See post 5856 above, for information on finding food to can.
Maybe not for long, though, if times get tough.<<<
I think that the rice shortage, last spring woke up a lot of folks, they came out in droves, wanting to learn how to survive and get by on just a little.
I am glad you can can, have you tried making your own dehydrated foods?
That also works well and is easy to store.
One year, I did what felt like a ton of squash and it works fine to throw into a pot of soup, lasted for several years.
You have earned the right to feel proud.
I’ve tried dehydrating stuff but it wasn’t worth the effort what with the canner and freezer. Our climate isn’t always so dry so dehydrated stuff needs to be well packaged in airtight containers. (I use canning jars for that sort of thing as well.)
When I find nuts or spices on sale somewhere, I put them in canning jars in the freezer.
The canning jars provide a completely air tight seal. The nuts and spices keep very well between the cold and seal, and they keep a long time because the oils don’t go rancid.
Since it’s airtight, freezer burn or an off taste from the freezer is never an issue.