We’re coming up on high canning season! I’ve been giving my new steam juicer a workout. I pressure-canned some beef broth yesterday. The vegetables will be hitting soon! (If my garden makes it!)
It’s a Ball Blue Book Project day! Today’s Ball Blue Book is sponsored by Carolyn at Walnut Spinney. Visit her here.
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 (July 1). This post will be updated with the winner by 9 a.m. Eastern (U.S.) time tomorrow (July 2). Return to this post to claim your book if your name is drawn.
Find out more about the Ball Blue Book Project and become a sponsor.
UPDATE 07/02/10: The winning comment number, drawn by random.org, is #102, Caitlin Albertson. Email me at CITRgiveaways(at)aol.com with your address for shipping!
Sheila H from California says:
BBB I would love this.;-)
On July 1, 2010 at 2:20 am
Kristen says:
Oh, yes, I’d love to have it.
Happy canning to you.
On July 1, 2010 at 2:41 am
blueberrylu says:
bbb please
On July 1, 2010 at 3:00 am
Maureen says:
Please enter me to win the BBB!
On July 1, 2010 at 5:19 am
glenda says:
BBB
On July 1, 2010 at 5:42 am
Laura B. in Greenwood, IN says:
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Ball Blue Book days! :dancingmonster: Please pick me!
On July 1, 2010 at 6:01 am
stefinity says:
enter me! BBB
On July 1, 2010 at 6:22 am
K says:
Would LOVE one!! BBB
On July 1, 2010 at 6:41 am
Cyndi B says:
I’d like a BBB! :woof:
On July 1, 2010 at 6:50 am
Diane says:
A BBB book would be a fantastic addition to my cookbook collection!
On July 1, 2010 at 7:02 am
Deb says:
I’d love to be entered for the Ball book. Tomorrow’s my b’day so that would be a nice win!
On July 1, 2010 at 7:18 am
Connie of Ohio says:
I want a steam juicer too. BBB please.
On July 1, 2010 at 7:29 am
Celeste says:
I’d like to enter! BBB please
On July 1, 2010 at 7:47 am
Jackie says:
BBB for me, me, me Please!
On July 1, 2010 at 7:50 am
Eve Davis says:
I would love a Ball Blue Book, new to canning and need all of the help I can get.
On July 1, 2010 at 7:51 am
Deb says:
I would love a BBB – But really I want to try a steamer juicer! maybe later in the when husband goes back to work!
On July 1, 2010 at 7:57 am
Snapper says:
I just bought a pressure canner and am going to try some vegetable broth tomorrow, so BBB please! :yes:
On July 1, 2010 at 8:05 am
Janis says:
I’d love a BBB!
On July 1, 2010 at 8:09 am
patrice says:
My garden is full.BBB, please!
On July 1, 2010 at 8:09 am
Connie says:
I love BBB day! Hoping to win it!
On July 1, 2010 at 8:13 am
Nikki says:
I have 3 red tomatoes on my counter right now!! GO GARDEN!
BBB Please
Nikki
On July 1, 2010 at 8:17 am
Jill says:
BBB Please :moo:
On July 1, 2010 at 8:23 am
Jackie C says:
Please,please BBB draw. The garden is thinking about production. Ha,there are 3 snow peas,2 tiny yellow peppers and all the tomato plants are blossoming.The carrots are being carrot-ish. The heat last week bolted the spinach. Sorta spinach, the squirrel :devil2: got to it first. I got about 4 leaves. I may in fact need the BBB this season, hope springs eternal.
On July 1, 2010 at 8:24 am
Amy says:
BBB – please, please, please!
On July 1, 2010 at 8:30 am
Nancy S. says:
bbb!
On July 1, 2010 at 8:31 am
Rose says:
Would love a new BBB. Thank you.
On July 1, 2010 at 8:32 am
diana sullivan says:
that picture took me right back to my days as a little girl watching my mother can and freeze all kinds of things! this is my first year trying to freeze tomatos. it seems such a waste to jus6t toss the skins on the compost pile. any ideas for them? if i get the BBB, i’ll try canning next!
