This summer my mom gave me her big pressure cooker and cold pack canner. I have been searching yard sales in hopes of finding old canning jars and have hit the jackpot a few times. This morning I got about 40 jars for ten bucks. Now I have quite the collection and need to start filling them with stuff. I have hopes of canning pears, peaches, salsa, and tomatoes, and I already made about 36 pints of strawberry jam. We went a little crazy picking those strawberries:)
My garden has been producing a ton of green beans! So today, I channeled my Grandma Holden. She made the BEST pickled dill beans! I remember raiding her pantry many times, swiping a bottle of these babies, and running out to her orchard to eat the whole bottle before she could find out about it.
When I would return to her kitchen with an empty bottle (and I can hear her voice in my head), she would just smile, shake her head and say, "Oh Heavens, Aundie!" (Aundie was my nickname back in the day.)
I can only hope they taste close to Grandma's...
P.S. Siblings: I'll send you a bottle for your Christmas present:)
9 comments:
You were busy today - they look good! I am glad you got the jars - such a deal!!!!
Wow that is really cool you know how to can. I wish we could grow summer gardens here. Good job Aundrea!
I am so impressed! Your beans look so pretty sitting on your counter. There's nothing like working hard at canning and at the end of the day looking at how pretty it all looks. I remember Grandma's dilly beans..um um. I'm sure she would be very proud of you and keeping up the tradition. Good Job Aundie
We would never sell Grandma Holden's glasses! ;)
BH
Yay, they look fantastic.
I hope you have a bottle left to give me for christmas.
Wow you are awesome! I really want to bottle some salsa this year. Do you have a good recipe? I have never had pickled beans. I will have to try some.
Yum, I love those too!
You must teach me! I want to at least learn to can salsa!
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