Say Yes to Hoboken

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1. Azúcar said… August 18, 2010 12:54 pm

   I'm interested in canning tomatoes, not because it's cheaper (it's probably a wash) but because I'm sick and tired of opening up a can and seeing that white lining that means the food I'm going to feed my babies has been sitting in Bisphenol A. Makes me angry. Maybe it makes me angry enough to start canning.
2. Amanda Lorena said… August 18, 2010 7:31 am

   my family and I can tomato sauce every August. We get bags and bags of tomatoes from New Jersey and boil and cut and grind and pick basil until we have the perfect gravy. It is not fun, but very rewarding 90 jars later.
3. bedelia said… August 17, 2010 10:10 pm

   I love canning. I love listening for that little pop when it seals. I feel like a kid listening for it. I get so excited and me and my husband take turns saying, "Did you hear it?"I've never done tomatoes though…do you have to have a pressure canner for tomatoes?
4. whateverscoolwithme said… August 17, 2010 1:03 am

   Wow! I am so impressed! Canning peaches is no mean feat!!
5. Lisa and Tate said… August 16, 2010 10:28 pm

   I have canned in the past but find with tomatoes you can buy on sale for so cheap it is not worth all the work and cost.I love making and eating fresh freezer jams.
6. Today Hilary... said… August 16, 2010 8:01 pm

   My grandma used to. I'd love to try.I usually just make jelly….
7. kell-bell said… August 16, 2010 7:55 pm

   So cool that you just posted this, just last week I found myself with two big, free boxes of peaches, and spent most of the day friday canning. It's hard work, but when you think of popping open a jar of peaches you canned yourself…it's worth it. Here's to a winter of peach cobbler!
8. M and E said… August 16, 2010 3:44 pm

   Tomatoes used to scare me; I was afraid I'd end up poisoning my whole family! But a friend showed me the easiest way in the world to can tomatoes two summers ago, and I was addicted to the process and canned about 50 quarts! Yes, it was overkill, and yes, we're still enjoying them!And–because my comment isn't already long enough–I found a recipe for chunky applesauce a few years ago and canned loads of it. My brother says it tastes like apple pie filling. Like that's a bad thing!
9. MJ said… August 16, 2010 2:30 pm

   Never canned. but this post inspires me to learn. Seriously those jars are lovely!
10. tammy said… August 16, 2010 1:39 pm

    mmm looks great. i've never canned, i hear it's easy but i'm afraid i'll mess it up somehow.
11. Anonymous said… August 16, 2010 12:49 pm

    There is no sweeter sound that that of the jars "popping" at the end of a hard day in the kitchen. I remember when my mom would make preserves, we would all keep an ear for it and keep the count going out loud. Nothing more satisfying then hearing the last of the batch seal.
12. Rachael said… August 16, 2010 12:33 pm

    Canning tomatoes is just about as easy as it gets–just dip them in boiling water for 60 seconds, core them, boil for a few more minutes, and pop them in a jar! I've canned five different things in the last week…'tis the season! I highly recommend the Ball Blue Book for fantastic (and safe!) recipes.
13. michelle said… August 16, 2010 10:01 am

    Oooh! Awesome, can't wait to hear the play-by-play. I bet your apartment smells sooooo good too.
14. Olivia Carter said… August 16, 2010 9:12 am

    I've only canned salsa & pepper jelly but I do it at least once a year. Love it.
15. Courtney Price ~ Vintage Ginger Peaches said… August 16, 2010 8:23 am

    Canning rules.
16. Elle said… August 16, 2010 7:58 am

    I've never canned before, but I just bought the Ball 'canning discovery kit' Im going to try my hand at pickles this week. eep.
17. howtohostess said… August 16, 2010 6:49 am

    I can, but mostly pickles and jam. I've been thinking about tomatoes, too, but the thought of peeling a mountain of tomatoes stops me every time!