On July 1, 2010 at 8:35 am
Betty says:
Love your blog. BBB
On July 1, 2010 at 8:42 am
KentuckyFarmGirl says:
BBB for me please!
On July 1, 2010 at 8:49 am
marymac says:
One of these days I’m gona win the BBB!!!
On July 1, 2010 at 8:55 am
Emily says:
BBB Please
On July 1, 2010 at 8:58 am
Rebecca V. says:
I want a BBB! Please!
On July 1, 2010 at 8:59 am
Linda T. says:
oh! pick me! pick me! Thanks Suzanne and Carolyn!
On July 1, 2010 at 8:59 am
Mary from Baton Rouge says:
I would love the BBB!!!
On July 1, 2010 at 8:59 am
Celia Allen says:
:happyflower: I’d be as happy as this blue flower if I could win the BBB!
Mrs. Turkey
On July 1, 2010 at 9:01 am
Marjorie Wolson says:
:hungry:
I would love to have a Blue Ball Book! If I can’t have a BBB, could I please have a pony?
On July 1, 2010 at 9:05 am
TXLady says:
My season is well on it’s way. I spent part of yesterday peeling tomatoes and getting ready for salsa….BBB
On July 1, 2010 at 9:06 am
E. A. Filip says:
I am sure if I won the book it would help with the enabling… I am now on the look out for a steam juicer! Love this blog! (BBB) :snuggle:
On July 1, 2010 at 9:10 am
Lacey says:
BBB please. Thanks!
On July 1, 2010 at 9:12 am
Melinda says:
BBB please :purpleflower:
On July 1, 2010 at 9:15 am
Anke says:
Just in time… I’ve canned my first batch of tomato sauce and my first batch of bread and butter pickles. Would love to win the BBB to add to my recipe collection.
On July 1, 2010 at 9:16 am
Kelly Bowland says:
I would love to have a BBB!!!!
On July 1, 2010 at 9:20 am
Amy Manwell says:
I am so afraid of pressure canning that I desperatly need this book to learn what to do and not do. I want the Ball Blue Book.
On July 1, 2010 at 9:27 am
Jeannie says:
BBB, Please!
On July 1, 2010 at 9:28 am
northcountrygirl says:
I would love a BBB.
On July 1, 2010 at 9:36 am
claudia w says:
BBB Please!
Thank you!
On July 1, 2010 at 9:41 am
Suzanne says:
I would LOVE one!! BBB
On July 1, 2010 at 9:44 am
Maria says:
I would love to have one!! BBB
On July 1, 2010 at 9:45 am
Marianne G says:
Thank you Carolyn and Suzanne!
BBB please
On July 1, 2010 at 9:47 am
Glenie says:
BBB. Love to can!
On July 1, 2010 at 9:51 am
MousE says:
I’d like to win!
On July 1, 2010 at 9:52 am
Amanda says:
I could really use a BBB!
On July 1, 2010 at 9:56 am
Rossann says:
BBB please!
On July 1, 2010 at 10:01 am
Linda Goble says:
I would love to have a book pretty please pick me!!!!! :wave:
On July 1, 2010 at 10:02 am
Karen Green says:
I would love to have a blue book. :sun:
It is canning season and I really could use a BBB.
On July 1, 2010 at 10:05 am
mim says:
Can’t wait til veggies are in & can start canning…..of the simple pleasures – include me in the BBB
On July 1, 2010 at 10:07 am
Nancy says:
I keep on trying! lol BBB
On July 1, 2010 at 10:07 am
Suzette says:
I’ve been canning from recipes found willy-nilly on the internet. I would LOVE the canning “bible.” BBB
On July 1, 2010 at 10:11 am
Kathy in FL says:
The best part about canning season is enjoying the canned goods over the winter! BBB
On July 1, 2010 at 10:11 am
The Library Lady says:
BBB. Please. I really enjoy your blog.
Diane
The Library Lady
On July 1, 2010 at 10:14 am
Sandy says:
BBB, please.
Wonderful blog!
On July 1, 2010 at 10:39 am
Carol Campbell says:
maybe this is my lucky day! BBB
On July 1, 2010 at 10:45 am
Richelle says:
I won’t give up! Yes, I want the BBB!
