Salsa time!

After I submitted my breads to the Minnesota State Fair a couple of weekends ago, I went straight down to my mother's house to join in making and canning salsa.  We both have small gardens, so going in together with vegetables is a much better process for us.  I still had to buy bulk in Roma tomatoes and a few onions.  But it was well worth it!  

I like doing a lot of my canning with my mom because she's been doing it for years and knows what can and cannot be changed in a recipe.  I recommend anyone interested in canning this summer to find a person with the knowledge of preserving to show you the steps, plus it's just nice to be sweating in the kitchen with someone else:)

In the end, I got 16 pints of tomato based salsa to last me through the winter.  Let's hope so at least...we eat salsa like it's candy here. 

P.S. My mother got her recipe from the Minnesota Extension online.  This is the link to their homepage.  They have all kinds of recipes and things to learn about preserving.  Enjoy!