A YEAR OF PIES!
HOMEMADE LIVING: HOME DAIRY
HOMEMADE LIVING: KEEPING BEES
HOMEMADE LIVING: CANNING & PRESERVING
HOMEMADE LIVING: KEEPING CHICKENS
Food In Jars (+ Giveaway!!!)
You know those bloggers that, whenever they make a new post and it shows up in your inbox, you just can’t wait to read it? Marisa McClellan of Food In Jars is one such person for me. Soon as a new post from her appears in my email, I make a beeline to her site. Whatever new concoction she’s dreamed up, it’s always intriguing, and it’s always good.
Imagine my supreme delight, then, when she asked if I’d be interested in reviewing a copy of her new book. Packed with the best of the blog’s offerings and so much more, Food In Jars is an absolute gem. As we enter into high production season for all manner of foods put into jars, Marisa’s book is resource you will definitely want to have on hand.
The photography is sensational and the chapters offer something for everyone. After an introduction outlining the world of canning for newcomers, Marisa delves into jars to fill your entire pantry: Jams, Fruit Butters, Jellies, Marmalade (Blood Orange Marmalade, YES!!!), Curds & Conserves, Chutneys & Condiments, Pickles, Salsas and Relishes, Tomatoes, Syrups (Blueberry Lemon Syrup, OH YES!!!), Whole Fruit, Granola In Jars, Nut Butters, and Other Foods In Jars. She’s got it all, pretty much soup (-appropriate condiments) to nuts (-butters).
Even as an experienced canner, I found myself learning from her helpful tips, delivered in her characteristic friendly “let’s do this!” voice. And the recipes presented here are right up my alley, mixing classics with modern twists. It’s a good one, this book, penned by an experienced, personable, true-blue lady.
Marisa and her publisher, Running Press, in addition to gifting me with a copy of Food In Jars, have offered one giveaway copy to a small measure reader. How very lucky for you! To enter, simply leave a comment below, listing something you look forward to putting in jars. I’ll start. Tomatoes. Plain and simple. We use a TON of tomatoes chez English and just planted 38 of the plants to grow, harvest, and can. If I never purchase another jar of far-away-grown-and-preserved tomatoes, I’ll be a very, very happy woman.
Please leave a means of contacting you in your comment, should you be the winner. This step is crucial. If there’s no link to a blog, or website of your own, or email address in your comment, then I’ll sadly have to draw another random number. If you’d rather not leave your email address public, simply leave an anonymous comment and then shoot me a private email with your contact information.
I’ll run the giveaway for a week, ending at midnight EST June 6th. Even if you don’t win, do check out both Marisa’s book and her blog. Whether you’re already a fan of the water bath or just about to get your lids wet for the first time, you’ll be equally smitten. She’s got a good thing going on, which will be evident immediately.
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UPDATE: Thank you SO much to everyone that entered! Anastasia was the lucky winner! Yay!!!
I'm looking forward to peaches–jams and whole fruit. I've been wanting to branch out into pickling, too. I'm still a novice when it comes to anything beyond jam.bennetthp at gmail dot com
I started my first garden this year, so I'm looking forward to canning anything that is growing. Lol. If I have to choose, my tomatoes are top of my list as well.
Salsa, salsa, salsa. When we opened our last jar of it a couple weeks ago (I wasn't able to make nearly as much as I wanted to last summer), I almost felt like observing a moment of silence. I also want to try making ketchup. Oooh and jam, too. What can I say? Canning makes me a little giddy.heavenkeele(at)msn(dot)com
My friends and I are planning a spring canning party. This book would be great inspiration!jwalty@hotmail.com
My friends and I are planning a spring canning party. This book would be great inspiration!jwalty@hotmail.com
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Ahhh I am dying for this book
I can't wait to try my hand at canning homemade ketchup!
I'm always looking forward to the next thing – in this case, cherries!Canned cherries, canned sour cherries for pie, and maybe, just maybe, some cherries preserved in vodka or whisky. Or both!
Last year I did tomatoes and peach butter and they both turned out great! But I definitely need to step up my tomato production this year, I think we ran out in Nov!Thanks for the chance to win, Marisa's book looks awesome.
I have been loving the Rhubarb!angela @ canby . com
Tomatoes and cucumbers!
Green beans, tomatoes, and pink-eye purple hull peas. Nothing at the store tastes like home-canned!leannafford at gmail.com
Pickles! I am a hardcore pickle-eater and I've always wanted to make some myself but canning seemed like a huge, dangerous, difficult enterprise. I would LOVE a copy of this book to help me conquer that fear.
I, too, look forward to Marisa's posts as well as yours! I hope to can more raspberry jam, among other things.
I'm thinking of trying to can some roasted peppers this year, but really I just want to can twice as many tomatoes as last year
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Cabbage. I have ventured only as far as sauerkraut. I need this book to inspire branching out to more food in jars. I have a whole cupboard of Mason jars waiting for a good use!jennylumb at gmail dot com
Applesauce!! We travel to the NC mountains (from upstate SC) every fall for lots of apples. With four kiddos, we go through quite a bit of applesauce.dixiepea73 at gmail dot com.
