I'm addicted....to canning and preserving

I just wanted to make a little post about my recent addiction....canning.  All of these pictures are of recipes using the water bath method, but I will be doing some pinto beans, pumpkin, green beans, and soup in my pressure cooker in the near future.  I am trying to eliminate the items in my freezer to make room for an elk that my husband will hopefully be getting soon.

Pickled cucumbers!

Pickles asparagus and tomatoes.  The asparagus is spicy and I don't have much left, because it's a new favorite in my house!

Pineapple in water! So much better than the store bought and you know what's in it! No sugar!

Salsa verde! I used vinegar in this one and LOVE it with chips...although that's not in my diet plan. ;-)

Apple Scrap Jelly! I made this from a blog I found on Pinterest! So good and such a good idea since I was already making pie filling! http://www.firefliesandmudpies.com/2012/10/10/apple-fest-2012-apple-scrap-jelly/    I tweaked the recipe a little and used only 6 cups of sugar.

Unfortunately, the scrap jelly is the only one that I have a recipe for.  I will try to be careful to write down my recipes in the future.  

If you'd like to follow my "can and preserve" board on Pinterest, here is the link:

http://www.pinterest.com/LittleBitLoo/can-and-preserve/

There are MANY good ideas on this board!

Some of the other recent recipes that I've canned successfully (without pictures) are:

Plum jam

Tomato sauce

Banana Jam (freezer jam...not really canned, but good)

Strawberry jam

Pickled mushrooms

Pickled sweet banana peppers

My kids LOVE it when I make plain overnight oats and bust out the compote and jam to make their own flavor for breakfast!