Canning has begun

I posted last week that we started to can. I canned up a Frozen smoked ham that we bought post-christmas that has been taking up a large part of my freezer. That yielded twelve 1/2 pints and a little for the Freezer. Using Cucumbers from the Garden I made my first batch of Pickles! They are Yummy!  This past weekend I soaked 2#'s of Pinto beans and 1# of Kidney beans overnight. I then cooked them for a hour in a pot of water. Using my new Presto Canner (Which I just Love) I canned up 4 qts of beans.

I plan to make chili and soups and can those too.