2011 ... I Think I Can

As summer 2011 began, I decided it was time to update the white board on the fridge. Previously it held tally marks for the number of times my husband and I swore during Lent. (He cheated and didn't count the times he swore at work.) Instead, I updated the board each time a new batch of jars left the stove to keep track of the year's preserves. I don't recall if I canned anything last winter in 2011, so the count might be a bit off.

The only problem with the canning tally is it almost seems like a record for me to beat in 2012 ... we'll see what happens.

• Carrots: 4 pints
• Nectarines: 3 quarts
• Pickled Carrots: 6 pints
• Spiced Nectarines: 8 pints
• Tomato Butter: 4 1/2 pints
• Spaghetti Sauce: 2 1/2 pints
• Pickled Brussel Sprouts: 6 pints
• Pickled Beets: 10 1/2 pints
• Red Tomato Basil Jam: 4 1/2 pints
• Dilly Beans: 18 pints
• Ground Cherry Jam: 2 1/2 pints
• Pickles: 13 1/2 quarts
• Yellow Tomato Basil Jam: 2 1/4 pints
• Salsa: 17 quarts
• Basil Jelly: 7 1/2 pints
• Beets: 5 pints
• Brandied Apples: 8 pints
• Applesauce: 32 quarts
• Booyah: 17 quarts
• Artichoke Relish: 13 pints
• Pear Vanilla Jam: 6 1/4 pints
• Artichoke Pickles: 8 pints
• Cranberry Jam: 6 1/4 pints

Grand Total: 287 3/4 pints

Not too shabby.