Canning Bell Peppers

     Monday morning I saw Bell Peppers on sale at Cardenas for 3 for $1.00.  Since that is a very good price I bought 20 Bell Peppers (19 lbs).  I looked online to see how to freeze them and I found a great website called http://www.pickyourown.org.  So, after washing my Bell Peppers I cut the tops off each one, popping out the little center of each top so I could use most all of the Bell Pepper.  

     Next, I took the membrane inside the Bell Pepper.  

      I sliced the Bell Peppers, then chopped the sliced into nice little cubes.

     Then I put them in bags & used my vacuum sealer to suck out all the air.  Its hard to see in this picture that there isn't any air in these bags.  By vacuum sealing them they will keep for up to 8 months in my freezer.  They should last me quite a while.
     By the time I was finished I had 14 cups of Bell Peppers.  By storing them in 1 cup portions, I can take out a cup & put it in the fridge.  When I need a some Bell Pepper for our omelets or our Mexican Night or Italian Night I'll have them!
     By the way, http://www.pickyourown.org really is a GREAT website.  They have helped me with canning apples and carrots.  I'll be using them a lot as our Leavitt Lodge Farm gets bigger :) .
     Tomorrow, I'll be canning Salsa since I found big tomatoes on sale for 4 lbs for $1.00.  I'll post a great recipe from an 80 year old friend.

Nancy