Yesterday, I took these:
And made this:
Lessons learned:
-It takes more tomatoes than one thinks to fill up canning jars
-And each step takes longer than one thinks it will
-With some practice, I think I can become a canning pro
-Once again, I realize how much work my mom put into things that through my childhood eyes didn't seem like a big deal (thanks for manning the canning hotline, Mom)
-For my first time solo-canning, I think I did pretty well!