The “high canning season” is coming soon! To get ready, I’m starting off by canning some easy-fix meals in a jar for busy days when I’m canning out of the garden and farmers market with this year’s goodness. I’m going to be putting up chili, beans, and some soups. With the foundation of some quick meals on the shelf, I’ll be free to work on other things.
Or not work at all.
Maybe sit in the creek with a glass of wine.
Ha.
Need a BBB so you, too, can sit in the creek with a glass of wine?
It’s a Ball Blue Book Project day! Today’s Ball Blue Book is sponsored by Casie Duberstein in honor of her grandmother, who was quite the cook and whose birthday is today!
For a chance to win: Leave a comment on this post and let me know you want it. You can just put (BBB) at the end of your comment or otherwise note that you want to be in the draw. One winner will be drawn by random comment number to receive a Ball Blue Book. Eligible entry cut-off is midnight Eastern (U.S.) time tonight (June 6). This post will be updated with the winner by 9 a.m. Eastern (U.S.) time tomorrow (June 7). Return to this post to claim your book if your name is drawn (or check the BBB Winners List).
Find out more about the Ball Blue Book Project and become a sponsor.
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UPDATE 06/07/11: The winning comment number, drawn by random.org, is comment #89, laurajenkins. Email me at [email protected] with your address for shipping!
THIS GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED TO ENTRY.
Richelle says:
Yes, BBB please!
On June 6, 2011 at 2:24 am
mamajhk says:
I would love to have a BBB> Thank you. Loved the pic of the wine in the creek.
On June 6, 2011 at 2:29 am
ravenette says:
I’d love a copy of the BBB!
On June 6, 2011 at 4:01 am
barbaraheide says:
sounds like a good book! i’m not in the canning mode yet, as the garden is just sprouting, and most of my canning comes from what i grow. looking forward to canning in a few months!
thanks for the opportunity to win the book! BBB
On June 6, 2011 at 4:55 am
kj says:
would love to learn the fine art of canning. hope I win! BBB please
On June 6, 2011 at 5:27 am
Kathy in FL says:
BBB, please.
On June 6, 2011 at 5:32 am
Snapper119 says:
Yes please…BBB!
On June 6, 2011 at 6:02 am
jim says:
BB Book please
On June 6, 2011 at 6:08 am
GaPeach says:
BBB, please! I just got a pressure canner at our church yard sale for the bargain price of $5.00. I am eager to use it… just have to figure out how!
On June 6, 2011 at 6:37 am
rileighsmom1 says:
BBB, please!
On June 6, 2011 at 6:58 am
cupboardwitch says:
I’ve been canning the easy stuff (tomatoes, jams, veggies) for ages but I’m ready to move on to actual recipes. I’d love to have a copy of the BBB.
On June 6, 2011 at 7:11 am
aprilejoi says:
Good luck to me!BBB!
On June 6, 2011 at 7:14 am
rephiddy says:
I too have some of those easy and quick things canned. Also have some organic chickens (steam juiced first) canned. Just dump a jar or, two and heat,then eat, really neat.
BBB please as I never have acquired one of my own though I have been canning for a number of years now.
On June 6, 2011 at 7:18 am
Leila says:
I’d love to win it!
On June 6, 2011 at 7:20 am
justdeborah2002 says:
would love a chance to win a BBB, please
On June 6, 2011 at 7:21 am
kelly jo kirby says:
Please pick me, Please. BBB!
On June 6, 2011 at 7:29 am
cabighorse says:
To honor my mother and the memories of my aunts I would love a copy of this book. Please. BBB
On June 6, 2011 at 7:32 am
ConnieH says:
BBB Please!
On June 6, 2011 at 7:38 am
lavenderblue says:
Funny, as I was trying to get everything done over the weekend, I was wishing for some quick and easy recipes that I could quickly throw together and keep on working. Either that or a chef would be nice. BBB, please, don’t think I’ll be getting the chef.
