Preserve the Bounty

While summer may be busy, there is nothing that beats watching the shelves fill with food preserved for winter.

This week's Preserve the Bounty Challenge was preserving in vinegar. I wanted to try making some herbal vinegar this summer so this was the perfect chance. My herbs though, look a little wilted and tired from the hot summer. I should have done this project at the beginning of June when my herbs were lush.

I did have some dried tomatoes. Combining a few herbs with some dried tomatoes in a jar, I poured in some hot vinegar. How simple. Now they just need a chance to marinade and I'll use the vinegar to make some dressing for our salads this fall.

Another project last week was chicken corn soup.

This week I'm canning pears. Unlike peaches which all ripen at once, pears tend to ripen slowly so the job drags out for a week. But then it isn't an overwhelming task.