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I cannot wait to read this book…I love her blog too! We didn't make NEARLY enough spaghetti sauce last year (I prefer sauce to tomatoes, it's a staple in my house)….we usually do around 30 quarts and last year did half that amount. I'll fix that come september!!randallkc at gmail dot com
I can applesauce every year, and sometimes salsa, but this year I'd really like to add spaghetti sauce to the list too!
yes, please.lots I want to can this year – peaches and pears top the list.
Tomatoes are always a favorite for our house…also, I'm going to make my mom teach me how to can watermelon pickles this summer!
I'm looking forwarding to making tomato sauce. Lots and lots of us as homemade is so much better than store bought!ivyinthewind@gmail.com
I'd love to do strawberry jam. Our strawberries are going crazy, but the kids keep eating them as fast as they grow. I'll settle for some tomatoes for spaghetti when the snow is blowing.
I hope my tomatoes go crazy this year, I'd love to can some tomato items
sour cherry, of course! sour cherry in cognac, sour cherry jam. winner!befozok(at)gmail(dot)com
I am planning on canning tomatoes in summer and applesauce in the fall. Yummy, Elizabeth epdeans@yahoo.com
Thought only commercial growers would have as many tomato plants as I do!! Love everything tomatoey,,, whole, pureed, sauce, salsa, chutney, jam…..etc.Would love to have this book!
OH MY GOODNESS!! I just put up some bread 'n butter pickles last night, and I'm eager to put up more! no doubt, if I don't win this it's going alongside my Ashley English books
What a great Find!
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I have never personally canned anything, but I do want to start…maybe with peaches for my 18 month old (she LOVES peaches!)onceamissnowaqueen(at)gmail(dot)com
This book looks beautiful! Would love to put my husband's homemade salsa in jars!!Sarah Msslamast@gmail.com
Pickled green tomatoes, love them! jennyleerae(at)gmail(dot)com
I would love to have this book! I just discovered a mulberry tree tucked away in the corner of the pasture at my new house and I can't wait to try some mulberry…something. Hopefully several things, looks like the tree is loaded this year!april(dot)chase at gmail(dot)com
I want to try pickling romano beans this summer.
i want to put anything in jars lol. im hoping to get some canning supplies for my birthday in july….
I cannot wait to make blueberry jam!
This year I'm going to try canning Cherries for the first time! I use them in baking a lot so it would be really nice to have them on hand.justinecnavarro@gmail.comhttp://seasonwithsalt-jnavarro.blogspot.ca/
Pears are my favourite! They're my childhood and I can't wait to share them with my new little boy this fall!
oh, where do I begin? kimchi, sweet pickles, strawberry jam…artandlemons[at]yahoo[dot]com
I really want to try a Mango jam or marmalade this year. It's my last summer in a mango heavy area and I feel like I must at least try it out!lindsaympick@gmail.com
tomotoes! most definitely!acguevre at yahoo dot ca
Pickles! I've canned pickles the last two years, but never from cucumbers that I've grown myself, so I decided to plant small bush cucumbers and dill this year. tanya(dot)stuart(at)gmail(dot)com
I'm super keen on canning tomatoes this season! And jam. So much jam. Last year it was tons of freezer jam, but I think I'm ready to get past the fear of proper canning!(luckyolive at gmail)
Ahhh, so excited! I have been looking for the perfect book with cannning recipes. I am so ready to can some homemade marinara with fresh picked tomatoes. So delicious!Hollie27@cox.net
I have made many batches of jam in recent years, but I hope to put up tomatoes and picked okra this year. And maybe dilly beans too.
I've had great success with dilly beans, and do a pretty good salsa verde. This year I'd like to try tomatoes or maybe a fruit something… blackberry jam?
The page you posted about slowcooker blueberry butter…oh my…that sounds sooo good!
I am also a tomato lover. looking forward to all the ways to save those beauties. I also want to learn more interesting jams. Strawberry is wonderful, but… lol.delightdelirium at gmail dot com.thanks!!
mmmmmm! i am very excited about also canning tomatoes, especially trying to make some ketchup!ekdwilsonatgmail
I can't wait to make pickles! I am brand new to canning and we eat tons of dill spears and bread and butter pickles around here. And thank you for mentioning fermented pickles in Canning & Preserving – I had never heard of them before, and my husband is so excited to try them! I'm also hoping to make a lot more jam.brenna at excite dot com
Lots and Lots of berry jam. Some pickles too!
I've never done dilly beans before. I'd love to do those. Or pickled watermelon rinds – it seems like such a great way to use something that wouldn't normally be eaten. antonsATgtoDOTnet
Figs…..For Sure! Thank you for the opportunity.barry.vance@insightbb.com
I want to make pickles. Dills, bread & butter, pIckle chips – all kind of pickles. My dad is growing the cucumbers – can't wait!
Chutney! Yum. Kathleen – email pyywakit@comcast.net
Dilly beans! Love 'food in jars'…I live my life this way. Thanks for sharing! (katcoons99@yahoo.com)
Hmmm. It's asking me to post another comment in order to check my email. Does that mean the first one will be deleted? Chutney is what I really want to put up in jars.
