, most of her equipment and recipes make dozens of jars so I would LOVE to get this canning kit!! Also, while tomatoes are in season, I’d love to can some stewed tomatoes or salsa! (And once you get the hang of it, canning really is super easy :)
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I’ve been dying to try and make my own jam for a while now!!
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Decisions, decisions!
I’ve been wanting to can…but, also afraid! This would be a perfect way to begin the canning process.
I think I might have to start with some pickled vegetables. Or salsa. …or soup. Yikes, this could be addictive!
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Ooh! I’d make jam! I took a jam-making and canning class last fall, and it was absolutely awesome. Jars of local cherry jam? Yes, please!!!
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I would love to can my own tomatoes – those at the store just don’t cut it!
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I would love to get this canning kit, and I would can some peaches that are so perfect and in season now. That way I could enjoy them even in the coldest of Missouri’s winters:)
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fresh jam!
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I would love to can some homemade spaghetti sauce. My Italian co-worker gave me her family recipe (only after promising to be BFFs and invite her to all future major life events — weddings, baptisms, etc. haha)
It takes 2.5 hours to make, so I only make it for special occasions because I rarely have enough time. It would be awesome to have a jar just ready to open. :)
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Definitely Dilly Beans! Thanks for hosting a giveaway!
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Salsa or jam!
Thanks.
Ann
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mango chutney and tomato basil sauce :) Love the idea of not having to freeze it!
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I am definitely intimidated by the canning process, but my garden is overflowing with green beans and I’d love to be able to can some dilly beans for the fall.
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I would definitely be canning salsa and bread & butter pickles (just like Grandma used to make)!
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I would love to make different varieties of salsa’s–yum!
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I applied for the Ball Canning Party on House Party.com but didn’t get it-I was so BUMMED! I am the same and have always wanted to try it but felt intimidated-this looks like an awesome step by step way to learn the art. I would make blackberry jam first-I have bushes and bushes of them at my house!
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I would make either canned peaches or tomato sauce from this summer’s freshest ingrediants.
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I’ve always wanted to try making my own jam! This would be awesome.
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Pickled veggies, and saurkraut!! oh, and beet jelly :)
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I have been thinking about trying canning, so my fingers are crossed that I will get some help getting started. I would like to try making some jams and pickling lots of stuff, like okra. Yum!
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Ball jars are so nice! I used them for bulk, much like in your own household and they work amazingly well! Plus, they are definitely more lovely to look at (and more eco friendly) than plastic bags and tupperware containers. I would definitely be making lots of fresh preserves and canning veggies/fruits if i won the kit. I love making stuff at home, it always tastes better!
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I would love to make my own spaghetti sauce! Or salsa! :)
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I’d love to replicate my mother-in-law’s salsa and try canning some soups and pasta sauces.
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Salsa for sure – it’s pretty much my favorite food!
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I would definitely be canning tomatoes from my own garden!
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mango chutney!!! or avocado/mango/tomato salsa. Sounds weird but it is SO delicious!
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I love jams! And I’ve always had a curiosity in making my own pickles haha
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I have more tomatoes than I know what to do with… So canned tomato sauce sounds awesome! I have many memories of my grandmother’s canned black eyed peas and jams. I’ve never done any canning myself, but would love to try!
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It may sound strange, but I’ve been dying to try my hand at homemade sauerkraut! I’m salivating just thinking about it… :)
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I am still intrigued by these jars! Just wish I could find them here with out a lid that is in two pieces!
I was just talking with my husband that I could can, and I think it would be great for gifts. I would like to try canning my own apple butter – I haven’t found really any in the stores here and what I have found is a small jar for a high price.
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Hi Emily! I love Ball jars and have been dying to to make jam from some of the fresh berries at the Greenmarket in NYC, downtown from me! Thanks! :-)
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Tomatoes and jam!!!
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This is such a funny post to me, only because I’ve been thinking about making pickles for some time now. That and tomato sauce. My freezer is jammed full already from summer fruits and I bought a 25 pound box of tomatoes so I’ve been wondering about making sauce and canning it.
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Tomatoes!
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I think I would start with picante!
