Free is good

I declare canning season officially open: a friend's neighbor had two boxes of put-out lemons on his sidewalk last week. We took them all, shared them with our pal, and made 9 1/2 pints of marmalade out of the rest.

Here's last year's tally from the May 2008-April 2009 season:

• Applesauce - 20
• Jam, blackberry - 20.5
• Jam, plum - 1
• Jam, strawberry - 6
• Jam, white nectarine - 2
• Chutney, pepper - 3
• Marmalade, lemon - 9
• Chutney, fruit - 8.5
• Relish, green tomato - 3
  
• Relish, cranberry - 12
• Green Beans - 5
• Jalapeno rings - 6
• Red Pepper jelly - 3
• Tomato Sauce - 35
• Pickles, jalapenos - 2
• Pickles, cucumber - 1
• Pickles, green tomato - 7
• Pickles, zucchini - 4

Let the canning begin!