On June 6, 2011 at 7:51 am
Debbie in PA says:
I woudl love to win a BBB! :snoopy:
On June 6, 2011 at 8:00 am
JGHardie says:
Would love a BBB…. :fairy:
On June 6, 2011 at 8:05 am
langela says:
I’d still love a BBB! Thanks for the chance again.
On June 6, 2011 at 8:12 am
hollygee says:
I’d love a BBB and a chance to sit in the creek with a glass of wine. It’s still too cold here for that, but there’s the chance that the high pressure is coming.
On June 6, 2011 at 8:15 am
countrygirl221 says:
BBB please :wave:
On June 6, 2011 at 8:18 am
cindi says:
:wave: I would love a BBB! Thanks to this blog, I’ll soon be picking up my very first pressure canner. Thanks, Suzanne! :shimmy:
On June 6, 2011 at 8:19 am
Sarahmay says:
New to canning, I would love the BBB, Please!
On June 6, 2011 at 8:19 am
Ann says:
BBB please! Thank you!
On June 6, 2011 at 8:32 am
ashmmorgan2 says:
I just got a smokin’ deal on a canner at a garage sale last weekend and I’m dying to try it out! BBB please!
On June 6, 2011 at 8:36 am
mammaleigh says:
I would love to get one! I am hoping for a good crop from my garden and need some way to put it all up!
On June 6, 2011 at 8:49 am
dgkritch says:
Well, OK, you talked me into it.
I think it was the wine!
My creek is pretty muddy though so I’ll just have my wine on the porch if that’s OK.
Hopefully reading a new BBB!
On June 6, 2011 at 8:55 am
alosyu says:
Would love this book. BBB, please.
On June 6, 2011 at 8:56 am
morningstar says:
Please enter me into the BBB drawing. Thank you
On June 6, 2011 at 8:56 am
collector1 says:
BBB please!!! Thank you!!!
On June 6, 2011 at 9:07 am
Faith says:
BBB please!
On June 6, 2011 at 9:09 am
Cindy H says:
Canning season is coming and I would love a BBB!
On June 6, 2011 at 9:12 am
farmgirl722 says:
Would love to be entered! I could definitely use the canning advise!
On June 6, 2011 at 9:13 am
jkubemt1 says:
BBB please. Plan to can chili this year and maybe some soups.
On June 6, 2011 at 9:23 am
gerryvoland says:
BBB please!
On June 6, 2011 at 9:23 am
Betsy says:
BBB please! I’ve never canned before and this is the year I’m gonna learn. 🙂
On June 6, 2011 at 9:25 am
Aelfswythe says:
BBB! Do you have the recipes for your soups and chilis and stuff? I really need to do canning like that. I make every batch of chili and pasta sauce from scratch and it sure gets tiresome!
On June 6, 2011 at 9:28 am
Debbie says:
I want to sit in the creek with a glass of wine so…please BBB!
On June 6, 2011 at 9:34 am
mamajoseph says:
Enter me please! I want a BBB!
On June 6, 2011 at 9:40 am
Rebel Homemaker says:
I would love a BBB so I can sit in the creek with a glass of wine!
On June 6, 2011 at 9:43 am
pdelainey says:
I would love a BBB please. :clover:
On June 6, 2011 at 9:50 am
prayingpup says:
Oooohhh . . . beans! I can’t can any because I don’t have a pressure canner . . . but look out, tomatoes!!! BBB please!
On June 6, 2011 at 9:50 am
ladybird_1959 says:
FINALLY! The garden is in and I can’t wait to start canning. It’s such hard work, but at the same time it is very rewarding. I would love the BBB for this canning season!
On June 6, 2011 at 9:53 am
gfoulds says:
BBB for me !! Please and Thank You !!
On June 6, 2011 at 10:11 am
artsjoy says:
I’d love to try canning this year and would love a BBB also. Thank you. You’re awesome!
On June 6, 2011 at 10:12 am
Ramona Slocum says:
BBB for me PLEASE=)
I have a question for anyone who can help me. Some days I want to click on more than one of the “You might be interested in these” sites. I can click on any one of them okay, but when I go back and want to click on another one I saw previously it is gone. I don’t know how to use this area of the site.