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I’ve been reading about canning, but it still seems so scary to me! I would love to be able to make jam and applesauce and tomato sauce with my farmers market goodies from this summer to save for winter. I try to by as few processed foods as possible, and being able to have my own homemade in the pantry would be heaven!
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I’d want to make pickles! Yum!
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I’d can some summer salsa (made w/ ‘maters from my garden) to enjoy during the winter!
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I would love to be able to can my great-grandma’s jam (need recipe first!) because getting 1 jar at a time from my grandma is not enough! I would also try salsa, applesauce (i LOVE applesause, but hate HFCS thats in it and this would be a great alternative!)
I also use Ball jars to decorate and display memories with…
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My grandmother was a canner and I’ve always been fascinated by it, but too chicken to do it myself – fear of contamination, pressure cookers, yikes!
I would love to try some of my grandmothers canned peaches, or spicy green beans, pickles, apple sauce, and of course tomato sauce.
Not to mention having great homemade food on hand, I think it would be a great money-saver. Our budget is something we are alway trying to keep in check.
Finally, it’s great for gifts! I still say the gift of homemade marinara and stewed tomatoes from a friend was the best gift ever. And of course, bringing home Mamaw’s peaches and green beans brings back great memories.
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I agree that canning seems intimidating and that is why I haven’t tried it either. Would love to start with salsa and pesto. I have tons of other CSA goodies this summer that I’m sure I could use too!
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I never thought about salsa before, but that sounds good. Anyway, I would definitely make strawbery jam! My grandma used to make her own and they were always the best! I’ve also always wanted to try canning, but it seems so meticulous and like a lot of steps, so this kit would be an awesome way to get started.
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I have my mom’s pressure cooker sitting at my house because I want to can beans, salsa and enchilada sauce. The pressure cooker intimidates me simply because I have 3 young children who are masters at distracting me! For fear of blowing up my kitchen, I haven’t used the pressure cooker. The Ball canning kit looks like it would fit PERFECTLY in my large stainless soup pot… I assume it’s water-bath canning, which means, no pressure and no blow-outs – and I’m not talking about diapers here. :) hee hee!
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I would love to try and make a homemade jam and my own salsa.
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Mango Chutney! I always make curries but can never be bothered making chutney for just two servings.
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definitely homemade relish and chutney!
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I would love to try canning homemade blackberry jam! I just picked 9 quarts of blackberries two weeks ago and the best I can do right now to keep them is freeze them!
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I’m interested to learn more about canning. My garden is overflowing with tomato’s, so I would want to make homemade salsa’s or tomato sauces to use throughout the year.
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I love canning! I haven’t done it in so long. I remember that part of culinary school like it yesterday. The pickled veggies were my favorite. I would like to can tomatoes! I love summer tomatoes and enjoy eating them year round when they are canned!
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Salsa! And canned tomatoes.
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I would love to try canning home made salsa! YUMM!
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I’d love to start making my own preserves. They are getting so expensive in the store. Plus I have a great plum tree in my uard that has enough fruit to last me a lifetime!
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I would definitely try my hand at different kinds of salsas! I love salsa!!!
What a great opportunity you had! Thanks for sharing it!
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My husband makes great fresh salsa, and I’d love to be able to can some of it so we could enjoy it any time! I would also love to make peach preserves. Peaches are so delicious this time of year!
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I’d love to try spaghetti sauce, and salsa.
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I would love to be able to can soups!! I love to make big batches of soup, but then I get sick of them, so to save them for later without freezing them would be ideal!
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I would LOVE a canning kit! We make salsa, jam, spaghetti sauce, and homemade soup all summer with our fresh veggies and fruits. It would be awesome to learn how to can it all!!
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I would make jam!
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I would love to can grape jelly! I have fond memories of my mother canning green beans, lima beans, tomato sauce, and jelly when I was a child. I really miss the taste of my mom’s grape jelly. Store-bought jelly doesn’t even come close to the deliciousness of my mom’s jelly! She isn’t able to can anymore, and I never picked it up because I have no place for 50 jars of jelly sitting around in my apartment! :-)
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I’d can some green beans. They are soo delicious!!!