On July 1, 2010 at 10:45 am
Rose H says:
Please enter me in BBB draw.
Thank you
On July 1, 2010 at 10:46 am
Linda C. says:
Would love a BBB, please.
On July 1, 2010 at 10:47 am
Su says:
We’re just starting to can, so I’d love the BBB!!
On July 1, 2010 at 10:53 am
Patty says:
BBB please!!
On July 1, 2010 at 10:59 am
Barbie says:
Got a Mehu Liisa 4 years ago and love it. BBB please.
On July 1, 2010 at 11:06 am
geena22 says:
I didn,t know you could can broth! does it have to be refrigerated? BBB Please :clover:
On July 1, 2010 at 11:11 am
Suzanne McMinn says:
No, canned beef or chicken stock doesn’t have to be refrigerated–that’s why you can it! It has to be canned in a pressure canner, of course, NOT a hot water bath canner.
On July 1, 2010 at 11:59 am
pdelainey says:
BBB Please :clover:
On July 1, 2010 at 11:15 am
Jeanne Lewis says:
BBB
On July 1, 2010 at 11:24 am
Terri Draeger says:
Just bought my best friend a canner for her birthday, so this would be the perfect complement to it!
BBB please!
On July 1, 2010 at 11:26 am
Jessica says:
pretty please! BBB
On July 1, 2010 at 11:32 am
Cindy Serry says:
BBB – pretty please?
On July 1, 2010 at 11:44 am
Annegi says:
Would LOVE to win the BBB! Thank you for offering this again.
maybe the 3rd time’s the charm.
On July 1, 2010 at 11:50 am
Mariah says:
BBB–thanks for doing these, Suzanne, and thanks to the sponsors.
On July 1, 2010 at 12:03 pm
Abiga/Karen says:
BBB for me?
On July 1, 2010 at 12:05 pm
Gini says:
Oh pressure canner, how I long for thee!
But in the meanwhile, I’ll settle for a BBB. 🙂
On July 1, 2010 at 12:20 pm
BrendaE says:
Would love a BBB – thanks and happy canning.
On July 1, 2010 at 12:31 pm
Lise says:
I’d love to have the Ball Blue Book! PS: I’m new here and am loving reading all of your stuff! 🙂
On July 1, 2010 at 12:43 pm
Debbie in Memphis says:
Thanks to Carolyn and Suzanne!! I’d love to win!! BBB
On July 1, 2010 at 12:46 pm
sueallie says:
need that BBB
Thanks
On July 1, 2010 at 12:51 pm
Kathi N says:
BBB for me!
Can’t wait to try steam juicing for myself.
Thank you.
On July 1, 2010 at 1:00 pm
Christa H. says:
oooohhhh- I would love the BBB
On July 1, 2010 at 1:32 pm
Vicki says:
This is the first year we’ve had a garden big enough to even think about using a canner. I don’t even have one yet! I’d love to have a BBB to get me started! Thanks for your wonderful site, Suzanne. I just found you a couple of weeks ago and have been here daily ever since.
On July 1, 2010 at 1:40 pm
Debbie says:
Please enter me in the BBB giveaway – I’d love to be able to start canning some of my garden produce
On July 1, 2010 at 1:44 pm
Melanie says:
BBB, please! And thank you!
On July 1, 2010 at 1:50 pm
mommafox says:
Bringing produce out of the garden by the buckets full. BBB would be mighty handy for some new ideas.
On July 1, 2010 at 2:04 pm
Trina says:
BBB please
On July 1, 2010 at 2:06 pm
farmershae says:
I am so afraid I won’t have a garden this year. We’re trying so hard, but Mother Nature is really not helping. But, I will can water if I have to!!! BBB me please!
On July 1, 2010 at 2:09 pm
Mamamalama says:
BBB! I bought a pressure canner on Tuesday, and this would be very very helpful!
On July 1, 2010 at 2:41 pm
Heather from NC says:
I would love to own a BBB!
