Some days are.....

Some days are picking days, some days are canning days, some days it's both. Yesterday was a picking and canning day to the extreme.
We canned pickles using our cucumbers and our dill and garlic. 
We canned pickled jalapenos with our fresh picked jalapenos.
We canned hot dog relish using our fresh picked cucumbers and peppers.
We also experimented with a new item called tomato jam. We've been looking for something else to do with tomatoes besides salsa and whole tomatoes and I think we found it. Using our tomatoes and herbs, we canned 8 pints of tomato jam. It was sweet tasting and more like a barbecue sauce than a jam. Can't wait to try it as a marinade for chicken or on a cracker with cream cheese or even as a topping for grilled cheese sandwiches. 
We still have a table full of tomatoes too so this recipe will occur again very soon.