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I know what you're thinking..."Why can them when you can buy them in the store?"
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Well, like I was telling Dynamo...I have a bucket list and it's not like most people's! It's made up of those things I want to teach myself to do. And, canning tomatoes was one of those things!
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So, I ordered myself two books, a canning kit, and 12 Weck canning jars (After much research I decided these are the best - no BPA!) and got to work!
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They all sealed perfectly! I did 9 jars of whole tomatoes and 3 jars of crushed tomatoes.
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And, while I was at it I made salsa and homemade sauce!
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Just call me Martha!
And...when a friend asked me if I wanted some cucumbers to make pickles what do you think I said?
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Of course!!!
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Why not right? So, I dug out my Ga Ga's sweet pickle recipe and made 4 quarts!
Canning is a lot of work, but stuff really does taste better when you do it yourself at home!!
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I'd done pickles before, but never tomatoes! And, we use a lot of tomatoes, so it just makes sense! I wonder what I'll do next? I am just grateful that Dynamo puts up with me completing my "things I wanna try" list!
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