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Post by teresathom1 on Jul 19, 2020 19:22:01 GMT -6
Froze more gooseberries probably the last. Baked zucchini bread for the freezer. Cut up green onions for the dehydrator. Washed and put up the canned potatoes. Tomorrow is another day. I have never dehydrated green onions, I usually just chop them and freeze them in a small container. Is there a reason you dehydrate? I dehydrated a big batch of white onions and it recommended I do it outside and then do potatoes or something savory afterwards so that it did not put an onion-y to taste in like fruit or something. I did dehydrated potato hashbrowns and that actually worked really well and I was very pleased.
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Post by teresathom1 on Jul 19, 2020 20:46:06 GMT -6
Day 2 New potatoes and Green Onions. Next the last of the pickled beets so I can replant those boxes. Then green beans! Summer is indeed here I have a few jars of regular pickled beets, but came across a recipe today that used orange peels and bing cherries in each jar, and what looked like the regular cinnamon/clove brine. I might have to try a half batch!
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Post by momof6 on Jul 19, 2020 21:16:42 GMT -6
Froze more gooseberries probably the last. Baked zucchini bread for the freezer. Cut up green onions for the dehydrator. Washed and put up the canned potatoes. Tomorrow is another day. I have never dehydrated green onions, I usually just chop them and freeze them in a small container. Is there a reason you dehydrate? I dehydrated a big batch of white onions and it recommended I do it outside and then do potatoes or something savory afterwards so that it did not put an onion-y to taste in like fruit or something. I did dehydrated potato hashbrowns and that actually worked really well and I was very pleased. I flash freeze my green onions, then put them in an empty water bottle and freeze. Easy to shake out what you need to add to omelets or whatever your cooking.
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Post by DirtDiva Admin on Jul 20, 2020 5:15:03 GMT -6
Froze more gooseberries probably the last. Baked zucchini bread for the freezer. Cut up green onions for the dehydrator. Washed and put up the canned potatoes. Tomorrow is another day. I have never dehydrated green onions, I usually just chop them and freeze them in a small container. Is there a reason you dehydrate? I dehydrated a big batch of white onions and it recommended I do it outside and then do potatoes or something savory afterwards so that it did not put an onion-y to taste in like fruit or something. I did dehydrated potato hashbrowns and that actually worked really well and I was very pleased. I also freeze green onions but also like to dehydrate some also. They take up less room and I store them in Mylar and put in buckets.
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Post by DirtDiva Admin on Jul 20, 2020 5:15:45 GMT -6
Day 2 New potatoes and Green Onions. Next the last of the pickled beets so I can replant those boxes. Then green beans! Summer is indeed here I have a few jars of regular pickled beets, but came across a recipe today that used orange peels and bing cherries in each jar, and what looked like the regular cinnamon/clove brine. I might have to try a half batch! That does sound really good
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Post by DirtDiva Admin on Jul 20, 2020 5:16:31 GMT -6
I have never dehydrated green onions, I usually just chop them and freeze them in a small container. Is there a reason you dehydrate? I dehydrated a big batch of white onions and it recommended I do it outside and then do potatoes or something savory afterwards so that it did not put an onion-y to taste in like fruit or something. I did dehydrated potato hashbrowns and that actually worked really well and I was very pleased. I also freeze green onions but also like to dehydrate some also. They take up less room and I store them in Mylar and put in buckets. Another great idea.
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Post by cherylt on Jul 20, 2020 6:04:31 GMT -6
Yesterday I canned 25 pints of purple hull peas. More to can today.
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Post by Fern on Jul 20, 2020 7:51:01 GMT -6
Yesterday I canned 25 pints of purple hull peas. More to can today. We had to replant our purple hull peas 4 times this year. In years past they have been one of our hardiest plants. This is definitely a very strange growing season. I picked the first 4 pods of peas yesterday....
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Post by ebcsmom on Jul 20, 2020 11:57:59 GMT -6
I am working on black beans, onions, and corn today! We can our black beans, freeze our onions, and freeze our corn. I have had to replant things this year as well. My cucumbers and squash have done horribly! I even have two squash plants that bloomed twice then never set another bloom. Twenty years of gardening and this has got to be the strangest year I have had. I am so thankful for any harvest I get!
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Post by DirtDiva Admin on Jul 21, 2020 9:00:26 GMT -6
I am working on black beans, onions, and corn today! We can our black beans, freeze our onions, and freeze our corn. I have had to replant things this year as well. My cucumbers and squash have done horribly! I even have two squash plants that bloomed twice then never set another bloom. Twenty years of gardening and this has got to be the strangest year I have had. I am so thankful for any harvest I get! Mine has been a strange one as well. I prefer my corn frozen as well. My squash have also struggled.
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Post by DirtDiva Admin on Jul 21, 2020 9:00:56 GMT -6
I have green beans in the canner.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2020 11:07:37 GMT -6
Yesterday I canned 25 pints of purple hull peas. More to can today. We had to replant all our field peas. We had a stinkbug invasion. Ruined the whole crop. Hubby plowed all that under and replanted the whole field plus added more to make up for the first crop we lost. We try to succession plant the peas every year. I hope to can at least 100 quarts. I canned 86 quarts last year and ran out before spring planting. Hubby said he has another patch ready plus the ones mentioned above. I want to plant cream peas there. Our family loves peas, especially the little grand kids.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2020 11:24:26 GMT -6
Yesterday I canned 14 quarts of Bartlett summer pears in a very light syrup. These are the pears a man gave my husband at the antique shop. I also canned 14 quarts of Southern Dessert Spiced Peaches. We have these as dessert with a dollop of ice cream or whipped cream. Yummy!! I'm taking break from canning for today. I am arranging the canning pantry and rotating the older jars to the front, plus removing rings, washing and labeling all the recent jars that have been canned.
Tomorrow I must start canning the ripe tomato relish my sons are clamoring for. The pantry is empty of that particular relish as the whole family eats it on peas, pinto beans, hamburgers, hot-dogs, whatever. It is a favorite.
I also have some red potatoes to can in a day or two. Hubby noticed fire ants have burrowed holes into some of them. I guess they are searching for water since it has been dry the past two weeks. Not all of the potatoes are affected, but the ones that are will have to be peeled, cubed, and canned asap. Hubby hasn't finished digging them yet. He is racing against the clock so to speak due to the tropical storm coming into southern Texas this next weekend. As soon as I finish labeling all my jars and arranging the canning pantry, I will join him in getting the potatoes sorted with the good ones going into storage and the iffy ones coming to the house to be canned.
Besides all the canning, we have had 3 of the younger grand kids since last week. They went home on Monday.
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Post by DirtDiva Admin on Jul 23, 2020 20:57:01 GMT -6
We grow purple hull peas every year and can also. They are a staple in our home and I use them for cover crops sometimes too.
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Post by cherylt on Jul 24, 2020 13:29:48 GMT -6
I ended up with 41 pints of peas. I’m glad they are done. I don’t have anything going today, but the past two days I have canned pizza sauce and 6 pints of carrots.
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