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Jam is totally at the top of my list to try to make! I tried it once and failed horribly but I want to try again :-)
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Looks like salsas is a popular choice. It’s just not the same when it’s been sitting on the grocery store shelf for ages!
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Tomatoes tomatoes tomatoes!!! I have 11 very healthy tomato plants this year (knock on wood) and I would love to enjoy the fruits of my labor in the year to come!
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I have canned liquor cakes before with a friend… that is the sad extent of it. I joined a CSA this year, so would think that I could definately think of something to can. I love White Castle too, so would attempt to can the salsa you sampled at the very least!
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I need this set for two reasons…
1. To carry on my grandmother’s tradition of canning
2. To try to salvage some of our garden goodies for this winter
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I love the idea of canning some freshly made salsa! However, I have a bunch of fruit trees in my back yard which drop massive quantities of fruit so it would probably make sense for me to can those so they don’t go to waste.
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Canning looks like such fun! I am obsessed with the tomato-less corn salsa from Trader Joe’s – I’d love to try to recreate my own! Mmmm, salsa, and pickles, and jam – oh my! The choices are endless :o) Thanks for a great giveaway!
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I’d love to can my own pickles and salsa this year. I’ve been doing refridgerator pickles but have been running out of room. And my cucumbers only started! And salsa is at least a weekly staple in our house. I’d love to have it fresh year-round. Thanks for the opportunity!
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I would love to do everything Pickled! Pickled Green Tomatoes, Pickled Black Eyed Peas, Pickled Cucumbers, I’d even take a shot at olives, and banana peppers!
I would of course can my favorite homemade salsa; Tomatillo!!!
I have always wanted to learn to can! I would love to this kit!!!
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I would make my grandma’s strawberry jam that my fiance loves (probably because he has no idea how much sugar is in there!) and then I would make buckets of salsa. Yum.
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I’d love to can salsa since I eat sooo much of it! Or tomato sauce with some of the fresh basil that’s growing like crazy on my back porch. I’m so interested to try canning now!
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FRESH FRUIT PERSERVES!!!!! It would be awesome…
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I grew up with my dad canning his own tomato sauce every summer. I think I would can some jam though!
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I would like to do jam since my grandparents own a farm and we go berry picking :)
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I would love to make chutneys with the canning kit. I wonder if they have demonstrations like that in California…
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Definitely jam and chutney.
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I am growing many tomato plants this year and all of the tomatoes are going to be ready to harvest at the same time. I would love to can them to use in the winter. What a fun giveaway!
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OMG this is awesome. I would love to try something like this. I am attempting to get better in the kitchen. We are moving from NYC to Michigan for work and it would give me something to do instead of miss the city. ;)
Looks like you had a great time! thanks for sharing with us!
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I’ve been dying to try making some crazy flavors of jams and jellies. :)
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If I won the canning kit I would make…maybe salsa? I think I would have to call my mom who is a pro at canning and ask her for some suggestions or look in a recipe book that I’m sure accompanies the kit.
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Never even thought about salsa, have only ever done jams with my grandmom, so salsa would be fun to try out!
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I would cook up a big pot of dried beans and then can them :-) I love beans!!
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Definitely would be canning some apricots! Especially since they are only in season for such a short period of time, then I could have them year round, yum
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I grow a ton of tomatoes in my garden, and would love to be able to put some away for the winter, in sauce and salsa form!
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I would can my own salsa, or make jam with my CSA fruit!
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I would love to can salsa. We eat so much here. I would the convenience of grabbing a jar from the shelf.
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My mom has canned for years, but I’ve never done it myself. This year we have our first garden and am looking forward to canning pickles, tomatoes, salsa, spaghetti sauce and maybe even pumpkin (is that possible)?!
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I’m going blueberry picking next week, and really want to make some blueberry jam!
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I use salsa everyday so I would save loads of money if I could can some to have year round! Love this post!
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I would love to can some blackberry jam!
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I would love to try making my own jelly. My mom makes some that is to die for – I want to make it, too!
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I would love to can some of the local peaches we have at the farmers market right now! Peaches in the winter would be amazing!
