Canning Rhubarb

I am so proud of myself, I canned rhubarb yesterday!  I have canned in the past but it has always scared me you hear stories about families dying from eating food that had not been cooked properly.  So I would always try the food first before letting my family try it.  But my mom canned for years and her mom canned and we always ate good and enjoyed the wonderful bounty that mom worked so hard to lay aside.  If you have not watched the videos called "Homesteading for Beginners" This lady has inspired me to be brave and start canning... She cans everything and it is so much fun to watch her make a quick meal for her family with everything she has canned. I would encourage get these videos.  I bought mine off amazon.com but you can also get them from Homestead Drying Racks - Homestead Store There is also a lot of other helpful hints and ideas on this site.
I picked my rhubarb yesterday morning and got back to the house and cleaned it but did not have any idea on how to can it.  So after sometime spent on Google I was able to find instructions on how to can my rhubarb and some very yummy recipes to follow.  Sense this was my first batch I decided to use the recipe that I found at Sense of Home Kitchen  The recipe looked simple and that is what I needed for my first time.  Rhubarb calls for lots of sugar and we are trying to get away from that so again I went back to Google and found this wonderful site that converted the use of sugar to other products such as honey, Agave, Stevia and Splenda.Canning with Sweetners Other then Sugar Canning with Sweetenrs Other then Sugar and Canning Homemade.  I decided to use the Agave Nectar.  After cooking the rhubarb down and adding the cinnamon I had to test it out before I put it in the jars to can.  Mmmmm I have never had cinnamon in my rhubarb before and it was good the Agave worked great.  I went to bed last night listening to the pop, pop of the lids on my first of the season garden produce.  I smiled to myself thinking about how much my family will enjoy the fruits of my labor this winter.