Thursday, August 30, 2007

Canning Salsa














A Family Affair!



Salsa making this year was a family event. Everyone was involved and the result was delicious and colorful. We make salsa every year but never were so many hands "in the pot".









Susan was cutting onions beside Colton and Jordan who were on the green pepper duty. Before we knew it Susan was crying and the kids had their protective gear on!





Bear squeezed two heads of garlic and he attempted to stir the pot full of ingredients but was too hard....



So, Susan got her hands into it and accomplished the mix.



We had live entertainment between cutting and clean-up!





Bear set up the water-bathing in the garage on a big gas burner. It is wonderful to have that outside.



Had some trouble with the jars sealing this year--not sure what the problem is! Had to reseal half of the salsa jars.......


This si the final half of Salsa. Susan canned 15 pints last week.The final product! Phew...finished...now on to the next thing...V7 Tomato Juice (couldn't get myself to put in the beets).

















Monday, August 27, 2007

Soon to be...

we will soon be:
  1. returning to school
  2. starting the canning season
  3. starting up another year of home schooling
  4. getting ready for hunting season [mckayla has passed hunter safety]
  5. settling down to a routine again

We have:

  1. gone to washington DC
  2. volunteered at lifest
  3. mckayla and i have gone on a church retreat
  4. gone to fort wilderness

Overall our summer has been extremely busy.