Thanks for any help you can give me.
MN Mona :happyflower:
On June 6, 2011 at 10:14 am
Suzanne McMinn says:
Mona, they come up randomly, so if you leave the page and come back, different selections will appear!
On June 6, 2011 at 10:33 am
Becmom45 says:
I’d actually like to win the creek! But I will have to settle for the drawing for the BBB> 😆
On June 6, 2011 at 10:15 am
cabynfevr says:
I’d love to sit by my brook and sip a chiller too! BBB please!
On June 6, 2011 at 10:35 am
WolfWalker says:
BBB Please.
On June 6, 2011 at 10:59 am
leann says:
Love the idea of home canned meals ready in the pantry! BBB, please! :happyflower:
On June 6, 2011 at 11:11 am
cin13 says:
BBB, please. :snoopy:
On June 6, 2011 at 11:16 am
cindyb says:
oh oh, (raising her hand), hope I get picked for the BBB!!! And sitting in the creek with a glass or two of wine sounds lovely!!!!
On June 6, 2011 at 11:21 am
okstormy says:
pick me please!!! BBB :wave:
On June 6, 2011 at 11:26 am
Nadeanne says:
I need a BBB!!
On June 6, 2011 at 11:27 am
Breezy says:
I would love to get a copy of the BBB. I saw the photo and thought about my canning yesterday – beans, peas, squash. Made some pickled eggs, but do not know how to can them correctly. Everything I read tells me it can’t be safely done… *sigh*
On June 6, 2011 at 11:27 am
farmerlady2 says:
BBB, please. Thanks!
On June 6, 2011 at 11:30 am
Peacefulheart says:
I have already canned asparagus this morning and am getting ready to can stewed rhubarb for pies 🙂 My BBB is very old and I sure could use a new one, so please count me in, we are homesteaders here and rely mainly upon our garden for our winter food. Sister Penny
BBB
On June 6, 2011 at 11:53 am
GA_in_GA says:
The glass of wine and the creek look so inviting! No water to be had in our neck of the wookds, as we are in a severe drought.
My first time posting to CITR. Thoroughly enjoying the site.
On June 6, 2011 at 12:23 pm
GA_in_GA says:
Make that woods! lol And I have not had a glass of wine, just not enough coffee today!
On June 6, 2011 at 12:24 pm
joeyfulnoise says:
I have my mom’s BBB – I need a new one. Just bought some more lids today – looking forward to canning time!
On June 6, 2011 at 12:25 pm
Laura Barber says:
Hi! I would love a book on canning! Please throw my hat in the ring for a chance to win the BBB!!
On June 6, 2011 at 12:30 pm
Nobarnfarm says:
The creek chills wine perfectly! Please enter me so I can have more creektime!
On June 6, 2011 at 12:33 pm
DebbieInMemphis says:
I’d love to win a copy of BBB!
On June 6, 2011 at 12:37 pm
azladychef says:
BBB
Oh for a creek to sit in! I have quite a drive ahead of me to find a creek that isn’t filled with dust. lol
Thanks Suzanne and Casie!
On June 6, 2011 at 12:39 pm
Almost Heaven, WV says:
BBB Please! :snoopy:
On June 6, 2011 at 12:39 pm
oddgirl says:
BBB please and thank you.
On June 6, 2011 at 12:39 pm
atlast says:
BBB please. And in this Florida heat, I could sure use a creek, too!
On June 6, 2011 at 12:45 pm
BeeLady says:
I love to can all the fresh produce from our garden each year. During the winter I also can soups, stocks and other meals. I could sure use the new BBB for great recipes. :wave:
On June 6, 2011 at 1:03 pm
Melody says:
BBB please
On June 6, 2011 at 1:17 pm
melonhead says:
BBB please, please, please! I enter every time! :wave:
On June 6, 2011 at 1:23 pm
Luann says:
BBB pretty please….
