tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309722443288951322.post7651085419005996146..comments2024-01-10T10:42:35.978-05:00Comments on SweetPotatoClaire: the last big canamandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09481345314712596782noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309722443288951322.post-34890777959252732672015-10-18T21:34:58.094-04:002015-10-18T21:34:58.094-04:00oh I love pickled okra! and yes- the subtle remind...oh I love pickled okra! and yes- the subtle reminder to ourselves about the grocery stores and whatnot...... there was a point where I could have kept getting more and more tomatoes from the farm I was working at but I just didn't want to can any more tomatoes! <br /><br />balance, balance. the ever elusive balance....amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09481345314712596782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309722443288951322.post-41156297678630425022015-10-18T11:54:49.001-04:002015-10-18T11:54:49.001-04:00mmmm.... yum. i am closing up the canning shop thi...mmmm.... yum. i am closing up the canning shop this year. i could still do more apples. i could get more from other sources and we still have one tree with some really small hard to pick ones. i don't know what it is about this year, but i'm done. i feel really overwhelmed with "stuff", i think i just stretched myself too thin with obligations this year. anyway, it felt good to remind myself of the same thing that i could purchase applesauce or apple juice if need be. then i breathed a nice big sigh and closed up the canning kitchen. pickled okra.... must try that some day.jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09603715564588824506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309722443288951322.post-74754193686001721302015-10-08T11:08:19.850-04:002015-10-08T11:08:19.850-04:00Yes I do! inspired by my friend Lisa. I use her re...Yes I do! inspired by my friend Lisa. I use her recipe, which you can find in this post: http://www.littlecoffeebeans.com/blog/2012/08/pickled-chiles.html?cid=6a0148c82c74a7970c017c31945033970b#comment-6a0148c82c74a7970c017c31945033970b<br /><br />enjoy!amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09481345314712596782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309722443288951322.post-75800965902109550372015-10-08T10:21:11.312-04:002015-10-08T10:21:11.312-04:00Do you pickle your hot peppers? My husband was a ...Do you pickle your hot peppers? My husband was a little overzealous with 24(!) hot pepper plants this year. After 10 different kinds of hot sauce, we are running out of ideas!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04779299302205751889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309722443288951322.post-85520289331119677852015-10-07T22:51:37.879-04:002015-10-07T22:51:37.879-04:00thank you, we will!thank you, we will!amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09481345314712596782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309722443288951322.post-88540766838877909562015-10-07T22:51:17.358-04:002015-10-07T22:51:17.358-04:00that sounds like a lot of tomatoes!!! and freezing...that sounds like a lot of tomatoes!!! and freezing sounds like a great option. enjoy!amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09481345314712596782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309722443288951322.post-2458508926339460792015-10-07T19:22:13.300-04:002015-10-07T19:22:13.300-04:00I bet they taste just as good as they look. Enjoy....I bet they taste just as good as they look. Enjoy.Place Under The Pinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06716448507060486535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309722443288951322.post-1304576128875979432015-10-07T14:46:30.011-04:002015-10-07T14:46:30.011-04:00I'm trying to hold out on the tomatoes. I froz...I'm trying to hold out on the tomatoes. I froze way more than I canned so in all there some 92 pounds of tomatoes. That won't last this Italian family until January but I'll try...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11754877585279239499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309722443288951322.post-50078433823366855152015-10-07T12:03:19.091-04:002015-10-07T12:03:19.091-04:00many thanks, though do know it doesn't all com...many thanks, though do know it doesn't all come from our own tiny backyard! the peppers and beans and many others, yes, but those beets and the okra were mostly from the farm I worked at a bit, with just a very small amount of those from our yard. and this year almost all the tomatoes we canned came from the farm as ours did terribly. <br /><br />but still, thank you. this is by far the biggest year for preserving food for us so far, and we had quite a time with it!amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09481345314712596782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309722443288951322.post-83508361234154099022015-10-07T11:52:10.658-04:002015-10-07T11:52:10.658-04:00I am in awe of you productivity, I seem to do less...I am in awe of you productivity, I seem to do less and less each year. Your beetroot certainly looks good.mamasmercantilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011278973985658118noreply@blogger.com