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Thanks everybody...I have the two batches in the stockpots and as soon as I get my four loaves of French bread raising, will start canning. It sure looks and smells yummy. I have grated and dried some of my zucchini and also froze some. I just replanted and will see what I get. I paid $5.62 for 8 small, wilted zucchini's...Not doing that again. I thought about keeping the frozen zucchini, with the meat juice in it, but.... I also used the dried onion. I bought carrots for the marinara sauce, but just threw a little brown sugar in this sauce. My chicks are getting sick and we have lots of school work to do....OK...I am lazy! Necie...I am so stupid...I will look those recipes up for you and tell you where they are. If you can't find them, I'll just copy them for you....I don't know how to do the thing, where it would just appear right before your eyes. Why Oh Why, did I let this child go to college at 16...BOOHOO! Just kidding! He gets to come home tomorrow...He just hasn't adequately prepared me for the real world...He keeps trying though...HEEHEE!!! I'm still stuck on trying to post pictures.....Be glad I don't have this down! I do finally know how to use the camera...Kind of!

Hi HSmom! I am getting ready to can two big batches of your sauce. I sliced the mushrooms, guess they will be OK. Have you ever used fresh onion in this sauce? I froze the zucchini a while ago, although "You know who", once again left a freezer open and some meat juice dripped into one container, so I threw that batch out. I'll just run to the store and buy a few more squash. I'm also going to do more of Darlene's marinara sauce and CAT's spaghetti sauce. Thanks everybody! You are great friends!

I have some of those Ball Salsa Mixes, that I bought at Walmart for a quarter and so many Romas...Thought I'd give the mixes a try. If I add peppers, onions, garlic, herbs and pressure can the stuff for 30 mins. Would that be ok? The mix calls for adding 14 cups of tomatoes and 1 cup cider vnegar, but no other veggies and WB for 35 minutes. Should I cut the vinegar in half?

HI HSmom! I really want to make this recipe! Would the bright yellow zucchini work, as well as he green? I would think they might even have more vitamins, since they are so yellow. I have lots of both! Is this sauce sweeet? Mine like theirs a bit sweet. Could I add a little sugar, without messing it up? I have been canning eggplant pasta sauce. Mine love it and my oldest daughter pours it over stuffed shells and says it is really good. Darlene mentioned that eggplant doesn't hold up well to canning, and gets soft, so I haven't posted the recipe. However, I guess since it is a sauce it doesn't matter. I never expected it to stay firm, but maybe others wouldn't like it. It kind of cooks up, like tomatoes do, actually a little firmer. I have been canning lots of spaghetti sauce, with meat...So far 61 quarts...Thanks for that recipe CAT! I have picked 350lbs. of Romas and the plants are still going strong. Today it will be Darlene's marinara sauce and salsa!