canning tomatoes with grandma.

Leaving to collect our 4 bushels of tomatoes from a local Amish farm

Boiling tomatoes to peel them

Jackson showing off the whole production

Boiling all the ingredients together

Cooked and ready to transfer to the Ball (American Made for 125 years) Jars!

It is an annual tradition for my grandma and I to can jars of tomatoes, celery, onions, jalapenos, and green peppers to kick off the fall/close summer. This year we canned these ingredients "open kettle style." This is the same technique my grandma's mother-in-law (Taggett) originally taught my grandma over 50 years ago. It is quite a tedious and hot process, but I love doing this. It makes me feel like I am continuing a family tradition, my family Loves the end product, it makes my grandma happy and I support the local farmers by using only their products. This whole process is so special to me, I look forward to it every year. We were able to store over 80 quarts this year which we will use to make goulash, chili, salsa and more throughout the year!