Cherries!!!!!
I have yet to do any canning on my own, but I really want to do pickles and tomatoes.
This is not working well for me. Must leave another comment as I thought my email would show but it does not. Chutney in jars please! (pyywakit@comcast.net)
I love her blog too. I'm working on using all the rubarb that floats into my life and her site was my first stop. I love to can jam. So pretty and yummy. But it's possible I use the canned tomatoes.
tomatoes for me too. my crop failed miserably last year. hoping for better luck in 2012.
Tomatoes for me. I can't have enough canned tomatoes. We use a lot during the off season. We have a very short growing season in these parts so we start in our canned goods early in the Fall.vickie.leblanc@usainteanne.ca
My homegrown organic applesauce! http://littlehomesteadinboise.blogspot.com/
Tomatoes. And jam, since we ran out early. But mostly tomatoes
Biblioholicbeth at gmail dot com
Thanks for hosting the giveaway
At this point, I'm looking forward to canning many things, since we are running out of so much! But, like you, tomatoes are tops on my list!
I love making salsa, strawberry jam and chutney. I need to look up my recipe for nectarine chutney again. It was SO good!jgbeads(at)gmail(dot)com
I really love food in jars! And I love “Food in Jars.” I'd relish the cookbook too. vanwhat (at) gmail (.) com
Strawberries. Count me in please.-Britt T.brtucker89(at)gmail(dot)com
I am so excited for this book plus I am going to meet the author in August!lynzward@hotmail.com
Pickled peppers!
Super cool!Plum wine jamPots field pickle
Lavignephotography(at)yahoo(.)com
Strawberry jam! And peach jam. And tomatoes in all shapes and forms.
I've swiped so many things from Marisa's blog but what to do with cherry tomatoes and her recipe for pickled red onions are tops! This year I'm looking forward to trying tomatillo ketchup and cherry tomato jam iwth basil.
I hope to try strawberry jam first, then tomatoes. Got your book for Christmas and this one would be a nice addition. Thanks for the opportunity! celticautumn69atyahoodotcom
I love Marisa's blog as well! I made her lemon curd this week. I'm looking forward to canning some blueberry butter this year. It's our first crop of blue berrys and it won't be very big, but I can't wait to try it!
I too must learn to put tomatoes in jars. I'd prefer to line my pantry shelves at harvest-time than make a trip to the specialty market for tomatoes in glass jars to avoid conventional cans. Thanks!
This year – cherries peaches and raspberries. I missed all of them in varying degrees last year.
looking forward to beginning my canning and pickling adventures. pickled tomatoes are a guilty pleasure.
Blueberry Jam…can't get enough and my blueberries are ripening right now!
Tomatoes…if I can just get my plants to actually produce some.jspringer4 at yahoo dot com
Strawberries are done, and now I'm looking forward to tomatoes. I'm thinking a little tomato sauce this year and mostly just canned whole tomatoes.
Honestly, I can't wait to can the beet relish in your canning book. I even conversed with our CSA farmer on Wed. the crop season so I could get beets and red cabbage from him in time to can this mouthwatering relish! Other than that, anything that can be canned. First season and I wonder where I have been! Starting a Lemon Mint Vinegar tomorrow!
I have some strawberries ready to jam up.. this is perfect! My name is McClellan too.. it was meant to be.
tomatoes, turnips, peaches, strawberries, watermelon rinds, dilly beans!, collards….i can't wait!!!
I'm canning the heck out of everything this year, but I'm most looking forward to canning salsa and pickling everything in sight.
I've already bought Food in Jars, but I want to gift a copy to my bff who just started canning this year!
I canned salsa last year, and loved the results. I'd love to give just plain tomatoes a try, though, and if I can get enough local fruit, try some jams!
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I've done jams and jellys. I want to branch out to veggies and tomatoes. Pickles would be fun too! Forgot my email.. plhatfield56 (at) gmail (dot) com
I, too, will likely can tomatoes…salsa, stewed, diced, you name it…I am growing 17 plants with 10 different varieties. I just canned rhubarb-strawberry jam last weekend. I would love to see the new ideas and recipes in the Food in Jars book. Thanks!
Salsa and Pickles! YUM! rebecca.fields.2011@gmail.com
I can everything I can get my hands on so I think this is a fantastic giveaway, thank you!
Spiced pear jam and tomatoes. We have 5 rows of tomatoes this year. Tonight we are eating a meal prepared with our canned tomatoes as an ingredient.maynekitty///at///live///dot///com
Condensed milk for my fall baking.
I can't wait to make more zucchini salsa or black bean and salsa soupdmwinge at yahoo dot com
Our sungolds did so well last year that we're planting more this year. I want to can some this year so we can have those sweet amazing globes all year! marie.elia(at)gmail(dot)com.
I've been wanting this book for AGES. I can't seem to make the leap into canning, but I drool every time she makes a FB post. I've gotta get over my preserving fear!KJEubanks@gmail.com
I can't wait to get my west India gherkins in a jar… well once they start growing anyway. Hope I win!Sarahsarahmelisse@gmail.com
My favorite thing to can is sweet zuke relish.
