Don't be too quick to give them away! Once you check out this collection of recipes, you'll wish you had more (really):

• Cucumber Recipes

More Use-It-Up Recipes:

• Tomato Recipes
• Squash Recipes
• Zucchini Recipes

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It's hard to believe, but we're already about midway through canning season. What have you gotten canned so far?

I've done strawberry jam, blackberry jam and pickles, and I've also frozen dandelion blossoms and tomatoes for future batches of dandelion jelly and tomato sauce.

See how forum members are doing.

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Did you see the article in this week's American Profile about community canneries? It's an interesting read, but it left out something important: a list of cannery locations. After a lot of digging, these are the locations that I came up with:

• Community Cannery Locations

Have you ever used a community cannery? Please share your experience.

Related Reading:

• What You Need to Get Started Canning
• Free Canning Jar Labels

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When's the last time you rolled the coins in your change jar? Not sure? Put it on this week's to do list. Then, get that money into your emergency fund.

Be sure to report back with your change jar total.

Related Reading:

• Why You Need an Emergency Fund
• How to Start an Emergency Fund
• Simple Ways to Get Serious About Saving

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