Gearing up for canning season (Tattler Reusable Canning Lids Giveaway)

Last week we cracked open the last of the canned apricots in honey syrup and spooned them up with whipped cream.

That jar was the end of my fruit preserves from last summer (although there’s still jam to be found) and it got me thinking about the season ahead. I intend to make up for lost time this year, as last summer my pregnancy left me too tired to cook dinner, let alone put up produce. Even though I’m certain this summer is going to be one of the busiest ever, and I’ll have a baby to care for, I’m determined to keep my canning pot occupied.

Local produce hasn’t quite hit the markets yet, but I am getting ready for it. Making sure I have a supply of large and small reusable canning lids from Tattler is an important part of planning for canning.

Tattler Lids provide a cost effective alternative to metal lids, as well as a safe, environmentally friendly product for home food preservation. I’ve been using their lids for over a year now with no complaints and I recommend them to my friends and family. It’s nice to know that the food I am preserving is BPA free.

Hit the jump to read about a few more ways I’m getting ready for the canning season, and a mega giveaway from Tattler Reusable Canning Lids! One winner will take home a giveaway package of 100 regular lids AND 100 wide mouth lids with reusable rubber rings!

Prepping for 2012 Canning Season

Back to Basics. It’s never a bad idea to review canning basics, and with my frazzled postpartum brain, it is essential. If your new to canning or just looking for a refresher, read our Canning 101 primer.

Equipment Check. Don’t be the knumbskull who is all set to jam – only to discover the pectin is past its due date and there’s nary an empty jar in the pantry. Go over everything you will need, toss those old canning lids containing BPA, and order some reusable lids from Tattler. Now you’re set.

Plan to Stay Sane. I mean it. Set realistic goals and check out these 7 Ways to Avoid Burnout During Canning Season. You can thank me come October.

Get a Guidebook. Luckily for us, Marisa of Food in Jars (and Simple Bites contributor) has a cookbook coming out in just a few days and in plenty of time for spring produce. Food in Jars: Preserving in Small Batches Year-Round is available for pre-order on Amazon, so get yours now! Also, be sure to check out Marisa’s book tour page to see if she is coming to a city near you.

Printable Canning Plan: If you like cute printables, Autumn over at Autumn Makes & Does is helping us to get a start on the upcoming preserving season with an adorable printable canning plan. Download it today for free!

Stock up on Tattler lids! They are suitable for all types of home canning and are dishwasher safe. Winning this giveaway could give you enough reusable canning lids for life! Be sure to enter below.

48-Hour Giveaway!

** This giveaway has ended. Congratulations to Tracy of Sugarcrafter, our big winner!**

Today’s special giveaway package includes 100 regular lids AND 100 wide mouth lids with reusable rubber rings from Tattler. That’s a retail value of $142.95!

To enter:

Leave a comment on this post and tell me something on your canning ‘to-do’ list for this year.

Extra entries

For additional entries you can do one or all of the following:

1. Follow @tattlercanning on Twitter, copy and paste following into a tweet:

“I want to win a season’s worth of BPA-free reusable canning lids from @tattlercanning on @simplebites: http://bit.ly/JcBfJg ”

2. Like Tattler Reusable Canning Lids on Facebook.

3. Like Simple Bites on Facebook.

 

For each additional entry, you MUST return to this post and leave a comment telling me you tweeted or Facebooked.

**And finally, only comments left on this original post will be counted as entries, so if you are reading this post via email, please note that you must enter on the blog post itself, NOT by replying to the email. Thank you!**

Giveaway will end on Sunday, April 22 at 12:01 AM. Good luck to all!

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2,241 Comments

  1. I have always helped my grandma and mother with the canning. My first year canning on my own, I have my canner and jars.. But I dont have canning lids yet, and what better way than to start with the best. Thank you for this contest.

    I already “Liked” Tattler Reusable Canning Lids on Facebook. That is how I found out about this contest. The lids are on my wish list.

    I “Liked” Simple Bites on Facebook..

  2. Waiting for strawberrys and rhurbarb in Central Northern Michigan – – then making jam – YUM!!!

  3. I’m eagerly awaiting flats of strawberries from the CSA. I’m determined to make more of the strawberry-rhubarb jam that was so great last summer.

  4. I canned virtually nothing last year due to a move. This treat we will can…everything!

  5. I have a flat of strawberries in the fridge waiting to be crushed and made into jam…can’t wait to start.

  6. I must learn how to make tomato sauce from paste tomatoes and can it. I planted some last year, but we ended up eating them since I only harvested about 12 total tomatoes.

  7. OMGoodness- I really want to try tattler lids! This year my major canning goal is lots and lots of tomato sauce. My other canning goal is to try 2-3 new recipes each year. This year I’m going to try plums and some fermented pickles!

  8. I want to do squash, okra, corn and fig preserves. I would love these year around and they are so expensive in the store…the homegrown version is better anyway because you know exactly what is in there and also get excited about it as you see it grow! Thank You for this opportunity to win a great product!!

  9. I like Tattler on Facebook. Thanks for the link, it never occurred to me that they were on there.

  10. I would love to try these lids. I have only ever used the throw away kind. I am planning on canning so many tomatoes this year that I don’t need to buy ANY at the store.

  11. Canning to-do list this year includes lots of fruit pie fillings! I already “like” Tattler Lids on FB, I “liked” Simple Bites on FB and I’m now following tattler canning on Twitter and I sent out the tweet shown above…Please enter me to win. I need more Tattler lids!!! :o)

  12. I did all 3 above and now here is my comment! I really really want to win these! I plan on doing a lot of canning this year. I have planted a garden and have been reading up on canning! I sure hope I get the hang of it! I’m a newbie!

  13. Would love to have the Tattler lids for my canning! I have jams, anaheim peppers, salsa and tomatoes and #1 to finish on my to do list this year!
    Thanks

  14. I plan to can anything that grows in my garden; and or anything I can get my hands on. With 6 Children it takes a lot to feed them for the year. I love all the fruit we can get here in Colorado and the wonderful tomatoes, peppers, potatoes, etc. Happy canning everyone. By the way I could really use those lids! 🙂

  15. I’d like to start making my own chutneys and savory fruit spreads. I had a spicy cranberry one last year that I want to replicate, but spring fruits are first up.

  16. I want to make more Jam and preserves. I usually freeze my fresh veggies and I do use my Food saver alot. But, I like making my own salsa and sauces for Italian dishes so I can them.

  17. On my to do list? Can! I tried it many years ago, but I stunk at it. I’m a better cook now, so maybe I can make it work.

  18. I started pressure canning last year. Love it and can’t wait to try new meals this year.

  19. I would love to win this contest. I haven’t canned very much recently but am looking to get back in to it. Especially now since I have access to a great source of organic fruits and veggies.

  20. My mother-in-law, sis-in-law and I are all thinking of doing a big canning weekend this year – if it works out, it’ll be the first time I’ve canned anything myself 🙂

  21. I just Tweeted. I even signed up for Twitter just for this! Never Tweeted before in my life! LOL!

  22. I am having my Husband BBQ some pork shoulder for pulled pork then can the meat for easy sandwiches!!

  23. I grew up with pickled beets but have never made them. We opened a jar of my mother-in-law’s at Easter and my kids went crazy for them. I’ve had to plan extra space in the garden for beets so that we can put some of our own up this year.

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