I am certainly looking forrward to canning tomatoes and maybe some jam… also making some salsa
My wife's tomato jam.Tedtsponsel@alaska.net
peaches or maybe some salsa.. with lots of cilantro
this is the first year in a very long time that we planted a veggie garden-and in a big way-75 feet by 35 feet.a recipe for okra or bean or beets would be wonderful.
tomaoes and salsasuevanderw@gmail.com
I love canning and will can almost anything, but this year I'm very excited to try a new recipe for strawberry hot pepper jelly.
I have been canning on and off all my life. However, I did the usually things that I can no longer eat. So I am looking to expand my knowledge and experience in canning. For example, pickling garlic scapes and rhubarb. tbathgate at zoominternet dot net
I am hoping to can some ground cherry jam if my plant that my grandma sent me seeds for grows!
i can't wait to can some peach jam and some salsa. we just ran out of both and i want some SO bad!!
I, also, love Food in Jars. I'll be doing pickles (cukes, cauliflower, carrots, green beans, etc) and jams, especially sour cherry jam!
Strawberry jam!!~Sharonmadrone1999@yahoo.com
Jam! Strawberry, then raspberry, then blackberry, yum. It's not summer without making home-made jam. Thanks for the give-away.laranmatt(at)yahoo(dot)ca
I want to do some dilly beans and tomato sauce this year!!
I'd love to win! But I'll probably buy it anyway!
good ol' raspberry jam!
I look forward to putting up a ton of applesauce in September! I'm hoping for mega amounts of San marzano tomatoes as well.
I'm looking forward to putting up strawberry rhubarb pie filling…. yum! Will be sooo good come funky winter weather.Thanks!
cucumber !tcarolinep at gmail dot com
I have never canned before yet I have all the supplies (jars, lids, rings). I have been toying with the idea of attending a foodswap with baked goods. This book would help me get started with preserving. Echowder at hotmail dot com
Applesauce! I love homemade applesauce. Jaborch@yahoo.com
tomato sauce! pickles! strawberry jam! (please don't ask me to pick just one).i am also intrigued about the nut butters recipe. Thanks!janemetzger at hotmail dot com
One can never have enough tomato products put up…juice, salsa, spaghetti sauce, stewed, etc. This looks like a book that I need for my canning/homesteading collection! You can reach me at dukej283@gmail.com.
I just started making herbal infusions with canning jars…the suck and pop of the top is making me itch to learn canning of veggies and fruits! Perhaps this summer I'll finally give it a whirl! Hugs,Angelaheyzillah@yahoo.com
Just starting to garden and can, so hopefully tomatoes and cucumbers! Right now it is just yogurt.Michellesteim99@yahoo.com
Yum! Would love a copy of my very own! mrskrafty@yahoo.com
Looks like a great book! And for me it's also tomatoes. Tomatoes. Tomatoes. If I could only can one food it would always be tomatoes.
Last year I had really rotten luck with my cucumber crop so I'm really hoping to redeem myself so I can have a whole shelf full of homemade spicy dill pickles. I'd also like to try to find a great salsa recipe – I've been adding it to everything lately and would love to not have it on my shopping list anymore.uponpighill at gmail dot com
Tomatoes! My family eats tomatoes like it's going out of fashion.
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I can't wait to make pickles and salsa. Yay summer!
i love it when my pretty lil jars get filled with garden harvest! i would love a peek at this book!email: saraheblog@gmail.com
I'm looking forward to lots of small batch preserving this season. Jams and refrigerator pickles are at the top of my list!
I love working in the garden during the spring and summer then storing my fresh fruits and vegetables in jars. I can't wait to turn my cucumbers into the best pickles my family has ever tasted.
Okra…pickled…one of my all time favs. Haven't done any in years, but I'm seriously thinking about it.
I love FIJ and Marissa. She is such a great writer want to make salsa and Straw-Vanilla Jam.I love your blog- have 3of your books , Cynthia@ CyndiHamm22@yahoo.com
I still love FIJ and SM. Cynthia @ cyndihamm20@yahoo.com(oops)
I too am looking forward to tomatoes although this will be my first year canning tomatoes. I'm working through your book on canning at the moment and would love to have another to add to the collection.Hatkinson02@hotmail.com
Besides our usual strawberry and blueberry jams, I'm hoping to try ketchup this year so we can use less of the store bought kind. This book looks delicious!Conniedottrepanieratryerson.ca
Rhubarb. And pears. Not together, mind, but our pear tree is gearing up to overwhelm us in the fall, and I currently have piles and piles of rhubarb — just finished up a batch of cinnamon-rhubarb jam last night…we'll see how that turned out.
I'm planning on jam and lots and lots of tomatoes. I usually just can tomato juice, but this year I want to make paste, ketchup, and can whole and diced tomatoes. It is my goal to not have to open up a can of tomatoes all year! I'd love to win a copy of the book!
I love a new book!! We put up everything we grow. I have all of your books. Thanks, Peggy
The tart cherry season is way too short. I love sour cherry jam and am always looking of new things to do with sour cherries. Yum!
