Ball canning coupons!
At first I thought it was junk mail, but I read the letter that accompanied them and then it hit me. I entered a jar of pickled jalepenos and a jar of crabapple jelly in our county fair and I won the Grand Champion sweepstakes ribbon! I didn't think there would be any award other than the large purple ribbon.
This was a pleasant surprise, so now, I'm making a list of supplies that I will be needing for another round of canning green beans. We picked another two brown paper bags worth the other night, so I will be busy canning this week. Also on my canning wish list is the Ball Blue Book of canning recipes. This seems to be the "go-to" book for anything canning. I've used my mom's knowledge of canning, but this will be a nice addition to my small collection of recipe and how-to books.
This has definitely made me think about doing more canning and then exhibit it at the county fair next summer. I had several people comment on my ribbons when they went through the rooms. I'm hoping this will in turn get more people to enter their canning. If I CAN do it, anyone CAN.
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