This year we decided to go strawberry picking again. It is about an hour drive from the house to the farm but to be able to live in a big city and get to a real farm in the country in that amount of time isn't too bad at all. Chance was a great help, he took his own basket and filled it up, then came back for another one and filled that one up too! He was excited to show me all the strawberries he picked. It wasn't too hot out because there was a really great breeze blowing over the field.
I have wanted to try canning for a while now and after a lot of internet research and a book by my side I decided I was ready to try. I used most of our strawberries to make jam then put them in the jars, lowered them into the canner then ten minutes later pulled them back out and waited. You have to wait till the jars completely cool before you know if the process worked. After 24 hours of waiting I checked the lids and voila, the jars were sealed. I am so happy! Now, I am going to make some salsa. I have everything I need except the actual tomatoes so we will be making a trip to the farmers market son for those. Our goal with canning isn't really to save money as it is about the same cost as store bought but to be able to eat more local fruits and vegetables. We can't go to the farmers market every day and even every week is much more tedious than the grocery store but if we can buy in bulk and can them so they are available whenever we need them this local thing just might work.
Best strawberry jam ever!
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