Exciting news, Blissfully Domestic readers!
Ball has offered a Home Canning Basic Kit to one lucky BD reader! This kit includes everything you need to start hot water canning including:
- Boiling Water Canner with Jar Rack *
- 6 Ball® Regular Mouth (16 oz) Pint Glass Preserving Jars
- 6 Ball® Regular Mouth Lids with Bands
- Ball® Magnetic Lid Lifter, Jar Lifter, Head Space and Bubble
Remover Tool, and Jar Funnel - TheBall Blue Book® Guide
to Preserving - Coupons for other preserving products
To enter, simply leave a comment indicating what you are most looking forward to canning (even if you've never done so before). I will choose a random commenter one week from today and announce the winner here on BD.
We also have a BD reader, Marsha from Hot Water Bath who is giving away a copy of The Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving. This is a phenomenal resource for anyone new to canning or who wants to expand her canning skills. Visit Hot Water Bath to leave a comment and enter to win the book.
*The boiling water canner is made for preserving high-acid foods and cannot take the place of a pressure canner for low-acid preserving.
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I have never canned before but really want to learn how. Making homemade strawberry jam sounds wonderful….it's so delicious!
I am really just looking forward to learning to can. Our 4-year old daughter has Celiac Disease and so most store-bought food is out of the question. Everything has to be home-made!
I want to can homemade salsa (using our homegrown tomatoes) for Christmas presents!
I want to get all of my grandmother's canning recipes. Her chokecherry jelly, cinnamon pears, peaches and apple butter were always in our Christmas packages and everyone's favorite gift!
I consider canning an art form because there is nothing more beautiful then pantry shelves filled with a colorful array of home-canned produce. Every time I see the jars, I feel secure in the knowledge my food supplies are safe and I can revisit a small piece of summer whenever I want by opening a jar and tasting the produce.
Oooh…I would LOVE to learn how to can cherry pie filling!
I am mommy to 13 month old twins that are eating everything in sight. We've got a nice garden and I'd like to perserve some of that for them. I've never canned before, mainly sundried tomatoes in the oven, but I need to can this year!
My mom always canned, and I would love to do the same! Fresh salsa and strawberry jam!
My husband got out the military one year ago and we have since moved back to his hometown way out in the country. Now that I have enough space and time to have a garden I would love to learn to can some garden fresh goodies as well!
This is so exciting! I've finally gotten up the courage to follow in the footsteps of my mom and grandmother and begin to can, but don't know where to begin! I hope I win!!!!! ~v
What a perfect giveaway!!! I just found a recipe for making strawberry jam and I was just trying to find out all of the supplies I'd need.
Winning this would take care of almost everything!!!
I have dreams of shelves lined with jars of home preserved everything. The salsa … the jams … the pickles … Just imagine the colors. The flavors. The personal satisfaction. Pick me. Pick me.
I would love to make homemade jam!
I love canning jellies and jams but this year I'm trying out veggies. Yummm! I've been using an old pot so this set would be super fab!
I am looking forward to canning tomatoes! Thank you for the giveaway!
This will be our first year canning.
Sounds great! Count me in!
I'm looking forward to learning more about canning – I've done it a little, but each time I learn a little more.
Tomatoes, Greenbeans and Salsa!
My mom made the best canned crabapples…actually, I've never had anyone else's canned crabapples as anything other than jelly! It's been years since I've had any of my mom's. But this year she said she knows someone who has the right kind of crabapples who might be willing to give them to me! Then she'll come over and teach me how to can them. So before then, I need to get some supplies!
I'm looking forward to canning pickles for my husband this year. He goes through a ton of them, and this should save us quite a bit of money!
I used to help my mom can peaches and crab apples. I have been wanting to can using my mom's crab apple recipe.
I just hope she can remember it! My sister and I want to have a canning get together every year to can what we grow and then some. 
BB
I love picking plump, juicy wild blackberries and making them into jelly the same day. Nothing better!
I was just looking at purchasing a canning kit! Great timing. I am looking forward to canning green beans. I loved these when I was a kid.
I'm looking forward to canning my garden vegetables! Last year some of them went to waste b/c I hadn't yet learned to can, but I've started slowly learning with fruit and I can't wait to keep experimenting.
I want to can more jams to keep the dreaded High Fructose Corn Syrup monster away! I would also like to try my hand at Plum Ketchup and canning peaches.
I just made my first batch of strawberry freezer jam and would love to can some salsa! Thanks!
Last year was my first year canning produce by myself. I LOVED IT!!! This year we planted an even bigger garden and I'm looking forward to canning even more. I'm 7 1/2 months pregant but I'm still excited.
I would love a chance to win! I have never canned, but we have a garden, so I would love to give it a try!
I just canned my first strawberry jam and am looking forward to trying to make peach and raspberry jam later in the summer. I'd love to win this. Thanks for the great giveaway!
Oh for the love of Apple Butter on the stove!
i have not canned before but i am so anxious to do so! i want to do green beans, fruits for jams, and whatever else i can figure out
Oh, I would love to can some of the tomatoes overflowing in my kitchen right now. My first run of veggies at my condo are doing amazing.
I have planted an organic garden (lots of tomatos!)in my yard because of the high prices of food, and not knowing what the stuff in the stores has been sprayed with. I am looking forward to canning so that I can preserve them to eat this winter
is it too late to try? I planted my first garden this year, and am looking forward to keeping some of the produce for winter – we don't have space for a freezer, so I'm looking at canning!
this would be wonderful!!
I have started a canning club with my friend Tracy, why go it alone when you can have fun figuring things out with a friend… Anyways we are looking for any advice you may have and will be canning our hearts out the 4th of July weekend, practicing on some cherries picked fresh from the neighbor's tree. Wish us luck b/c we're gonna need it!
I am looking forward to enjoying summer fruit jams in January!
Yesterday I began reading the Ball book, I went to the store and purchased the rack, jars, and pan large enough for the rack. I made strawberry jam, salsa and spaghetti. I'm hooked on canning!!!