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Time for my yearly recap of what I canned in 2024.

The above picture is pear juice. Isn’t it a beautiful color? Not what you would expect huh? Ok let’s get down to the nitty gritty.

Jam Totals

• 19 Black Currant
• 12 Black Raspberry
• 34 Wild Blueberry
• 43 Raspberry
• 25 Dandelion
• 32 Blackberry
• 53 Four Berry (Mixed Berry)
• 29 Vanilla Peach
• 57 Garlic Hot Pepper Jelly
• 25 Grape
• 10 Cranberry Pear
• 17 Tomato Jam
• 23 Apple Butter
• 16 Maple Apple Jam
• 12 Apple Pear Spice

This is a mixture of 8 ounce and 4 ounce jars with a bit of pint jars. I didn’t want to be that specific in breaking it down.

Pickled Items

• 62 Bread & Butter Pickles
• 4 Dilly Beans (first time making them)
• 27 Dill Pickles
• 70 Pickled Beets
• 34 Salsa
• 26 Zucchini Relish
• 7 Candied Jalapeno (Cowboy Candy) & 3 qts. juice

These are all pints except for the last one of juice.

Meals & Misc.

• 30 quarts spaghetti sauce
• 7 pints chicken broth
• 7 quarts bbq venison burger
• 7 quarts white bean chicken chili
• 16 pints candied carrots
• 13 quarts chicken soup
• 11 pear sauce
• 12 1/2 quarts potatoes
• 7 quarts grape juice
• 7 quarts apple juice
• 2 1/2 quarts pear juice
• 12 quarts apple pie filling

I hope this inspires you to dip your toes into the canning arena this year. It’s quite fun and it’s extra special that everything you put in that jar you grew.

That’s it until next time. Farmer out.