I owe what I know about gardening to my Grandfather. He and my father were able to grow just about anything. Unfortunately, all I really have been successful at is tomatoes and peppers. A plethora. And cucumbers. And cabbage. And I'm the only one in my house who actually eats them.
So how happy was I this season when I tried canning. First I tried pickles, with both a refrigerator recipe for short term and then a dill recipe. The kids do like the pickles, but you can only eat so many...
Then I found the wonders of salsa. I had found a book a while back of a whole assortment of tomato, fruits, nut salsas, chutneys, relishes... practically anything you could think of could be chopped up and put together with wonderful spices. My problem was that I couldn't eat all of it - and no one else in my house would either.
So then I looked into canning homemade salsas. So I can make the deliciousness last all year long! It's soooooo easy - So far this season, I've made a peach chutney, dill pickle spears, corn relish, Grandpa's ketchup, spicy tomato salsa, a tomatillo salsa, a pineapple-chili salsa & a roasted poblano & tomato salsa. People are raving and the bowls are empty! Almost sorry that I only planted 3 tomato plants! Will definitely be planting more tomatoes and peppers next year!
Of course, I'd like to keep my finger tips intact!