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I’ve canned sand plum jelly and made pear honey before but I would like to try some salsa and other jellies! Your jar collection reminds me of going downstairs into my Great-Grandmother’s cellar and seeing all her jars lined up on the cellar’s walls. Brings back memories!
I’m going to take your pantry makeover and try to incorporate it into mine!! Love your blogs too!
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My husband would LOVE to make his own homemade salsa, and I would be all over trying my hand at strawberry jam!
What a great lunch!
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I would love to make some different jams!
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Homemade strawberry jam or salsa! My grandma used to make the most delicious homemade jam, but I have always been too nervous to try it out myself. No time like the present though, right?
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I’d make strawberry-rhubarb jam. And maybe a black raspberry one if I can still get my hands on some!
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I would love to make jam and pesto!
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Since I am a nut butter addict and eat ab&j sandwiches all the time, I would can a bunch of different jams, especially blueberry, since those seem to be coming out of my ears lately!
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salsa!!
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Strawberry jam!
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Tomato sauce, lots and lots of tomato sauce
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I’d love to make strawberry jam, marinara, and some salsa. Yum!
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So cool!! I would can up some summery, tomato-y deliciousness in the form of pasta and pizza sauces! YUM!
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Ooh… I’d love to make some pasta sauce and JAM!!
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I would can salsa or pasta sauce that I make with tomatoes from our garden!
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I looked for one of these kits at walmart today but couldn’t find them. (Not too surprising.)
I’d love to make my own jams!!
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I would can Colorado peaches because they are favorite food ever and they’re only tasty & ripe for one month out of the year.
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The contamination thing makes me nervous, too, but it’s worth getting over. Last summer we canned homemade pasta sauce and pear preserves. I want to expand our canning this year. We planted a TON of tomatoes, so I hope to have enough to can tomatoes and say goodbye to BPA-laced cans at the store.
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Applesauce! The contamination during canning is what has always turned me off, but with this kit, maybe I won’t be so afraid…
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Tomatoes & tomato sauce. I love making my own healthy sauce for pasta, but canning it & having it handy would be great!
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I just started canning last year, and I love it! Plus, I gave away lots of my canned goods for Christmas presents, and people are still raving!
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I would do bread and butter pickles, or maybe jam. I’m tired of jams that taste like nothing!
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I would love to can berries for jam – I live in southern California so they are plentiful! :)
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What a fantastic giveaway! If I were to win this I would like to make my homemade salsa & quite possibly a bean dip that I am recently in love with!
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I’ve always been fascinated with canning. I’d love to make jam, or even salsa would be great!
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Emily, I tried your black bean burgers – YUM!!! :)
Do you have the nutritional information breakdown prepared? If so, would you mind emailing it to me? Thanks! :)
Lana
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I would like to make my own jam. Did you ever put the recipe for your chocolate protein shake?
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Love how organised your pantry is! I am no where near this organised and the glass jars make everything look that little bit more appealing. Glad you had a good lunch at the demo!
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Soup!! I hate how I feel the need to eat up my soup within a few days after making it because I never know how to save it!
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Probably tomato sauce. I’m also scared of contamination though!
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Yum – i’d can up some mango salsa while I can still get fresh local Mangos!
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Pickled okra!! And pumpkin apple butter come fall :)
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Sounds too easy. My husband would love to can his salsa. I would like to can pizza sauce.
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If I were to win this kit I would love to can homemade spaghetti sauce! I love making it homemade and canning would be a great way to store it, plus I just love ball jars ;) Thanks!
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Soup! Believe it or not, Kirt makes really yummy soups. Do you think we would be able to can them? Canning scares me slightly.
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I would make sweet pickled onions for sammies and salads. I would also like to make use of the abundant kumquat tree in my front yard and attempt marmalade and curd!
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I’ve always wanted to make my own salsa….maybe this year! I’ve been scared of screwing it up royally!
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I would LOVE to try canning but I have been to intimidated. It would be amazing to make some homemade salsa to have in the cold Iowa winters.
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I would love to make and can my own Strawberry Jam and Salsa!
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Omg, I would love to win this kit and make some peaches preserves! I just came home from the farmers’ market with a bushel of peaches, they smell wonderful and to be able to can some for the future would be priceless.
