First Canning

Lots of folks can (or use jars to be more exact) up here, and we started our canning experience with mango chutney and tomatoes. Every two weeks a big van comes up here from Washington loaded with fruits and vegetables. I bought a case of peaches, 10 pounds of tomatoes, and mangoes for canning. The peaches need a little more ripening and will have to wait. We are going to can salmon, jams, tomatoes, and whatever else moves to slow! A nice jar of peaches will taste great deep into the winter.

Our spiffy new canner weighs in at 18lbs dry, so we can't use it on the glass-top range. We will be canning in the garage!

Mango chutney cooking.

Squeezing the spices!

Pouring the chutney into the jars.

Yummy!

Skinning the tomatoes.

Delicious!

Since there isn't much of a sun here, Kirsty oven-dried some of the tomatoes, dripping with olive oil.

Peace my friends!