Travis did the canning, but I helped with the prep work, meals and clan up.
Travis ran out of the pickle brine, so he decided to ferment the rest. He has a big fermentor crock I got him.
Next we're going to have a ton of tomatoes. They're a little slow to turn red this year, but are well on their way. Last year I peels, and took the seeds out of the tomatoes, chopped them up and froze them. Then we canned in the fall a few times when it was cold outside.
Do you do any canning, or do you grow your own food? I'd be lost without Travis. Especially this year I just couldn't be outside with my allergies. About the only thing I do is pick mulberries for 10 minutes each day when I'm at work. I get a small bowl full each day, but there is starting to be less and less of them. I just wash them, cut their stems off and add them to smoothies.
Oh yum! Mulberries are delicious. You can keep the cucumbers, though. 😝
ReplyDeleteWe don't do much canning or vegetable growing here. Usually just tomatoes. My husband says it's too expensive … both in time and money. I do think the best veggies and fruits are the homegrown ones, though. They taste way better than anything you can buy in the store!
wooow...frankly speaking..I haven't done any before! I have been tempted to do so but since we don't really have the produce from our own yard, it feels different :)
ReplyDeleteSounds like you had a successful garden this year. Mine didn't do so good. We got way too much rain in the beginning of the season and I think that really stunted the growth. I don't can my excess, but I remember my mom used to do it all the time when I was growing up. It seems like a lot of work.
ReplyDeleteI would love to have a garden.
ReplyDeleteEven if it was just tomatoes and cucumbers.