Preserving & Canning

This is a page dedicated to the various recipes that we like at our place. Having a big family brings the challenge of figuring out ways to feed them economically. I like to preserve foods via canning, freezing or other methods so, this is where you will find my favorite recipes. These have all been tested in our family and pass the thumbs-up test. According to one of my 5-year-olds, "thumbs-down" is "ewee" and "thumbs-up" is "mmmm"!
      Some of the links below will shoot you over to different blogs that are managed by some of my daughters. And, some will take you to other spots on this blog. Enjoy!
     I'm not sure how to organize this list so will figure that out as I add recipes. For starters, we have LOTS of Zucchini, Cucumbers and Tomatoes comin' out of the gardens around here. So, let's start there:

Asparagus
- Pickled Asparagus


Cucumber
- Refrigerator Dills

Tomatillo
- Salsa Verde


Tomato
- Salsa Verde
- Salsa Recipe, pictures of salsa being made


Zucchini
- Zucchini Bread
- Zucchini Marmalade
- Zucchini Salsa - coming soon also, hopefully





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