On June 6, 2011 at 1:29 pm
Liz Pike says:
I’d love a copy!! My mom brought me a bag full of the flat italian green beans yesterday from a truck parked by the side of the road near my hometown–a commercial processor had grown too many and now they’re giving away the excess. Lots of canning in my immediate future!!
On June 6, 2011 at 1:40 pm
cindymouse says:
I could use a BBB book, a creek, and a couple glasses of bubbly wine, but I’d just be grateful for the book at this point. Happy Spring to you! 🙂
On June 6, 2011 at 1:42 pm
Liz Pike says:
In answer to Ramona’s question (comment #49), right click on the suggested reading links and choose to open in a new window or new tab (my preference). Then you can go back to the original page with the other links of interest.
On June 6, 2011 at 1:45 pm
cindymouse says:
In reply to Mona’s question:
If she hovers over the link she’s interested in, right clicks, and chooses “Open Link in New Tab”, she can do that with each of the links she wants to check out without leaving the original page.
On June 6, 2011 at 1:46 pm
mrsdmahogany says:
Oh yes please! Then I can join you in the creek for a spell…
Dianna :butterfly:
On June 6, 2011 at 1:51 pm
tami says:
BBB please
On June 6, 2011 at 1:52 pm
CarrieJ says:
I would like to drink wine in the creek…BBB please!
On June 6, 2011 at 2:32 pm
Ms.Becky says:
I remember last summer (it was last summer, right?) when you posted that photo of the wine glass and the creek. I loved it then and I love NOW! it’s one of my favorites of your many fabulouse photos Suzanne. thanks to Casie Duberstein for sponsoring this BBB giveaway. BBB!
On June 6, 2011 at 2:42 pm
jeepdriver says:
Wow…forget the wine but gimmie the crick. Cool, refreshing and full of creepy things. I’d never get anything done. BBB please.
On June 6, 2011 at 2:52 pm
cindyinohio says:
Oh Yes – I’d love it all. The creek, the wine, and the BBB!
On June 6, 2011 at 3:02 pm
JerseyMom says:
I know just the creek. BBB for me, please.
On June 6, 2011 at 3:28 pm
patricialynn says:
BBB please!
What a lovely photograph of the creek and the wine…I don’t like wine, but I think I’m going to take a can of soda down by our creek…that, and a good book. Thanks for the inspiration!
On June 6, 2011 at 3:28 pm
AmyI says:
BBB for me please
On June 6, 2011 at 4:21 pm
laurajenkins says:
count me in for BBB.
On June 6, 2011 at 5:00 pm
cotswolds93 says:
Please pick ME for the BBB!!!
On June 6, 2011 at 6:36 pm
JaniceAndrea says:
Please enter me for the BBB.
On June 6, 2011 at 7:27 pm
22angel says:
Oh I want to win a BBB! Let’s hope our garden can grow something – it’s a late year with too much water!
On June 6, 2011 at 7:31 pm
Lana says:
I got a pressure canner for Christmas last year and I have my own BBB, but would really like to get one for my daughter-in-law. Please enter “us” into the drawing!!
On June 6, 2011 at 9:15 pm
beneathhiswings says:
I want to win. Pick me! Thank you.
On June 6, 2011 at 9:16 pm
farmershae says:
Would love a BBB… and a creek.
On June 6, 2011 at 10:57 pm
mygirls01 says:
BBB please
On June 7, 2011 at 12:17 am
mygirls01 says:
oh darn!! didn’t realize the cut off is for Eastern time. it is only 11:18 here, lol. oh well!
On June 7, 2011 at 12:19 am
TinaBell says:
Enter me for a BBB please!!!!
On June 7, 2011 at 12:32 am
marylecompte says:
BBB please. Already started on canning season with bbq sauce and peach jam. Can’t wait for tomatoes.
On June 7, 2011 at 7:21 am
Suzanne McMinn says:
UPDATE 06/07/11: The winning comment number, drawn by random.org, is comment #89, laurajenkins. Email me at [email protected] with your address for shipping!
On June 7, 2011 at 7:28 am