If you’re gardening for the first time this year, you may have more of some vegetables than you expected.  What do you do with all those green beans?  One option is to practice that old time summer ritual of canning them in jars, like Grandma or Great Grandma used to.  Does that sound a little scary?  If you’ve never canned anything, or if you haven’t done it in years, you’ll be glad to know Lehman’s has a Beginner’s Home Canning Kit to help you out.

            Lehman’s Beginner’s Home Canning Kit has everything you need to start canning.  As many are discovering, canning is a great way to beat the high food prices by preserving your own fruits and vegetables.  Canning allows you to provide nutritious, delicious food for your family even during the long winter months.  You’ll be pleased with yourself when you open a jar of something you grew yourself or purchased from the local farmer’s market.  Besides, there’s something special in winter about looking at rows of jars with those beautiful yellows, greens, oranges, or reds that remind us of summer.  This year it could possibly make a difference for your family’s survival.

            Lehman’s has made getting started easy by having the right tools and supplies in this kit.  You’ll save money, too, by buying this kit, rather than buying all of these items separately.  Here’s what the Beginner’s Home Canning Kit includes.

• High performance black granny-ware canner with jar rack
• Stainless steel jar funnel for pouring liquids, fruit or jelly into canning jars
• Chrome-plated jar lifter to safely lift jars from hot water
• 12 regular 1-quart Ball® canning jars with lids and bands
• The famous Ball® Blue Book canning guide–one of the most trusted resources, with     complete instructions and dozens of great canning recipes

            Click on the Lehman's logo, then type Canning Kit in their home page search box.  That takes you to a page where a couple of kits are pictured.  Click on the Beginner's Home Canning Kit and order.  Lehman’s also has more canning jars and supplies when you’re ready for them.

            Oh, by the way, if you know someone who’s getting married this summer, one of these kits would make a thoughtful gift for a bride-to-be.

            Happy canning!