I love a good new book, and Marissas site is one of my favorites as well. I'm looking forward to my pickles the most this year
Ode to jars!! How I love them!! My favorite these days is freezing baby batches of baby food in those little jam jars. oh the millions of wonderful foods in jars!!
Sweet Tomatilla salsa. This is my second year of canning. I am stoked! We planted 100 Tomatilla plants in anticipation!deaksgirl@gmail.com
I make pickles every year. I just gave away my last jar from last summer.
This is my first year in my new home with a garden, and I cannot wait to try my grandmother's dill green bean recipe! Soooo good!kurfsec@gmail.com
CHUTNEY! so much chutney – made plum in the past, this year I want to branch out and try some new ones. Also, peaches, tomato sauce, and various jams again this year.
Food In Jars looks like a book I would love!! Thanks for the giveaway! I am looking forward to doing a lot of canning this summer, each year we preserve more food. I'm looking forward to canning applesauce with some blueberries thrown in. It's something we discovered last year, thanks to my husband. We mostly had plain applesauce and only a few jars with the blueberries. Another thing we love to can is peaches! I'm making myself hungry.
Way to contact me:www.woolymossroots.blogspot.comP.S. About giveaways: I was having a hard time getting a hold of giveaway winners on my blog. I went to 'Intense Debate' and downloaded a new commenting system. Now to leave a comment, people have to leave their name and e-mail (e-mail is only visible to me.) It's been so awesome for giveaways!!
Beets! Can't wait to try canning, thank you for the giveaway
wondergirl0905@yahoo.com
Beets! Can't wait to try canning, thank you for the giveaway
wondergirl0905@yahoo.com
mmmm, all the recipes shown look so yummy!
I'm looking forward to wild raspberry jam! Yummo! Plus I want to make lots of the Tomato Jam from Marisa's blog. There are no words to describe how absolutely delish it is!
I have the book already – just wanted everyone to know it is great! I love the book, her blog – and yours too!!!
Oh, how I love to put things in jars! I am waiting patiently for sour cherries to make some jam.cookcanread.wordpress.com
Tomatoes as well! And jam and pickles.skylarknme @ gmail.com
I would love to learn how to can pickles. They scare me. And whole peaches to have in the winter.
I'm not a very experienced canner, but the garden has a promising start so maybe this is THE year.Bethjohnson99 at msn dot com
finally have a garden and have big hopes for lots of canning. thanks for sharing this book.
Tomatoes are a big staple in our house. I can tomatoes, tomato juice and puree from Roma tomatoes. I can't wait to pick that first batch!My email: blackstar5@bellsouth.net
I'm new at this but this…last year I canned for the first time. this year i'm forging ahead and borrowing my SIL's pressure canner. Beans here I come!
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Mustard and Ketchup in small quantities. I am intrigued by this concept of small amounts of canning at once instead of the memories of all the grown women in my family locking the doors and canning for hours. While leaving us kids to fend for ourselves as we watched and whined through the screendoor.email is – hippycas at yahoo
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I absolutely want to put lots of tomato sauce in jars–I know we'll eat it all, no matter how much I make. Thanks for the giveaway!
I'm looking forward to canning peaches and making some pickles this summer! Yum.
I make green tomato relish and a newbie to everything else – but I just scored a canning pot etc at a yard sale – woot! thanks for the chance! lucinda.pritchard@gmail.com
I make green tomato relish and a newbie to everything else – but I just scored a canning pot etc at a yard sale – woot! thanks for the chance! lucinda.pritchard@gmail.com
As part of my “500 days to fifty” learn-it list I'm hoping to can my very own tomato sauce. This would be such a welcome primer!dianeheath@gmail.com
Tomatoes are my goal this summer! The pressure canner is ready and I've got 50 lbs lined up! cartercam at gmail dot com
Tomatoes for me, too! We use so many throughout the year – diced, sauce, salsa, etc. annie@gluegunannie.com
This would be amazing! Thank you for the opportunity. Love stopping by your blog. I'm just a hop, skip, and a jump from Charlotte.
When I was little, my favorite part of every summer was canning green beans with my mom. I would love to can some of my own this year!
I would love to have this!Tomatoes for me too, in all their lovely varieties.
Dilly Beans, tomato sauce & strawberry jam.YUM!!!
Strawberry and Rhubarb Jam is my favourite. Can't wait to make and eat more!Juliajvet@hotmail.com
Strawberry jam, apricot jam, tomatoes, peaches, ketchup, salsa, etc…
Tomatoeslemsullivan(at)yahoo(dot)com
Like her blog. I've had great success with her recipes.nelle@buckeye-express.com
This year will be my second growing season as a canner, and I can't wait! Last year I had success with jams, and am looking forward to working with tomatoes this year. carlinknits@gmail.com
I need to can up at least three batches of salsa this year, and probably the same amount of sauce. Making plenty of jams and jellies, and planning on trying rhubarb bbq sauce for the first time. Canning fruit, too, whatever's in abundance. Green beans – lots of those. So much to do!
