Re: Lazy weekend

Cyndi, you should send Bonnie the canning info I couldn't find for her plums! I haven't canned jam for 20 years.
Judy B
----- Original Message ----- From: "Johnson Cyndi D Civ 95 CG/SCSRT" <cyndi.johnson@edwards.af.mil>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Monday, July 24, 2006 7:57 AM
Subject: RE: [CHAT] Lazy weekend


All of those! I can tomato sauce, salsa, whole tomatoes, various other
tomato products, green beans, pickles of various veggies, and then there's
the jams & jellies; I dry tomatoes and make fruit leather; I freeze corn
(when we grow it), peas, peppers, and melon. Keeping onions is a problem
though, they don't preserve well. We're talking about buying a cheap fridge
to keep in the garage.
This year I've only managed 3 batches of jam. But I wanted to cut back,
after all. I deliberately didn't do many green beans, and the tomatoes are
not doing all that well (too hot too early) - so while I will have enough to
make a few jars of this n' that, I don't have 90 pounds of anything to deal
with.

Cyndi

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
Of james singer
Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2006 12:31 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Lazy weekend

Question, Cyndi--

How do you preserve your garden's bounty--can, freeze, dehydrate?

On Jul 23, 2006, at 3:18 PM, Johnson Cyndi D Civ 95 CG/SCSRT wrote:

Temperature is in the hundreds again for the weekend and I am, as they
say, not doing jack. I picked zucchini, okra, and tomatoes yesterday
morning, pulled a couple weeds, and that was it. Today I went out just
to see what was up and something bit me on the thigh - probably an
ant, since I was sitting on the ground in a shady spot. My whole thigh
hurts like anything, I ended up taking an antihistamine hoping it
would help. You'd think I'd know better than to sit outside wearing
shorts, but apparently not.
I decided not to go hiking yesterday morning and my friend called last
night hoping I'd go today. Don't think so, I said and then she
admitted it was over 90 when they went yesterday morning at 6 am. She
has this enormous Alaskan malamute and I told her it was insane to
take him into the hills in this kind of heat. I think she actually
listened.
A thunderstorm moved in yesterday afternoon and muttered at us for an
hour or so, but no rain. At least the temps dropped into the high 90s
while the cloud cover was there. Maybe we'll get it again today, but
so far it's clear.
I have a lot of preserving to get done for my fair entries but I just
can't bring myself to get into the kitchen. Gaah. I may have to take a
couple days off to get it done, my time window is shrinking rather
dramatically.
So in the end I'm managing only to read a few books and check the
computer.
I feel like the wicked witch..."I'm melting! I'm melting!". I LIKE the
heat, but this is excessive.

Cyndi

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Maximum 100 F [38 C]

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