As you know if you’ve been
reading this blog, I love to can almost anything. I create my own recipes for vegetable beef
soup, chili with meat, spaghetti sauce with meat, roast beef, chicken, pork
tenderloin (what I like to call “Mountain Folk’s steak), sausage links &
patties, any kind of dried beans and bean soup, vegetables, apple pie filling, etc. The canning process, especially pressure
canning, can work minor miracles on soups and meats. For instance, you might can a batch of soup
or meat in the summer then open it up a few months later and heat it for 15
minutes in a pan and it’ll taste like you’ve been slaving over a hot stove for
hours.
This is my idea of great “fast
food”. I wish I could teach all the
young working mothers out there how to can.
I believe it would make for a much better world if we all gave our
children food that was prepared with love and that was actually good for their
little bodies. The preservatives and artificial
colorings that go into mass-produced foods these days is really quite shocking
and who knows what the long-term effects are on our population. Read the labels if you don’t believe me. Most of the stuff is unpronounceable so who
knows what’s actually in it. I’ll jump
off my soap box now.
The one thing that I do not
like to make is the one thing that Charming just loves…salsa! Maybe it’s because I’m not fond of spicy
foods or maybe it’s just because I don’t like salsa. Whatever the case, I do not see any need for
going to the trouble of making it from scratch when a company called Mrs. Wages
can throw the spices together for me.
Since Charming can eat a pint of the stuff at a time, I make a lot of it
each year. He thinks it’s the greatest
so I’ll let Mrs. Wages have all the glory on this one.
I recently checked out the
website for Mrs. Wages products (mrswages.com) and found that they are all
gluten-free! It’s hard enough to find
gluten-free products that you don’t have to order over the internet and don’t
cost an arm and a leg, so this was a refreshing surprise. Not that the products being gluten-free will
make me want to eat the salsa, but they have many other canning products that
might be helpful to other people who are sensitive to gluten.
These products would also be
a great short-cut for those who work outside the home and still want to provide
good food for their families. The salsa
mix usually costs around $3.00 at Walmart and makes 5 pints. It comes in mild, medium, and hot
versions. The Mrs. Wages website is
currently offering a “Buy 3 Get 1 Free” coupon.
Just type the following into your internet web browser and it should
take you straight to the coupon.
Or you can do a search by
typing “Buy 3 Get 1 Free” in the Search field on their website. While you’re on the website, check out their
recipes, products, and other helpful canning suggestions. Be aware that, since they’re seasonal
products, Mrs. Wages mixes tend to disappear quickly in the grocery store. For this reason I always buy enough salsa
mixes early in the spring before they disappear.
Although I believe that home
made is always best, Mrs. Wages products are a good starting point for anyone
wanting a quick-start into the world of preserving your own food. After you catch the “canning bug”, then you
can go on to experiment with your own recipes.
I always say that there’s nothing more satisfying than a home cooked
meal that was made a year ago!
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| Salsa made with Mrs. Wages Salsa Mix (& coupon printed from mrswages.com website) |
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