| Canning salsa is a great way to use up all those | | | | lets say a jape leno pepper make sure you take |
| extra tomatoes and peppers that you grow in | | | | out the seeds and also the rib inside the pepper |
| your garden every year, so where to you start? | | | | that is usually a bit white in color, and also make |
| It is easier than you think! Read and enjoy. | | | | sure you wash your hands, the oil or juice that is |
| Ok, so you want to make your own salsa it's allot | | | | in any hot pepper will remain on your skin so you |
| easier than you think but here are some good | | | | really don't want to touch yourself anywhere |
| tips that you will want to keep in mind. Start by | | | | unless you have gotten all this hot stuff off your |
| experimenting a little bit; make some fresh salsa | | | | hands and fingers. |
| using your own ideas. You will need allot of | | | | If you cant or do not want to come up with your |
| tomatoes, a great tomato to use is just about | | | | on salsa recipe there are several different |
| any Roma style. You may wonder why. Its simple | | | | companies that make some really good flavor |
| Roma style tomatoes are very meaty, and they | | | | packets, you can find them at any of those super |
| are not full of seeds like allot of other types of | | | | stores now days that usually end with some kind |
| tomatoes, and they are very easily grown right in | | | | of a Mart on the sign, then all you need to do is |
| your back yard garden. | | | | add your fresh ingredients. |
| Ok so enough about tomato education you will | | | | Now your ready to can, Use any good canning jar |
| also need peppers, onions, and some different | | | | and make sure they are clean, I cant stress this |
| seasonings. Before you can your homemade salsa | | | | enough wash them in hot soapy water and rinse |
| make sure you make several different recipes | | | | well, now fill your jars with your homemade salsa |
| and also take good notes on what you like or | | | | put a teaspoon of canning salt in and process |
| dislike about the flavor as there are allot of ways | | | | them. If you are using a pressure cooker (witch I |
| to enhance the flavor just the way you want it | | | | recommend) turn the burner on high and bring it |
| to taste. Some other ingredients that you will | | | | up to fifteen pounds and shut it off. It is that |
| want is fresh garlic, sweet bell peppers, vinegar, | | | | easy, when the cooking process is done wait for |
| and some type of heat. Most people prefer | | | | the cooker to cool off and take the jars out and |
| jalapeño peppers, they are also easily | | | | make sure they have sealed, this is easily done |
| grown in your back yard garden. Just a word of | | | | by pressing on the top of the jar. If you get a jar |
| caution on any type of pepper or chilies, the more | | | | or two that does not seal just place it in your |
| you leave on the inside, the more heat you will | | | | refrigerator and use it within a week or so. There |
| have, so if you want to tone down the heat on | | | | you go it is just that easy. |