Easy Homemade Pickles and Salsa and a Ball® FreshTECH Automatic Home Canning System Review-- plus a Giveaway! Recipe

Photo source: Jarden Home Brands

I'm both delighted, and thankful, to have an ongoing relationship with the wonderful people at Jarden Home Brands. This company brings us Ball Brand Canning products, and I confess that I am a regular customer at the Fresh Preserving Website.

I became hooked on canning during the summer of 2009. I bought Jarden Home Brand's book, "The Ball Blue Book to Preserving" . This book has become my "go to" when looking for canning recipe inspiration. and for clear instructions. The first homemade jam I made was Classic Strawberry. Since then, I've made a variety of jams and jellies and I have not bought commercially made jams ever since!

Last year, Jarden Home Brands sent me a Ball®…