Canning for Winter??

[Hallihunter]

What do you can?

My buddies and i always fish tuna in the fall. When there is none to be caught i'll buy flash frozen whole albacore, 2.50/lb. 50lbs lasts us for a year or so.
We can it with chipolte, pickled jalopenos, rosemary&oil, you name it, home canned tuna is the sh@t!

Tomatillos: chile verde, gazpacho
Tomatoes: salsa, pasta sauce, whole, paste, juice
Peppers: pickled, pepperchinies
Cucumbers: pickles
Green beans: pickled
Carrots: pickled
Pumpkins: save for feed for livestock
Apples: sauce, pie filling, sliced
Onions: with the tuna, carrots, tomatoes
Berries: jam, pie filling
Pomegranates: jam
Avocados: haven't figured it out:)

[OddOne]

Mostly tomato type stuff. Salsa, spaghetti sauce, cherry tomato conserve and this year hot pepper rings. We just use whatever is ripe in the garden and see how it comes out. Every batch is different. Like a box of chocolates:)

[Worsted Skeins]

You may be interested in another thread, Preserving the Harvest:

http://forum.mrmoneymustache.com/throw-down-the-gauntlet/preserving-the-harvest/

[Trudie]

I got tired of the hot work of canning a few years ago and started freezing.  This works best for me.

[Tieke]

For canning (or bottling, as we call it), I mostly do peaches and apricots, because these are waaaaay better than shop-bought ones.  Last summer I also did brandied peaches. 

I tend to freeze more as I'm always short of time.  That list is along the lines of:
- tomatoes and tomato-based sauces etc.
- avocadoes (they lose some of their firmness and colour, but still great for smoothies etc. and actually ok-ish for eating)
- squash (I usually roast it first, then freeze it).  Also squash or pumpkin puree (made from the goo at the middle of a roasted pumpkin)
- any random sauces or dips that will use up leftover fruit or cucumber, eg. raita, berry coulis etc
- ready meals - although courgettes don't freeze well on their own, courgette risotto freezes just fine!  Also soups, stews etc from whatever glut I've had in the garden.  And vege fritters, eg. roast pumpkin and chickpea fritters, or courgette.

I like all your pickling options Hallihunter, I should do more of that!