Final Canning total for 2014

Here are my final totals for the year. The only way this would change is if Wayne gets a deer hunting, then I'll add canned venison to this list.Dill pickles            60 quartsGreen beans           70 pintsSalsa                      72 pintsDiced Tomatoes    15 pintsSpaghetti sauce     48 quartsSloppy Joe sauce   26 pintsPizza sauce              8 pints (new for me this year)Apple pie filling    24 quartsApplesauce            38 pints  13 quarts  (also new this year--but now a staple)Yep, I went a little crazy canning this year, but my shelves look AWESOME! *grin*




In addition to all this, I also wrote another book. Autumn Kiss , book #6 of the Romancing Wisconsin series. I'll tell you all about it in an upcoming post this week because it releases Oct. 21st.
Did you do any canning? If so, let me know what's different from my list - I might want to try it next year.
Oh, and I did grow the cucamelons I talked about in a previous post--my son liked them okay, but I wasn't too impressed, so I didn't really do anything with them. The taste was fine, but they reminded me of a cherry tomato-all squishy and seedy inside and that doesn't do it for me.

Also, last year I did 8 pints of pears off our tree, but this year the pears ripened much faster than I expected with the cooler weather we had, so the kids ate some fresh off the tree, but unfortunately, the rest rotted.

That's it from me. Have a wonderful day!
~ Stacey