Canning!

I used to be really intimidated by the idea of canning.  I thought it was really complicated and required a lot of steps and ultimately I would screw it up or end up giving my family food poisoning.  This year I grew a tomato garden for the specific purpose of canning so I was going to have to bite the bullet and just do it.  I canned up about 20 pounds of tomatoes and after doing it I can safely say I'm hooked!  I love it.  It's really easy once you know the basic steps and it's rewarding once you are done to look at your beautiful jars full of canned food.  So far this year I have done peaches, tomatoes and pears.  I'm planning on doing apple sauce today.  I only have a water bath caner right now so I'm kind of limited to what I can do.  Maybe next I will invest in a pressure caner so i can do things like soups, veggies, the options are pretty much endless!  I think I have found a new hobby.