First canning of the year.

[Old Crank]

Just 3 jars of pickle relish.

Started making my own after having to pay, when I could find it, over $5 for an 9 oz jar. Jyt saw similar on line at $10.
Ouch.

[lark]

1. Good job!

Did you grow the cukes or get them from the store?

When I was young and a vegetarian, I grew lots of veggies and some fruits and canned a lot. Haven't done it since I moved from CA.
Decades later, hubs now wants to start canning. We've got the supplies, just have to wait for growing season, then we will have canned homemade marinara, hot peppers, hot sauce, and tomatos. If we can revive the blackberry bush, we'll also have blackberry perserves. I think we should expand our plantings this year to include other veggies and maybe find a fruiting fig tree to plant? We're in a new house (new to us) so we will have to figure out where to make a garden. The previous owners have a nice set up for tomatos, but we will have to make another growing space for the rest.

[Old Crank]

3. Store bought

Probably hot house also.
I don't have the room, or patience to grow stuff.
Normaly I stick to jams. I can make ones that my wife with a fructose intolerance can eat.
Pearginger, ruhbarbginger, along with apricot, occassionally blueberry. I do cranberry relish in the fall.

[Kaleva]

2. I plan on canning soon

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Charro Bean Soup
Refried Beans
Chili
Baked Beans
Beef Vegetable Stew
Spaghetti Sauce
Black Bean and Lentil Soup
French Onion Soup
Zuppa Toscana Soup
Coleslaw
Kimchi (my version of it)
Sauerkraut
Beets (when in season)
Beans (ditto)

[Old Crank]

4. Sounds good.

I might have to try some actual food things. But then I have to do a proper canning...

[Kaleva]

5. My wife bought me a digital canner for Xmas a couple of years ago

I really like it!

[Retrograde]

7. How does it work?

What brand? Can you use regular Ball jars in it?

[Marthe48]

6. Sweet or dill?

I like the sweet. But cut it out of my food plan. I can drool! I mean, dream.

[Old Crank]

8. I do about a half and half.

That reduces the dill bite
Funny, I don't like pickles by themselves for some reason.