Can’t wait, fingers crossed that I win!
Ana
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I have TONS of tomatoes in my garden – I would love to can some salsas and pasta sauces!
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I’d make some yummy jam… both savory and sweet.
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Pasta sauce for the family!
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I would love to make blueberry jam/jelly with my fresh-picked blueberries!
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some kind of soup of my own so it wouldn’t have so much sodium!
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My boyfriend’s mother (who passed away when he was 14) was big into canning. I believe his favorite thing she canned was pickled jalapenos! I’d love to be able to recreate this for him. For myself, I want to make pickles!
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Tomatoes!!! Organic tomatoes for chili,spaghetti sauce and soups. I would have different versions – some with basil and olive oil, some with chilies, some with mushrooms, etc.! It sounds like fun! Who doesn’t love Ball Jars! What’s not to love!
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I would attempt to make homemade jam.
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what wouldn’t i! delish salsas, jams, applesauces and soups for sure!
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Chutney! Mmm I love chutney :)
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I have no earthly clue to how can and it seems a tad daunting. But I LOVE trying new things. I would can any and all things I could get my hands on (after reading the ‘how to’ guide from cover to cover)…this seems so fun!
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I think I would like to try and can spaghetti sauce- we get so many tomatoes in our garden it would be wonderful to practice with this neat kit!
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I’d make peach jam! The peaches are so sweet right now and wouldn’t it be nice to have that in the middle of January?
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I’d like to can tomatoes. I love the convenience of diced canned tomatoes, but I hate that I have to buy them in aluminum cans at the store, which often have BPA in the lining. I’d love to can my own!
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Yay! Im going to a canning event tomorrow, this is perfect! I’d like to try and can yellow squash. I bet there is a good recipe for it!
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I want to can the entire Farmer’s Market and enjoy it in the winter…tomatoes, cukes, jams, oh my!
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Pickles! I love cucumbers and think it would be fun to try pickles..
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I would love to can salsa and tomato sauce. Thanks for the great giveaway!
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I saw one of these kits in the store the other day and stopped to look at it. Then a few days late a girl at work was talking about how her mom made homemade spaghetti sauce and canned it every year when she was growing up. I’ve been thinking about canning ever since. I would have to try my hand at canning spaghetti sauce, apple sauce/butter, and salsa!! YUM!!
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I have always wanted to can my own jam especially with all the gorgeous summer berries right now!
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I’d love to make strawberry jam.
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I love to experiment and make all sorts of things for my family. But as of late it has become a very small family and often times things I make go bad before we are able to use them, despite the fact that we love them. I would use this canning kits to make all sorts of seasonal things like sauces and pestos and jams that before I have only wished I could make. My mother always talks about the jam she used to make with her mother using that berries they would go pick from the side of the house she lived in when she was little. Just last summer we discovered raspberries growing on the side of OUR house, and I’d love to be able to make fresh raspberry jam, or marinara sauce with the abundantly growing tomatoes from our garden. I would love this canning kit. :)
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I grew up loving my grandma’s canned peaches seasoned with cinnamon sticks. I haven’t had them in ages and would love to try them myself!
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Apple Sauce, Blueberries, Cherries, Dill pickles, E E E – there must be something for E! I would can anything and everything that grows in a NY Summer and savour it all year long. No more commerically farmed and imported food – no more processed food. I would love to have the confidence to can like a pro…thank you
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Emily @ The Front Burner Blog Reply:
July 15th, 2010 at 8:05 am
Elderberries! :)
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I’ve been wanting to make my own tomato sauce to can!! :)
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I would LOVE to make salsa! The fresh kind full of big chunks of veggies.
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i would LOVE to can tomato soup. i love making tomato soup in BIG batches and i think this would be a great way to preserve them for future eats without having to worry about freezer burn.
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I would love to use the canning set for salsa. We have most of the ingredients for salsa ripening in our garden right now!
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Thanks for the canning info Emily! I know that canning is in my future and I can’t wait to try this new kit:)
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Salsa or soup!
