factory girl

our annual salsa factory opened for the season on saturday. after buying 200 pounds of produce from eastern market, we came home to can several varieties of salsa and some spaghetti sauce just for fun.

what does 200 pounds of produce consist of, you ask?
-2.5 bushels of tomatoes
-50 pounds of onions
-1 bushel of peppers (serrano, thai, banana, habanero, etc.)
-1 case of jalapenoes
-3 cantaloop (flip fantasia)
-3 lemons
and 1 ginger root

cost? $71.50
yield?
-30 quarts of salsa (and counting)
-8 quarts of pasta sauce

we'll finish canning this weekend, so if you'd like a lesson, please contact us soon~