Fall Harvest

[StrawberryFields]

Since moving back home with my family I am getting re-acquainted with my friends. I was talking to one of my oldest and dearest friends last night who is saying she is praying that our home doesn't sell. lol She was also catching me up on the things from the neighborhood from the past year or so. The thing that stuck in my head the most is that she said that she had bottled 92 pints of pickles! Then said that she had also been doing peaches and would be doing tomatoes soon. I was trying to remember when the last time I did something like that. I think it was before my mom passed away most likely 5 years ago. I figured that if she was doing it I should be doing it.

Are any of you harvesting your crops?

Do you actually eat the things you bottle?

[Alaskagain]

Are any of you harvesting your crops?

Do you actually eat the things you bottle?

LOL, YES,we actually eat what we preserve! Unfortunately, we haven't done this for a couple of years (more than a couple, um 4?) My tomato plants are still growing, but have yet to produce (mainly due to neglect during the dry spell) but looks like I may yet get a green pepper or two. I just had a small container garden this year, and not very successful at it.

There have been things distracting us from maintaining our food storage during this same time period, and I sure wonder if this is part of the evil forces working at us -- we continue to pull from the front part of the supply (oldest) while not adding replacements to the back of the shelf. NOT the way to stay prepared. I need to pay more attention! Thanks for reminding me. :)

My absolute favorite canning project - black raspberry jam. Yum yum.

[Marsha]

Oh my. Canning? I do it every year or two, this is the year. I am canning stewed tomatoes and peaches - so far. I do at least 100 quarts of tomatoes when I can. Nothing like home processed food! And it is easy. Try it SF, it can get addicting!

[Brother Dorsey]

Since moving back home with my family I am getting re-acquainted with my friends. I was talking to one of my oldest and dearest friends last night who is saying she is praying that our home doesn't sell. lol She was also catching me up on the things from the neighborhood from the past year or so. The thing that stuck in my head the most is that she said that she had bottled 92 pints of pickles! Then said that she had also been doing peaches and would be doing tomatoes soon. I was trying to remember when the last time I did something like that. I think it was before my mom passed away most likely 5 years ago. I figured that if she was doing it I should be doing it.

Are any of you harvesting your crops?

Do you actually eat the things you bottle?

Oh My Goodness....absolutely! This year so far the wife and I have put up 60+ quarts each of green beans, tomatoes and pickles along with a dozen quarts of salsa....she's done 40+ quarts of peaches and is in the process of putting up pears which should yeild 30+quarts. This is in addition to the numerous quarts of strawberry, blueberry, raspberry, apricot and blackberry jams sh'e put up. The corn is about ready to be harvested and we should get 60 to 70 ears which will yeild a couple dozen quarts of corn. We haven't even started on the eggplant, zuccini, squashes or peppers yet. We will be ready to make applesauce in a few weeks too! Growing our own has really helped our food storage and it's nice to have the fresh fruit in the winter time. Plus it fun to give away to the missionaries!

[Palerider]

We don't do home canning....what we do is take advantage of the Cannery in St Louis. We try to ge there a few times a year and do dry pack canning. I also know there is nothing like home canning.

[prisonchaplain]

I'm wondering if homemade kimchi counts?

[pushka]

I ain't doing the work myself, but I sure would appreciate a crate or two of those pickles!!! :)

[prisonchaplain]

I'm a bit confused. The chinese cabbage in kimchee is pickled--were you asking me to send you some, Pushka?

[pushka]

Hmmm...not too sure about pickled cabbage, tho it might be good to try out...I'm more interested in pickled onions, cauliflower and courgettes :)

[pam]

I'm wondering if homemade kimchi counts?

EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW I can't get past the smell.

