When I started this quest to be self sufficient I did not know much so I got busy and the first thing I taught myself was how to can food. I bought the best canner there is. American pressure canner. I read as much as I could on the internet and in books. My first food I tried was a Salsa recipe I found in Mother Earth News. It has potatoes in it so you have to use a pressure canner . I was scared to open the first can. But I finally did and since I didn't get sick then everyone else eat and soon all the Salsa was gone. I have made another batch this past winter. Its all gone also. I wanted to make it so bad I used all ingredient out of season. I don't know how much the first two batches cost . But I know what went into the food, And it turned out really good.
So this year I will can food all from what is in season. And I'm trying to eat all organic. Which has proven to be harder then I thought. I went to the farmers market last Saturday. The vegetables looked so much better then the ones in the grocery store. I bought some lettuce then I went and bought lettuce at the grocery store and had a taste test. Wow there is a difference.
Most food I have canned have been meals or soups. Spaghetti sauce with meat and without. I also had a hot Spaghetti sauce it was an experiment I through in a couple of hot peppers. It was so good. I have canned squash soup, chicken soup, split pea soup, chili with meat and without meat. A sausage tomato dish we love.
When it comes time to fix a meal I just go down to my storage room and get a jar and the rest is easy.
So this year I will restock my shelves with organic in season food. It is worth it. I love looking at my stocked shelves in the winter and I did all of it. And if the power goes out I can still have food.
More later
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