Sunday, May 3, 2009

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!