The books looks wonderfully inspirational. I've been homesteading and canning for our family of 8 for 4 years now, and while I've got the basics, I need inspiration now. adri.fair(at)xplornet.ca
Pickles! I've never done pickles before, but I remember my grandma's- YUM!!
I am hoping to be canning lots of ketchup as we go through so much, as well as beans. I am trying beets for the first time this year – as long as they grow well!!! mommyturtle@gmail.com
Tomatoes, tomatoes,and more tomatoes! And salsa! Planted about 30 tomato plants-way more than I ever have! Also want to make applesauce, can beans and beets. There's nothing like opening a jar of food that you grew and you preserved for your family!nerna300@hotmail.com
I'd like to can some fruit and some tomatoes. We go through a lot of those between me, my husband, and the 3 kids.christine.zigler@yahoo.com
Im the mama of ten and we just moved to a small country location where people do things the slow old world way…..I cant wait to learn to can and preserve!https://www.facebook.com/angelaplantelaroche
Lemons, I have a Meyer Lemons tree in my yard.
I LOVE Food in Jars!!! I'm at MAILTO(at)CENTURYTEL(dot)NET.
I am wanting to can some carmelized sweet onions. I have never done so and it sounds so delicious!
Ashley I adore this book! Anything that helps us gain more self-sufficiency and reduces our need for mass produced “food” makes me a happy, happy woman..I'm looking forward to BC cherries coming out so I can can them. With simple syrup made from organic cane sugar, vanilla, and bourbon. Which will also make me a happy, happy woman. though that could be the bourbon
i'm available @ kristygardner (at) gmail (dot) com should I win. Thanks lovely!
It all looks soooooo good….rens4ssss@yahoo.com Shawna
OOH! Yes please! I'm going to have a mountain of food to preserve this year! Whoot! And thanks!
im with you on the tomatoes. planted about the same amount as you and ready to sauce 'em up this year. thanks a ton for the giveaway, i love food in jars!-heatherhmgrisso@gmail.com, or lettuceturnipthebeet.blogspot.com
This books has perfect timing! I'm vowing this grow season to can more than just jam, sauce and pickles! My email (is I am the lucky one!) is: angieferenc@hotmail.com
I have a Senior Citizen CSA and then also teach them how to can. They love the small batch approach and I can't wait to check out these recipes. This year I planted 1400 tomato plants and yes we will be canning for days.
OH I love to can! I started about 4 years ago and LOVE IT. Hubby is putting in a bigger garden this year! Can't wait to can new things!elschaub4@gmail.com
My husband has been missing his grandmother's pickled peaches and bread and butter pickles for ages (she was a true mid-westerner, Nebraska, with remarkable self-sufficiency) and has always wanted to try a hand at it himself. With a birthday in July this would be a super present for him!scarlett11595@yahoo.com
Apricot jam! So good on Tartine-style french toast, and we just ate the last jar. And some pickles. I'd love to try to make cornichons.
I'm looking forward to canning salsa and strawberry preservesjjak2003 at gmail dot com
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Homemade SALSA from the tomatoes in my garden!
Salsa! At least 20 jars are needed to get us through the winter!jalley22@Hotmail.com
Tomatoes, peaches and pickles. And more tomatoes. Devonnoellewayne @ hotmail.com
I'm looking forward to trying to can pickles this year.szettel at charter dot net
Tomatoes , peaches and pickles. And more tomatoes. Devonnoellewayne @ hotmail.com
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I can't wait for my sweet peppers to be ready. Nothing like em.
I'm looking forward to having basil blueberry jam in a jar. Yum!TChris1225@aol.com
Strawberry jam! Thank for the opportunity!
Yay for preserving!vanandscott@yahoo.com
Oopse forgot to say I so look forward to canning wild blackberry jam, mmmm!
I'm excited to take a class with her next week at Delancey! My garden so far has rhubarb in it, so that's what will most likely be canned first. But I'm interested in doing more pickling this season too.
Can't wait for pickled beets! I can't believe that I didn't use to like beets, boy do things change! They were my first ever canning project, and now a staple every year. prscarb at gmail
After a number of years away from making yummy jams and jellies I've read some yummy posts on a couple of blogs that persuaded me to start making some love in a jar=) I'm looking forward to Peach Jam!Lethea BLuvdaylilies at bellsouth dot net
Pickles – can't wait to make this years batch
Green beans for Bloody Mary'sDelish!
I am looking forward to fresh strawberries and making German Relish again this year. chase at mymummyknits dot com
I am interested in learning to can tomatoes this year as well! Experimented with sauces last year, but this year, I'd love to learn to put away fresh tomatoes for later use!
I would like to try something something with rhubarb, since I have tons of it in my garden. I am a newbie to canning/jarring.
If my google ID doesn't appear, I am elena [dot] langdon [at] gmail.com
Oh my goodness! What a gorgeous giveaway! I am looking forward to my very first homegrown pickled green beans this fall. Fingers crossed.
Pickles, salsa, and lots of tomato-ey goodness!
