tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442120849666486527.post1524825225102399471..comments2024-03-21T03:36:43.180-04:00Comments on Safely Gathered In: Summer YieldsHannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05238065316512454176noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442120849666486527.post-79995243026666110092010-09-21T21:17:16.618-04:002010-09-21T21:17:16.618-04:00We put up a bushel each of purple hull peas and sl...We put up a bushel each of purple hull peas and sliced peaches, 7 jars of corn cut off the cob, only 3 jars of english peas, 7 jars of black raspberry jam and 6 of peach butter. Now I have pears from the neighbor's tree. I like to can them in a light syrup with some candied ginger. Oh, and a batch of salsa, although we've already eaten most of it.Amy McPherson Sirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14871650332057191653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442120849666486527.post-61988876595983129242010-09-21T16:30:30.919-04:002010-09-21T16:30:30.919-04:00Oh, I don't miss the morning sickness! LOL N...Oh, I don't miss the morning sickness! LOL Now I have daughters and daughters-in-law with that complaint!<br />Peppers of just about any sort do well in hot conditions, and usually get really productive toward the end of the season.<br />Melt some red Hots candies and add a splash of marachino cherry juice to those pears and the kids will eat them up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442120849666486527.post-36032859560770499182010-09-16T19:11:57.943-04:002010-09-16T19:11:57.943-04:00Our garden was slow to start and about half as pro...Our garden was slow to start and about half as productive as last year. Pizza/pasta sauce, tomato/mango salsa, plain salsa, peach/tomato salsa, and diced tomatoes with chiles that I use when I make chili. Can you tell we like salsa? Bread & butter pickles, peaches, dried apricots, Dried zucchini. Dried apples, Still lots of apples to can and sauce. Never-ending but so happy to have the food.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442120849666486527.post-47501884433592845702010-09-16T15:14:35.647-04:002010-09-16T15:14:35.647-04:00Our garden was growing fine... until "morning...Our garden was growing fine... until "morning sickeness" turned my stomach on it. We still managed to freeze a couple gallons of zucchini, some peppers, corn, and can some tomatoes, salsa, and jalepenos, and of course the obligitory pickles. All from our garden. Canning tomatoes i managed to land in the ER for stitches on my hand though... so i'll try to not repeat that next year. <br /><br />Canned peaches from a local grower, and a a friend brought me a sac of apples that will be turned into applesauce in the next week or so. Overall, with kids ages 1,2 and 3 at home, and another one on the way, i'd say it's been a pretty productive summer. <br /><br />Hmm. Thanks for making me think about it. Guess i'm ok for another nap and $5 pizza for dinner. :-)The leaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15749624857078781794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-442120849666486527.post-81804192005085466672010-09-16T14:04:02.713-04:002010-09-16T14:04:02.713-04:00Our garden was a complete bust. But, I have been ...Our garden was a complete bust. But, I have been gifted plenty of tomatoes by a first-time-farmer, freshly retired aunt. Love her! Have "sun" dried tomatoes, tomato paste, tomato quarters, tomato sauce. Dehydrated green, red, and yellow bell peppers. Dehydrated plenty of summer squash. <br /><br />Next up: Green beans and carrots for stews and pot pies through the winter. If the baby doesn't come first, we'll get to go apple and pear picking at the local orchard for sauce.Amihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13591892092552882787noreply@blogger.com