Pizza Sauce...

I had four quarts of tomatoes left in our freezer and decided to use them for homemade pizza sauce. I left them to thaw overnight, and yesterday morning, not only were they ready, but all the excess water from the tomatoes easily drained off.

I removed the cores and skins, and then put the tomato "meat" in my small electric roaster. I added chopped onion, and added garlic, fresh basil leaves, Italian seasoning, and two twelve ounce jars of my homemade Rotel to liven it up a bit.

Once in the roaster, I set the temperature and let it cook down for a couple hours. When it was ready, I put 1/2 tablespoon of lemon juice in each jar and filled them with my pizza sauce. Into the water bath canner for twenty five minutes, once the water is at a hard boil, and it's shelf-stable until we need it.

Now, we have more pizza sauce to refill what we've been using. I'll share stitching progress photos tomorrow, but had to share these beautiful jars first.

 

Sunday Scripture...

Romantic 12:18

Sharing A Skill...

It was so lovely spending part of my day with these ladies. My eldest niece (and goddaughter) and her youngest were visiting from out of state, and came to help me can thirteen pounds of pickles.

When my niece was little her mama (my sister who has passed)) canned pickles nearly every year. My niece and her sister were always tasked with scrubbing the cucumbers to prepare them.

Yesterday, my plan was to teach my now-adult niece and her daughter how to do one thing her mom loved to do. 

My great-niece did the scrubbing, but then I taught her to safely use my Cuisinart food processor to slice the veggies. It was so much easier than her mama and me hand slicing! Then I taught them how to fill the jars, clean the rims and seal them.

In the end, we had eight quarts of bread and butter pickles, and two quarts, plus two half pints of dill pickles. Of course, I sent them home with some. AND, I finished everything in time for me to sit down for an hour before I had to shower and be at work for my shift.

I will say I didn't stay up late last night. I crawled into bed early and was soon out like a light.

I'll wash and put away my jars this morning, and will put in a little time with my needlework this afternoon. It started raining last night, and continues today. It's just what we need, so it's a perfect day for hanging out indoors.

Welcome August!