I'm not sure who is happier when all the canning supplies go back in storage. . . my husband or myself, ha ha! We got very little canned this year. In fact, I only canned ketchup and tomato sauce. Very strange garden year this year. The majority of our own tomatoes were very very small. Most likely due to the second planting (rabbits ate the entire first before we fenced it), and the drought we are having. I was gifted enough tomatoes to can what I did this year. The hot peppers are nearing the end of the season, and if you have been following my blog, you read that our "hot" banana peppers were not hot this year. I yanked the plants and pickled the rest for the season. These were not canned, but will last 3 months in the refrigerator. I bought us a new tool for when we stuff jalapenos, or when I need to de-seed any hot peppers. Call it being prepared for the next garden year, as we decided to freeze the jalapenos this round of pick...
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