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Saturday Afternoon "That's almost two quarts of green tomato pickle. Even if it's only our first garden on the sod and nothing could grow well, these pickles will be a treat with baked beans in the winter," Ma gloated. (The Long Winter, Laura Ingalls Wilder)

Well, it was salsa and it was ten pints (five quarts), but I know just what Ma Ingalls meant.

Posted by April at 8:27 AM Labels: canning, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Little House series, small moments, tomatoes 
Nothing to beat that particular feeling of satisfaction when viewing a row of jars!

August 19, 2012 at 9:16 AM 
Doesn't if feel good to "put up" something from your own garden?


August 19, 2012 at 9:44 PM 
I always admire the lovely colors of completed canning--like jewels on the shelf. Salsa is a big undertaking with all the chopping and seeding and sterilizing. Let yourself feel satisfied.

August 19, 2012 at 10:44 PM