Canning 2009!

A friend of mine instructed a few of us on some basic canning/jam making.

For a while now, I have wanted to can and preserve fresh fruits and vegetables so that we can use all that our trees provide, as well as span out our fresh fruit into the winter months (without relying on strawberries from Mexico or Chile...).

There are a number of places on the web that have lots of information, but there's nothing like getting a first-hand instruction, and there's nothing like trying it yourself.

This Summer and Fall we made plum jam, applesauce, and dill pickles! I still have figs and mulberries in the freezer in order to make more jam. Here are some photos from the process.