Canning & Putting Up

 This summer I have done a lot of canning!  Due to the fact that I put in 11 tomato plants and Frank put in 9 (or close to it) down at the 2 Family, we've had a lot of tomatoes! 
 Above is a pasta sauce that I first made in 2009. 

 Here's some BBQ sauce.  I made 2 batches, one sweeter and one spicier.

I also Hot-Style Chili Sauce.  Frank was eating it by the spoonful
so I doulbed the next batch so there's plenty for him all winter!

 Lia was a big help peeling tomatoes.

 Here's some tomatoes and my first crop of potatoes, fingerling and red from the 2 Family, the potatoes were volunteers for last year!

I also froze a decent amount of green beans. 

I LOVE my fruit and vegetable strainer.   

 I've had this pressure canner since our wedding, but I just used it for water bath canning.  I finally took the plunge and mad a batch of something pressure canned - Bloody Mary Mix.  Frank was the inspiration for this recipe.  He told me that I should make and can a Bloody Mary Mix. So I did! 

 It made 10 pints total.

And got a "2 thumbs up" from my family!  Lia even tasted it and said "it's not too spicy Mommy". 

Lia and I took some of our sunflowers and harvested the seeds for next year's planting. 

And possibly for roasting!  :)