Canning Black Beans and Calico Lima Beans

Every time I can something else I say this is it for the season.  Today I canned black beans and calico lima beans.  I got 10 qts of the black beans which I will use in taco soup and Mexican dishes and the 4 pts of  lima beans for a side dish for a meal.  Having the beans canned up makes it so convenient to throw a meal together.   The only thing I hate about canning all day is I can't get outside to do anything.  On canning days I bring my laptop in the kitchen to help pass my down time.  Then if I still have something in the canner when Ron gets home from work I ask him to "baby sit" the canner so I can go out to collect eggs and usually take the laundry off the line.  I have to get outside a couple times a day even if it is just to take a short walk around the property; I call it my checking to see if there is anything new walk.
It was a cool sunny day and a wonderful day for drying the laundry.  I love to watch the clothes blowing on the line and the smell is something you can never get from a fabric softener.

Soaked and precooked black beans then boiling water to 1" head space.

Can you identify this?  This is some dehydrated sweet potatoes that I dried last November.  All I do is put several pieces in a small sauce pan, add water and simmer for about 30 minutes.  I then add a little butter and brown sugar and you have fresh mashed sweet potatoes.   We are having these along with some brisket that has been slowly cooking in the oven since noon.



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