We grilled burgers and had a pickle party to taste all 3 different pickles I canned. We also have Fridge Pickles in the fridge. We all know what those taste like, so we popped the tops of 3 cans. Although, I did tell the family the pickles should really sit for a week, so the spices can do their work. we opened them anyway.
Sunday, July 24, 2011
View From My Porch
.................this is living life - taking time to see the early morning dew drip, while sipping hot coffee on the porch.
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Phew! More Cucumbers
Well, I don't have a photo, but I canned another 8 quarts of 3-day pickles this morning.
Yesterday I picked another 27 cucumbers and will be gifting those to others for now.
Yesterday I picked 2 pounds of broccoli, blanched and froze that too.
These are all previous, and very hot (in the 100's) canning days. I took the beet juice and used it to dye some material. It's not the color I was looking for, so I may try tea-bags next, along with canned blueberry juice.
The kids hand cranked the ice cream on one of our hottest days - 102°, heat index up to 115°. They were sweating, but really enjoyed the ice cream. Delicious!
As you can see, we are back to up and running with a new computer tower, and a bit poorer in the pocket book.
Yesterday I picked another 27 cucumbers and will be gifting those to others for now.
Yesterday I picked 2 pounds of broccoli, blanched and froze that too.
The kids hand cranked the ice cream on one of our hottest days - 102°, heat index up to 115°. They were sweating, but really enjoyed the ice cream. Delicious!
As you can see, we are back to up and running with a new computer tower, and a bit poorer in the pocket book.
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Garden Surprised Us Again ~ Long Canning Day
Yesterday I canned another batch of Queen Anne's Lace Jelly. I kept looking out and seeing it all over, so it blessed us again. I really didn't have much to can from the garden, but today was another story.
I picked over 50 cucumbers this morning, along with a Kohlrabi and a bowl of green beans. I also cut 2 zucchini. After I prepared cucumbers, that later made 8 pints of Bread and Butter pickles, I dug up many beets. Those will make Spiced Pickled Beets, and then I get to cut up more cucumbers to try yet another pickle recipe. And after all of that, I am roasting the remaining picked beets with onion and rosemary for dinner.
Very early this morning, I had already prepared my soaked navy beans for homemade baked beans using locally made sorghum. I will either have to cook up my green beans for another side, or blanch and freeze them too. We are going to be trying our 2 types of canned relishes on hormel hot dogs at dinner also.
And in between all of that, I heated ingredients for homemade ice cream, which we will be hand churning later tonight. It is 100° here today, but the heat index feels like 110°. The ice cream will be a nice treat.
I had to send my daughter to the store for 2 bags of ice. I've had to chip ice 3-4 times a day. We give it to the chickens to keep them from dying of heat exhaustion. When our watermelon is in, I'll treat them to that also. The goats were treated with chipped ice today and they gobbled it up.
I picked over 50 cucumbers this morning, along with a Kohlrabi and a bowl of green beans. I also cut 2 zucchini. After I prepared cucumbers, that later made 8 pints of Bread and Butter pickles, I dug up many beets. Those will make Spiced Pickled Beets, and then I get to cut up more cucumbers to try yet another pickle recipe. And after all of that, I am roasting the remaining picked beets with onion and rosemary for dinner.
Very early this morning, I had already prepared my soaked navy beans for homemade baked beans using locally made sorghum. I will either have to cook up my green beans for another side, or blanch and freeze them too. We are going to be trying our 2 types of canned relishes on hormel hot dogs at dinner also.
And in between all of that, I heated ingredients for homemade ice cream, which we will be hand churning later tonight. It is 100° here today, but the heat index feels like 110°. The ice cream will be a nice treat.
I had to send my daughter to the store for 2 bags of ice. I've had to chip ice 3-4 times a day. We give it to the chickens to keep them from dying of heat exhaustion. When our watermelon is in, I'll treat them to that also. The goats were treated with chipped ice today and they gobbled it up.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Computer Crashed
I am not sure when I will be back in full swing. Our computer has gone to computer heaven. I am able to use computers at the library, but not upload photos.
Monday, July 18, 2011
Creative Uses For An Abundance of Canned Relish
1. Add to Potato Salad
2. Add to Egg Salad
3. Add to Tuna Salad
4. Add to Chicken Salad
5. Mix into mashed rutabega/potatoes/turnips
6. Side dish for meats
7. Mix into cream cheese or sour cream for dips or spreads
8. Mix with mayonnaise to make Tartar Sauce
9. Mix into various ingredients for homemade salad dressing
10. Of course enjoy on hot dogs and burgers (or mix them into your meat to make burgers)
11. Mix into cooked beans
12. Mix into cooked rice, spanish rice or other rice dishes
13.Take some camping and add to foil packets with meat or other vegetables.
14.Use it to flavor meat marinades or glazes
15.How about adding them to soups or lettuce salads?
Got any more ideas to share?
2. Add to Egg Salad
3. Add to Tuna Salad
4. Add to Chicken Salad
5. Mix into mashed rutabega/potatoes/turnips
6. Side dish for meats
7. Mix into cream cheese or sour cream for dips or spreads
8. Mix with mayonnaise to make Tartar Sauce
9. Mix into various ingredients for homemade salad dressing
10. Of course enjoy on hot dogs and burgers (or mix them into your meat to make burgers)
11. Mix into cooked beans
12. Mix into cooked rice, spanish rice or other rice dishes
13.Take some camping and add to foil packets with meat or other vegetables.
14.Use it to flavor meat marinades or glazes
15.How about adding them to soups or lettuce salads?
Got any more ideas to share?
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Garden Cooking
I canned 8 pints of Easy Dill Pickles today. I also had 3 medium sized zucchini and a bunch more cucumbers.
We made a recipe from Mother Earth News Web site, and it was delicious.
Quinoa - Zucchini Cakes with Summer Herbs
And with a few of my larger cucumbers, I made a cold salad:
Greek Pasta Salad
The salad was okay, but lacked something. I think I may use fresh minced garlic vs. garlic salt. There just seemed to be something missing in the taste, but otherwise good.
We made a recipe from Mother Earth News Web site, and it was delicious.
Quinoa - Zucchini Cakes with Summer Herbs
And with a few of my larger cucumbers, I made a cold salad:
Greek Pasta Salad
The salad was okay, but lacked something. I think I may use fresh minced garlic vs. garlic salt. There just seemed to be something missing in the taste, but otherwise good.
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