[StrawberryFields]

Last night my hubby and son went to the U of U game... they lost, and my daughter had a date which allowed me time to spend with this friend of mine whose husband has traveled to the Artic Circle. We went to a wonderful place here called Gardeners Village. (Ladies if you come to Utah you must go there;) ). When she came to pick me up she brought some of the largest most beautiful peaches I have ever seen in a Victoria Secret Pink Stripped Bags. She also presented me with some of her bottled pickles. We went off for our outing and I was again inspired to fix up my daughters room as we went through the little old homes from the area which they have turned into quaint shops. http://www.gardnervillage.com/

I am grateful to have good friends and the fall harvest.

We all should eat more veggies... http://lifestyle.msn.com/foodandentertaini...1&GT1=10417

[prisonchaplain]

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I'm wondering if homemade kimchi counts?

EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW I can't get past the smell.

Too bad. I understand the fragrance is going to permeate the Celestial Kingdom.

[Palerider]

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I'm wondering if homemade kimchi counts?

EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW I can't get past the smell.

Too bad. I understand the fragrance is going to permeate the Celestial Kingdom.

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......that was a good one PC

[pam]

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I'm wondering if homemade kimchi counts?

EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW I can't get past the smell.

Too bad. I understand the fragrance is going to permeate the Celestial Kingdom.

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......that was a good one PC

Then I'm not going.

[Annabelli]

EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW What will you do to keep yourself out of the Celestial Kingdom?

[pam]

EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW What will you do to keep yourself out of the Celestial Kingdom?

Avoid in any way possible the smell of kimchi.

[Annabelli]

Good! I thought that you was going to make a big stink of yourself and sin.

[prisonchaplain]

When she said what she said about God's miracle salad...she did make a stink and sin. :-)

[shanstress70]

I'm wondering if homemade kimchi counts?

I just tried Korean food (including kimchi) for the first time on Friday. I really liked it and can't believe I waited so long. I had boolgok for my entree.

[onyx]

Since moving back home with my family I am getting re-acquainted with my friends. I was talking to one of my oldest and dearest friends last night who is saying she is praying that our home doesn't sell. lol She was also catching me up on the things from the neighborhood from the past year or so. The thing that stuck in my head the most is that she said that she had bottled 92 pints of pickles! Then said that she had also been doing peaches and would be doing tomatoes soon. I was trying to remember when the last time I did something like that. I think it was before my mom passed away most likely 5 years ago. I figured that if she was doing it I should be doing it.

Are any of you harvesting your crops?

Do you actually eat the things you bottle?

We are currently harvesting our little Bok Choy, Lettuce and Snow Pea crop.

Very delicious in fresh salads.

I have never tried bottling...but would like to in the future.

[Annabelli]

I have read articles about home canning and preserving over the years especially in the Yankee Magazine. It always seems complicated. Then there are the pioneering articles. Soap making looks really hard. Then there is always finding products and the availability of things.

This year, I was really prompted to learn home canning. When a friend told me that she was canning, I asked her if I could come over and see how it is done. She grows a few plants like tomatoes and peppers.

Her canning is not about mass production. She just cans the tomatoes as they come off the vines. That day she canned two quarts of tomatoes.

She is someone who is generous in sharing knowledge. She went from removing the tomato skins to the hot water bath. Of course we enjoy visiting, sharing our family stories, etc. and time just flew by. Well, it is not hard to can tomatoes.

She puts a lot of art into her canning. She showed me through her food storage and it was very pretty; like a fall harvest.

[StrawberryFields]

I Love this time of year! My windows are open and I can feel Fall in the air. I think I will go have one of my friends homemade pickles.... She told me that she still had some cucumbers left and she would give them to me for pickles... I will think on that. :)

[Canuck Mormon]

I hope that we get a fall season this year. Last year went from a late summer to winter in about 1 week. I love walking through the leaves in the park, or heading up to the mountains and having a small campfire.

[shanstress70]

I LOVE fall too. Today is a gorgeous day at 85 degrees... that's a nice welcome from the 96 - 105 that it's been for the last few months. I actually stood outside after lunch without dying from heat exhaustion!

With our drought though, I'm afraid we won't have much of a leaf season. The trees are so stressed that they will probably go straight to brown before falling off.