As you can see....we have been busy canning sweet corn! We took a trip to Illinois last weekend for Drew's grandparents' 60th wedding anniversary party. We had a great time with all of the Heiser family (pictures to be posted later). We were able to get some sweet corn while we were up there. By some, I mean a ton. 11 dozen to be exact. We are fortunate to have some VERY generous extended family that gave us all of the corn! We were so excited because we have never been able to get to Illinois during corn season and to bring this much home to can was a dream!
So on Monday morning, after I dropped Ella off at school, I embarked on a 16 hour canning adventure. Amelia helped to shuck the corn and I cut it from the cobs and started canning. I used Grandma Heiser's recipe, and for those of you who know her, she doesn't mess around with corn. It is the best corn you WILL ever taste.
I ended up canning 12 quarts and 15 pints of Illini sweet corn! I am quite proud that I finished this project without any mishaps in the kitchen! We are going to be enjoying this for the next year!
Now I am off to can some rhubarb jam and strawberry rhubarb jam. We also picked some rhubarb from a family member's garden while we were there. We have been blessed by generosity from the garden for sure!
