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[I actually wrote and photographed this yesterday when it was sunny, but I didn't have a chance to post it before other stuff happened.]
It's definitely pleasurable to me to take a picture of the tomatoes I've canned so far this year, but it also serves other purposes.
1. I get to make a mental inventory while I'm labelling each jar. This year I really reduced the types of tomato products canned to three: tomatoes, tomatoes with shepherd or Hungarian peppers, and pizza sauce.
2. While I'm at it, I'm looking for all of the jars that siphoned liquid out during the canning process, because those are the ones I need to use first.
3. It really boosts my mood.
It's such a satisfying feeling knowing I am (mostly) done for the year, and if some drastic event were to occur, this plus pasta or molasses and the beans I'm growing (and have yet to pick 😩) will actually be food for weeks. My inner pepper really enjoys this.
I still have to do the green tomato relish or mince meat, but I'm going to take a break for a couple of days before tackling those.
I may even get around to doing a few jars of salsa and a couple of things will catch up as the ones I have still ripen.
[I just came back from the farmer's market with a giant bag of corn, so, I guess I'm making salsa.]
#canning #preserves #CanningSeason #GrowYourOwn #GigiGarden