How exciting! Thanks for the give away and a chance to hone my skills!Janejcwah1999@yahoo.com
Berry jam! We just planted 30+ berry bushes (raspberries, blueberries, currants, gooseberries, etc.) at our urban homestead in Flint, MI.
crystalpepperdine(at)hotmail(dot)com
I love anything pickled. My grams taught me the basics but always love learning new things! Thanks for the offer!nicolekrule@gmail.com
I love anything pickled. My grams taught me the basics but always love learning new things! Thanks for the offer!nicolekrule@gmail.com
Anything pickled. Thanks for the opportunity!nicolekrule@gmail.com
Anything pickled. Thanks for the opportunity!nicolekrule@gmail.com
This will be my second year of canning garden surplus, and my fourth of making jam. I would love this book
zmeaghan@gmail.com
I can't wait to can spicy dilly beans!www.nothinginthehouse.comemilyhilliard at gmail dot com
I am looking forward to all kinds of things, but the thing my family has the most fun with is pickles, the kids love to help as do the neighborhood kids. The best part is getting to eat them!Lisa Lrimerman@jlienterprises.com
I am very excited to jam up some of the figs from my fig tree! I am not a fan of figs alone but fig jam? Oh it is delightful!loveallcreation at hotmail.com
I'd like to do more fruits, and maybe tomatoes. right now all I put up is strawberry jamamendelblatt at tampabay dot rr dot com
I love Marisa's blog! This year I'm really looking forward to trying more lacto-fermented pickles. I also can't wait to make more elderberry jam!
Raspberries! We are on track to have a bumper crop this year, so I am looking forward to getting creative beyond jam.snomint3@hotmail.com
I would love to win this book! I am most looking forward to apple season. Going to can sauce, butter and mostly homemade pectin to give to my canning friends just starting out!chachama at yahoo dot com
Diced tomatoes! We must use 40 cans a year & how I would love to use my own. Amy Lalpetcr8z@yahoo.com
I didn't can whole tomatoes last year and I dearly regretted it. So yep, that's what I'm looking forward to this year.nominvorous [at] gmail [dot] com
I'm looking forward to gleaning more loquats from my cousin's trees and making jam from them – so delicious!
I'm looking forward to canning as much as I can this season and would love to win this delightful book. Vickiewww.true-aromatherapy.com
I just bought a canner last year. I want to make lots of salsa this year!pnutztoo@gmail.com
I'm looking forward to canning as much as is possible for me this season. I would love to win this delightful book.Vickiewww.true-aromatherapy.com
Jams!!
Tomatoes, blackberries and peaches!foofoobunny535 at yahoo dot com
We just moved so this year I won't have anything to can. Next year I plan on canning salsa, some veggies and hopefully some fruit! I can't wait to see what grows on our new land!
I'm looking forward to making peach preserves and canning them this year.
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Yay summer! We'll do pickles, raspberries, beets and???!
Tomatillo Salsa!!…oh yum!
PICKLES of all types. Yum!!
This year I can't wait to put mustard in jars.
Oh for me it's any and all things tomato related. Salsa, juice, stewed, etc. etc. Oh to have the taste of summer tomatoes in the dead of winter. And I could eat salsa for breakfast ha ha!-Chellenewmommiez at gmail dot com
I'm looking forward to putting something in jars from my vegetable garden, which is new this spring. Maybe zucchini relish.
I would like to make tomato jam! I've eaten it in restaurants and it's not for sale anywhere so I'll just make it myself.ardala(dot)evans(at)ymail(dot)com
In case my email isn't included in the previous comment, it is vanwaffle at gmail
I think I'm most looking forward to pickled squash. Not only are they delicious, but they provide a use for all those prolific squash plants in the garden!woolwind(at)gmail(dot)com
Salsa, jam, pickles, veggies….oh my! Jennjlporter@rogers.com
I'm definitely looking forward to berry season and making all kinds of jams!
Strawberry jam is on the agenda for tonight! Another great thing Marisa does is point out other great blogs to check out
jessica@plinerpsych.com
I would love to do something with all the pears my old pear tree produces. They aren't pretty, but they taste good and there are always far more of them than we can eat.
Tomatoes, salsa, and PICKLED BEETS! Or anything else I can get my hands on…Oooh, applesauce.
I love her blog also.ajnot889@hotmail.com
As I learn more and more about the horrible processes of manufactured food, I am learning to eat and can within the appropriate season. Not to mention, more knowledge of food intolerances. I would utilize this book to it's fullest.tbathgate at zoominternet dot net
I am excited to put raspberries in jars! I recently moved back to New England after living in the southwest for a few years, and have missed raspberries terribly! I can't wait to pick later this summer…moore dot eliza at gmail dot com:)
I'm excited about pickling peppers… or maybe that blueberry lemon syrup you mention from the book. Canning peaches is something I'd like to take on too!
nic(dot)neuman(at)gmail(dot)com
Just canned 3-Stone Jam with the seasons first peaches, plums & nectarines last night! and i'm very much looking forward to sour cherry season, which i always miss but i am ON IT this year – for sour cherry preserves, mmmm….
So many choices, but first up this year, we are looking forward to making and canning strawberry jam. We did this for the first time last year when I was round with babe in the belly, and are excited to do it again this year with our 3 year old daugther and almost one year old little boy! If we are lucky enough to win this give away copy, we can be reached by email at soserbee@yahoo.ca.
