I voted yes. I guess it is more like, "sort of" though. I have canned many, many things alongside or under the direction of my mom but haven't done any on my own.

Ruth

I have never canned anything.

But I would much rather freeze them and do the canning on cooler or colder days. I found out this year that you can throw a whole tomatoe in the freezer and when you defrost it the skin will fall right off, so no need to boil until the skins split! We have put up somewhere around 70-80 lbs of tomatoes (not including my cherry tomatoes which had a bumper crop this year so I just started throwing what we couldn't use or give a way in the freezer). It is almost all in the freezer except for the 4 quarts of tomatoe soup I made for hubby to take to work. Once the garden has pettered out I will start turning those tomatoes into sauce and soup, etc. And I can spend more time focusing on saving fresh corn and the brocolli & cauliflower now coming in and all of that zucchini & summer squash!

My kitchen is overrun right now with tomatoes that I am in the midst of canning up. We had a very cold, rainy, windy week awaile back which killed our plants. We picked all of the tomatoes green and now they have all ripened this week. Usually the tomatoes, apples, pumpkins and all are ready at the same time so maybe this was God's way of making my fall season a bit easier later on. :) We don't have as many tomatoes this year however - good thing we have tomatoes left from last year! Waste not want not I guess.
Have a wonderful week. :)
Blessings,
Betsy

I voted no, but should have voted I wish. When I was young, I would watch, and help if I could while the canning was going on.

Just yesterday I purchased the book "Putting Food By". We are planning on moving back to Florida early next year, so a garden is in the plans for our future. I am so excited that I will be able to learn to can when we go home. My husband has told me to start buying the things we will need so we will have them when we are ready. I sure miss all the wonderful jars of vegetables and tomatoes that we had put away. I can't wait to teach my children. I hope they will have the fond memories that I do.

Yes, I have canned tomatoes, lots and lots of tomatoes, I love it and will continue to do so as long as I can. I keep hoping each year that our garden will produce by leaps and bounds and have me canning till my back is about to break and my legs and feet are about to fall off, lol, not seriously but you know what I mean, standing all day canning can do a number on you but it is so worth it. I want to learn to can something new each year so that I can be more self-sufficiant!! This year my gmil bought me my first pressure canner and I love it!!
Your site is great and I love all the preserving articles as well as all the pictures!!
Thanks so much for blogging all this useful information!!
Dana, sahm to 2 boys in VA

We just freeze.

Usually tomatoes are my biggest canning project. We usually can tomato soup, diced tomatoes, b-b-q sauce, and salsa. We have also oven dried tomatoes. However, a cold and wet summer in the PNW didn't give us optimal tomato growing conditions. So, this week my 30 plants have just started to produce. I will have enough for 8 quarts of salsa by tomorrow. Because of our late season I'm not sure I will do anything besides salsa, the most neccessary of tomato products at our house! I may can green tomato salsa, we'll see how we like it first.

So far I ahve made salsa and canned just tomatoes. Next is more salsa and tomato soup! My mom used your recipe yesterday and is it ever good! She is quite happy with it. :)~Tanya - mama to 5 :)

Tomatoes are one of my favorite things to can. Instead of doing up small batches at a time. I just freeze the whole tomatoes until I have enough ripe to make a big batch of pizza sauce, ketchup, salsa or whatever.

I'd like to start canning but with work, school and everything else there just never seems to be time.
Thanks for letting me live vicariously through you!
;)