Success!

Canning, that is. I finally got up the gumption to give the canner a go. I made a big pot of Italian sausage soup on Friday with intentions of canning what we didn't eat. By the time I got around to it, there were only about 2 and 3/4 quarts left. I hovered over it the entire time, watching for signs it was going to blow - which luckily, didn't happen. I was pretty proud of myself when I heard the jars plink. This may become a habit...I'm really looking forward to canning the grapes but they do not seem to want to cooperate by ripening!