They say whatever you do on New Year’s Day you do all year long; well, we must have canned New Year’s Day 2017.  John and I canned something almost every week; oftentimes, two to three times a week .  There was never a “season” for canning with us, we canned ALL year long and ended up with 1,319 jars canned in 2017.

We’ve canned for years, but this is the first time that we’ve actually kept a list of what we’ve canned.  This is a year’s supply for our family of four plus we often feed our in-laws, family and friends.  Some things will carry over another year or two, some things will run out.  We don’t waste anything and the neighbors know it.  There’s several times throughout the year that things get left on my front porch because people know that we don’t waste, we’ll put it in a jar.  We’ve canned a lot of “old faithfuls” and we’ve experimented.  We enjoy canning.  Some folks enjoy reading, crafting and outdoor sports, we enjoy all of that too, but we LOVE canning.

Here’s what we canned in 2017:

• 43 ~ Greens – Pints
• 18 ~ Greens – Quarts
• 10 ~ Strawberry Pie Filling
• 11 ~ Strawberry Rhubarb Jam
• 6  ~ Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Filling
• 10 ~ French Onion Soup
• 22 ~ Pintos
• 17 ~ Navy Beans
• 12 ~ Red Beans
• 20 ~ Black Beans
• 12 ~ Baked Beans
• 4 ~ Chickpeas
• 7 ~ Watermelon Rind Pickles
• 51 ~ Pickled Beets
• 32 ~ Squash
• 14 ~ Zucchini
• 21 ~ Blackberry Jam
• 28 ~ Blackberry Pie Filling
• 134 ~ Green Beans – 98 of those in 36 hrs!!
• 10 ~ Garlic Dill Pickles
• 13 ~ Garlic Dill Zucchini Pickles
• 9 ~ Mrs. Patty’s Bread and Butter Pickles
• 21 ~ Mrs. Wages Bread n Butter
• 5 ~ Slaw
• 42 ~ Cabbage
• 19 ~ Pickled Okra
• 15 ~ Peach Jam
• 14 ~ Peaches – Pickled
• 14 ~ Peaches – Cold Packed
• 7 ~ Peaches – Hot Packed
• 7 ~ Peach Cobbler Mix
• 4 ~ Peach Syrup
• 14 ~ Pepper Jelly
• 38 ~ Cranberry Sauce
• 8 ~ Cranberry Juice
• 62 ~ Potatoes
• 24 ~ Sweet Potatoes
• 27 ~ Apple Sauce
• 8 ~ Pear Sauce
• 16 ~ Stew Meat – Deer
• 6 ~ Stew Meat – Beef
• 25 ~ Pork Loin
• 7 ~ Chicken
• 23 ~ Hotdog Style Chili
• 36 ~ Creamer
• 6 ~ Ground Beef
• 10 ~ Swedish Meatballs
• 17 ~ Meatloaf
• 87 ~ Sausage
• 36 ~ Vegetable Beef Soup
• 24 ~ Spaghetti Sauce
• 53 ~ Tomatoes
• 21 ~ Tomato Jam
• 15 ~ Tomato Basil Soup
• 12 ~ Tomato Soup
• 34 ~ Salsa
• 16 ~ Oatmeal
• 20 ~ Dried Apples
• 8 ~ Spice Cake
• 14 ~ Tea Concentrate

Plus we froze over 250 ears of corn!  Needless to say, it was a good harvest year on the family farm.  Approximately 90% of our produce comes from Marshall Farms.  We joke that I will work for food, but I literally do.  I work in exchange for produce, one of the benefits of being a Daddy’s girl who lives close to home.

Now, let’s get canning, 2,018 is going to be an AMAZING YEAR!  Seriously, I’m going to make some coffee creamer today – inventory is low.