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I’d love to try my hand at jam, but you better bet I would LOVE to have jars upon jars of homemade tomato/pasta sauce :]
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Mmmm…tomatoes and salsa. Having tomatoes from the garden stored in my pantry during the winter would make me so happy.
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I would love to can tomato juice. My mom did it all the time and then in the winter we had a simple soup of “macaroni and tomato” using the canned juice. So tasty and gives me the warm fuzzies thinking about it. :)
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If I had this canning kit, I would make garlic dill pickles! And salsa! :-D
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I love the idea of the canning kit. My grandfather used to can homemade taco sauce and we just picked a ton!! of blackberries that I’d love to use to make jam and can.
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What a neat canning kit. I would have to learn how to make my grandmother’s homemade fig preserves and then can away!
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My mom taught me to can this fall and we went crazy canning applesauce, pear jam, salsa, tomato sauce, etc. It was amazing, but I only do it with her because there is a TON of gear to buy. Super excited about this kit! Now I can can at home instead of trekking 600 miles to Seattle.
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we’re about to move to a remote part of china for possibly the rest of our lives, so i would use the canning kit to can vegetables that won’t be easily accessible where we’ll live!
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I would love to own this kit & make my own salsa and jam. I’ve always been intimidated by canning too, but I think I could tackle it with this kit! Thanks for the giveaway!
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I’ve seen the Ball canning kit and a coupon for it this month and was trying to decide whether to take the plunge into canning and winning the kit would be great. Thanks for sharing!
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I would can my garden tomatoes instead of letting half of them go to waste.
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me me me! I want to WIN!! This would be so so awesome to win!! I’m a vegan trying to do a better job eating locally, and canning is a project I’m really interested in starting, albeit a bit nervous. This would be great motivation!! I really hope I win!!
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Emily @ The Front Burner Blog Reply:
July 15th, 2010 at 11:46 pm
I love this enthusiasm! :)
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I would love to try canning salsa. It would help me eat local summer veggies all winter long!
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I would love to make roasted peppers and be able to preserve them…I also have a CSA share and know from past years peppers are usually plentiful but I can only eat so much in a week!
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I am growing tomatoes in pots in my backyard so I would can some salsa for sure. I think I would also have to do a batch of peach jam since its my fave but hard to find where I live
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I would love to win the canning kit!! I have been thinking about canning for a while, especially since I planted a huge garden this year. My last name is Cherry plus I live near Traverse City Michigan, the Cherry Capital of the World, and I had been thinking it would be so cute to make Cherry themed canning gift baskets (for hostess gifts, Christmas gifts, etc.)including items like Cherry jam, Cherry syrup, Cherry pickles and of course Cherry tomato sauce.
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Honestly, I am not exactly sure what I would like to make if I won the contest. However, I just turned 19, am new to cooking, and would love to try canning out! If I had to choose, I might want to try and can a tomato sauce made from our freshly grown garden tomatoes!.
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I would make all kinds of preserves with the fresh, seasonal fruit I’m finding at farmer’s markets right now. I used to can when I was little, but it’s been so long, I no longer have any of my supplies. I would love to try it again.
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Love your site! Would love to make apple butter, pumpkin butter, and JAMS of all sorts!
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My dad likes candied jalepenos. I’d love to make some for him. :)
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Wow, this is so cool! I get Asian Pears from a friend, my own tomatoes, jams, and now so many more things I could can! Can can!
Thanks for the opportunity… some of these ideas are fantastic…
I want to know more about ‘candied jalapenos’ too!
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I would love to try to can marinara sauce and this would be the kick start kit I need to start!
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We bought a Muscadine Vineyard and I would love to learn how to make jelly with this kit!
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I was just doing research on how to get started in canning. My freind was telling me how easy it was and how much fun she had doing it.We will be going to pick pears off trees this weekend.I will then get to see how she does the canning. I cannot wait. The kids are also very excited.
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I grew up helping my mother with her canning….not by choice did I help…I hated all that sort of stuff… but now my mother is gone and I have been making preserves and jams..but not a lot of any one kind. I loved the things she pickled.. She pickled apples, peaches, pears, and figs and I want some of those things again…so I am ready to get down to business and make my own.
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