Canning Count 2010: Wrap-Up

I have a little box on the right side of my blog with my canning count for the year...a good chunk of it at least. I must have forgotten to add to it at some points (like when I canned apples), but oh well! I'm posting here for me to remember and compare in 2011.


Canning Count for 2010:

• Strawberry Jam - 24+ half-pints (gave some away before I took inventory)
• Sweet Cherries - 12 pints, 1 quart
• Green Beans - 28 quarts
• Kosher Dill Pickles - 18 pints
• Bread & Butter Pickles - 13 pints
• Salsa - 12 pints
• Blackberry Jam - 6 half-pints
• Peach Jam - 12 half-pints, 2 pints
• Damson Jam - 6 half-pints

Notes...

• Even though I gave away tons of jam for presents, I still have too much. Don't can as much jam next year.
• Can more apples in slices with the lightest syrup possible. They work great for apple crisps, pies, etc and can easily be pureed for delicious apple sauce.
• Can more green beans. They can be a pain in the booty with all the snapping and pressure canning, but they are worth it!
• If you have the freezer space, freeze the cherries rather than can them. They are just as good out of the freezer and a lot easier to mess with.
• Pray for a good tomato year. Can more with tomatoes (remember 2009 - what a great tomato year!!), especially pasta sauce. Try to keep your tomatoes chunkier for the salsa. Can as many whole tomatoes as possible - YUM!