Right now I'm most looking forward to apricots, blackberries, curry pickle slices and making some fig balsamic vinegar.aimgoggins(at)yahoo(dot)com
I'm looking forward to my second year of canning. So I'm definitely doing jam, (did Marissa's Plum jam last year, its was yummy) and of course tomatoes, pickled everything!I can be contacted at my blog:artbunnies.blogspot.com:-)
I can't wait to make some pickles!!! And then apple sauce. yummmmnahedrick at gmail dot com
Fermented mustard!Zandrsn@gmail.com
Fermented mustard!Zandrsn (at) gmail.com
I'm new to canning and I have a whole bunch of strawberries from my friend's organic farm. I'm making jam! Plus, my goal this year is to preserve as much of my garden bounty as I can: tomatoes, okra, peppers, kale (I'm freezing that), beans, and pickles to start. Wish me luck!Heathertinbirdchoir(at)comcast.net
I am looking forward to making spaghetti sauce from the extra tomatoes this year and canning it for easy dinner this winter! fabianswoodcrafts@ymail.com
It's a toss up between strawberry jam and tomatoes. Both are so good!helianthus12@gmail.com
Pickles, pickles, pickles. You can never have enough.
I'm always looking for a new canning tips,especially for a different seasoning like cinnimon in peaches or apples.Salsa at the end of harvest, the kind that has everything colorful.This is exciting. email is : greggnannie@yahoo.com
Bread and Butter Pickles!!! After that lots of salsa, rotel, and tomatoes.vosshunter@alltel.net
I want to can jalapeno peppers!danielasusi@hotmail.com
waiting for the canning season to begin,from jams,pickles and salsa …ooohhh taste so much better than store bought ..always could use new ideas to
Pickling is my thing. I love my family recipes, but I am always on the look out for new takes. hopefully there are some hot pepper recipes in there.lmorga at artic dot edu
Most likely Tomatoes, My husband adores me because of them!anitalynette.simmons@yahoo.com
I am looking forward to making lots of pesto!!!
Pickles! Beautiful book.nasturtium(at)fastmail.fm
Anything that can be pickled!!
I'm up for all things tomatoe this yearThanksNatalie
Pickled everything!!!
I look forward to making salsa. Nothing beats homemade!joanna31@hotmail.com
I have a ton of tomatoes and tomatillos in my garden this year–I can't wait to make some salsa! rachelbmartin(at)hotmail(dot)com
Champagne peaches. Pure and simple.laramey1962@gmail.com- I would be thrilled to have a copy of the food in jars book
Thanks for this great giveaway. What do I want to put in jars this summer? Oh my, there are so many ideas but first and foremost will be fruits — strawberries, raspberries, peaches … I need this book! ; )evelyn.leong3@gmail.com
I had found the Food in a Jar site while looking around. Wow on the information ad recipes. I would love to have a collection of her recipes. dressler2@cfl.rr.com
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I found your link through your comment at Homesprout, who also had a great review of this book. This year (as always) I look forward to canning tomatoes, but I am also looking to branch out. I will be experimenting with canning fruit of all kinds. Thanks for the chance to win a copy…I will be hopping on over to her blog shortly.
I have been hoping my local library will carry this book. I'm looking forward to canning tomatoes and in particular, salsa! berlinsmith at yahoo dot com
Pickles. ALL kinds of pickles! Okra, cucumbers, carrots, green beans… we LOVE to pickle things in this house. And, I have been dying to get my hands on a copy of this book! E-mail: charmedgirlnc@gmail.com
What a great resource this book will be! Last year I made, for the first time, a fantastic pumpkin jam with the “meat” of the pumpkins we used for Halloween. I'm planning to do the same this fall but add walnuts or almonds to it. It will be delicious!
IT's all canning all the time around here these days lol. would love to add this book to my wee collection. Much thanxheidiwindebank@hotmail.comlucid-dreamings.blogspot.com
Tomato Jam (a la Food in Jars!)cebdurand@gmail.com
Salsa and wax beans, yum
I like you am looking forward to canning tomatoes as we use a ton of them around here. I could only fit four small plants in my community garden for canning. I also know the hubs is ready for more peach salsa. Hates peaches, loves the salsa!
Beans–I grow purple bod bush beans–nothing tastes better!
Love the food in jars blog!I am equally excited about preserving the blackberries from my patio and fire roasting & canning tomatoes to last the year.
I want to try pickling blueberries this year (supposedly great on salads) and put up lots of quarts… tomatoes, pears, peaches, etc. My boys are eating me out of house and home and it's lovely to have jars to reach for!winterwrens at gmail dot com
Hatch chili salsa this September!
My sister and I are just “getting our feet wet” in canning, but here in GA I am looking forward to putting up peaches! (&lots of tomatoes) my new pressure canner should be here any day!!Mejackson672@gmail.com
I too love her blog!! I just put this book on my wish list today!! This is going to be a big year of “putting up” for me. Most exciting to me are green beans and tomato stuff!
Tomatoes. Pickles. Peaches.
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