On July 1, 2010 at 2:59 pm
Renae says:
BBB is the best canning book to have. I tell everyone interested to buy one.
I’d take an updated version.
On July 1, 2010 at 3:17 pm
Shelley says:
I would love to win the BBB. I have a garden full of veggies!!
On July 1, 2010 at 4:04 pm
Miss Becky says:
yes, Suzanne, I know exactly what you mean by “high canning season”. July brought wild cherries, blackberries, tomatoes, and pickles when I had my farm. I sometimes thought I would lose my mind but at the same time reveled in it. My favorite ~ pickles. something about pickles just feathered my pillow. I loved staring at the jars of them lined up on my counter after all had popped. oh, what a wonderful world.
BBB
On July 1, 2010 at 4:11 pm
Banana says:
BBB – please, please, please!
On July 1, 2010 at 4:15 pm
Teri says:
love to win the BBB
On July 1, 2010 at 4:21 pm
Susan at Charm of the Carolines says:
I want a steam juicer too.
Also, I’m so out of it. I registered on your Ball Blue Book page and now folks are asking me to be their friends and I don’t even know how to log back in and if I do, how do I accept their friend request. It’s all so confusing and getting stressful. Help!!!
BBB please.
On July 1, 2010 at 4:44 pm
Shirley says:
Looks like we’ll be canning peas next week.
BBB
On July 1, 2010 at 4:54 pm
nichole says:
Exciting another BBB day… enter me please.
On July 1, 2010 at 5:25 pm
Caitlin Albertson says:
I’d love the BBB! I’m just starting out in canning and took a class through our local extension office. It was great and I learned a ton.
On July 1, 2010 at 5:29 pm
jan~n~tn says:
Suzanne you are so bad for me…I love it!
Ordered my steamer/juicer this past saturday and can’t hardly wait for it to get here. There are whole plums and blueberries taking up way to much space in the freezer.
Please put me in for the BBB drawing. I obviously need it, since I didn’t know that coleslaw could be canned!
On July 1, 2010 at 5:44 pm
Shelley L. says:
I would love to have a Ball Blue Book! I just started canning last year and have only used recipes from the internet. It would be so great to have a hard copy book to refer to!
BBB!
On July 1, 2010 at 5:59 pm
denise moats says:
BBB
Would like to have the Ball Blue Book
On July 1, 2010 at 6:54 pm
Senta Sandberg says:
BBB Suzanne. We are going on a road trip just when my razberries will be coming on. I have not been saving strawberries though cause we will be gone so I pop all those in my mouth. Sometimes I share.
On July 1, 2010 at 7:12 pm
Charlotte says:
It’s not preserving season here in NZ, but I’d love a BBB to drool over when warming my feet on the heater.
On July 1, 2010 at 8:08 pm
Patsy Melton says:
My canner bobble-thingy looks just like the one in the picture….BBB :hug:
On July 1, 2010 at 8:42 pm
Fran P. says:
Suzanne, I would love to win a BBB! Thanks to Carolyn for sponsoring the day!
On July 1, 2010 at 8:44 pm
Melanie Burbage says:
I just bought a pressure canner from ebay, it’s a weighted gauge one & will be starting to use it this week! I cannot wait! So excited!! 🙂 BBB *crossing fingers*
On July 1, 2010 at 8:53 pm
Karen Patrick says:
Love your blog. Read it every day. BBB. Thanks.
On July 1, 2010 at 9:28 pm
Jaime says:
BBB…ME ME ME!! Please 😉 :sheep:
On July 1, 2010 at 9:39 pm
Kathie says:
BBB What do I win?
On July 1, 2010 at 10:18 pm
Susan Catlin says:
:wave: love your website, just signed up. recommended by a friend. love to have a BBB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :shimmy: susan
On July 1, 2010 at 11:08 pm
Dianne S. says:
Would love to have the BBB! Thanks
On July 1, 2010 at 11:17 pm
floweringmama says:
How wonderful!! I am so ready to start canning! BBB ME, Please!
Cathy
On July 1, 2010 at 11:34 pm
Billy says:
Ball Blue Book Please!
On July 2, 2010 at 8:21 am