What is a Friend?

Any idea what it takes to process 8 cases of tomatoes for canning?

True friends.

And sturdy shoes.

Am still worn out, brain not functioning.  Body barely functioning.  And it's not over yet. 

For a variety of reasons, we didn't put in a garden this year, so i am putting up produce purchased locally.  We use a lot of tomatoes here, and my goal is to not buy any commercially canned tomatoes this year (or again, for that matter.)  One of the local produce growers calls when he has canning tomatoes--the ugly ones that don't sell but are perfectly good food.  There have been quite a lot of them this year because we haven't had any rain.  Two days ago he made me an offer i couldn't refuse, so i rallied the troops and we spent a day slip skinning, packing and processing tomatoes.  There are still a couple of gallons worth that i have in the crock pots right now for pizza sauce, and some waiting to be turned into salsa, but most of it is done.

They say that a friend will help you move, and a good friend will help you hide a body.  I say a true friend will help you can tomatoes.

I have a WHOLE BUNCH of true friends.

Thanks, guys, i luvs ya!!