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I love to can fruit, and so I was very excited when the publishers of The All New Ball Book Of Canning And Preserving: Over 350 of the Best Canned, Jammed, Pickled, and Preserved Recipes asked me to test a recipe from their book, free of charge, for my honest review.
My love affair with canning began a few years ago when I made my first batch of jam, under the guidance of my mother and I have never looked back.
The inspiration for me wanting to learn how to can food came with the family farm, which had a mini-orchard filled with apple, peach, and plum trees. Since then, I’ve made blackberry, peach, plum, and strawberry jams as well as applesauce.
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**I received the book, “Ball Brand, Can It Forward” for free. However, my review and opinions are my own.**

I first helped with canning and jelly making over 50 years ago. I still like home grown and home canned best. My favorite fruit is peaches but I usually freeze them. I do make preserves with them as that is my favorite. My favorite veggie to can is blackeyed peas. I have some of the old Ball canning books. I would be interested to see if the new one has lower or no sugar recipes. I would like to make an all fruit spread with just peaches and Apple juice but haven't experimented with that as yet. Love your blog!
Thank you for your kind words, Joyce. I may get to canning vegetable someday, but there are so many fun fruit combinations that I'm afraid that I'll never get too!
I do encourage you to check out the new book.
Best,
Noelle – AZ Plant Lady