Taking Stock: The basement's storage pantry is filling up with my home canning goods. While I must admit, canning foods seemed a mystery to me, it's really not that hard to do ... just a bit time consuming. but come winter and early spring, we will have a feast from this summer's treats.

My kitchen 'laboratory' has produced:

• green beans
• pickled dilly beans
• sweet zucchini relish
• bread and butter zucchini pickles
• spicy red salsa