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Post by meemo on Jun 8, 2010 8:20:22 GMT -5
I finished breaking a 5 gal bucket of green beans late last night. I'm goin to can them. I'm goin to can the plum juice to make jelly later. I want several jars of plum cordial to make fruit tea too.
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Post by weg on Jun 8, 2010 8:56:53 GMT -5
Peggy what is plum cordial?
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Post by Granny Smith on Jun 8, 2010 9:51:13 GMT -5
Sweet! I like folks who don't want to fool with doing things from scratch. That's how I get a lot of good deals on stuff. I got a small Excalibur for $6. When I got my big one, I gave the little one to my daughter.
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Post by meemo on Jun 8, 2010 9:55:40 GMT -5
Its a drink. Non-alcoholic drink. Its in the book Anne of Green Gables. Marilla told Anne that she and Diana could have it. Anne got the wrong bottle and gave her wine instead. It made her tipsy and got Anne in a lot of trouble. I make it by the recipe in the Anne of Green Gables Cookbook my aunt gave me. 3 cups of fruit, Ive used blackberry, wild plum, strawberry, grape 1 1/4 cups sugar 6 cups boiling water 3 fresh lemons Put the fruit in a pan with the sugar. Cook over med heat, stirring until the sugar is dissolved. Use a potato masher and smash the fruit thoroughly. Pour thru a strainer, extract all the juice. I line the strainer with a piece of muslin so I can gather it up and squeeze all the juice out. Squeeze all the juice of 2 lemons, strain it and add to the fruit mixture. Add the 6 cups of boiling water and stir. Let it cool, bottle and chill in the fridge. For preserving put the hot cordial into canning jars and process in a water bath for 10 minutes. You can drink it like it is in small stemmed glasses or do what I do. Add it to a pitcher of iced tea to make wonderful fruit tea. Its good in hot tea too.
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Post by Granny Smith on Jun 8, 2010 11:23:56 GMT -5
I'll bet it would be good to add seltzer to it, too - homemade fruit pop.
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Post by eyeofthestorm on Jun 8, 2010 11:53:38 GMT -5
Today: 6 jars apricot preserves (4 oz jars) and I harvested @ 50 bulbs of garlic (does that count as putting up? I'm planning to braid it...with this harvest, eventually, I'll probably dry & powder it).
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Post by Granny Smith on Jun 8, 2010 12:19:34 GMT -5
Sure the garlic counts as putting up! If it isn't growing, and you're not eating it, you're putting it up. Fifty heads is a good harvest!
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Post by eyeofthestorm on Jun 8, 2010 13:31:54 GMT -5
Okay, so apparently I planted all, or almost all, hardneck garlic and it's not a cooperative about being braided (as in, it's not going to happen). So I found this page: www.garlicfarm.ca/storing-garlic.htmand they have this one, too: www.garlicfarm.ca/garlic-drying.htmLast year's crop sprouted before I was finished with it. I think the BnB gets so cold, and I had it in the kitchen, so then it would get warm when I'd cook...must be spring, right? Anyway, it's good to have the drying option.
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Post by Valerie on Jun 9, 2010 10:28:26 GMT -5
Peggy, thanks for the cordial recipe. My blackberries are just coming in, and this will be something good to do with them!
I never did put the bell peppers in the dehydrator the other night, but there in right now! Some I picked green and a couple I let turn red. They're very good. I've never actually grown them before, at least not to the point of actually harvesting!
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Post by michelle on Jun 9, 2010 12:50:45 GMT -5
Granny -
I have no clue if I have chickweed growing wild here or not. I'm not sure what it looks like. And, since Jim sprays our yard, I don't know that I would want to use it.
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Post by Granny Smith on Jun 9, 2010 13:58:52 GMT -5
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Post by meemo on Jun 12, 2010 7:40:37 GMT -5
I have to finish peach pie filling and more plums. Proabably some time today there will be more green beans. I had to stop yesterday and clean my kitchen. It was such a mess I couldnt find a place to work. I really miss having paul to help around here. Its getting harder and harder to do all this myself. I'm certainly not complaining.
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Post by logfires on Jun 12, 2010 10:24:05 GMT -5
I'm going to pit, dehydrate and freeze cherries today. got a lot of baking to do also. Made cinnamon rolls without yeast, just baking powder a week ago. From start to finish, it just took an hour It was a big hit with the boys. These rolls will become a staple in our household. Need to grate cheese and freeze. Toying with the idea of making up a pot of Boston Baked Beans and canning them. Searched high and low for reasonably priced navy beans and could only find them for a whopping 1.59 a pound
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Post by meemo on Jun 12, 2010 11:38:28 GMT -5
Please post the recipe for the cinnamon rolls and the baked beans. I know what you mean about the price of dried beans. Its unreal how much they have gone up. Replacing what I have stored is costing me 3 times what I originally paid. Cheap food aint cheap no more.
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Post by logfires on Jun 13, 2010 8:23:15 GMT -5
Meemo, when I was growing up, mother served beans with everything. Beans over waffles, beans over rice, over eggs. I told myself when I grew up, beans would never be on the menu! Turns out I love beans, they are (were) cheap and good for you. I think they are just as versatile as potatos or rice. Posted the No Yeast Rolls on the Share A Recipe Forum. Still drying cherries Baked three loaves of Oatmeal bread, did not get to the baked beans yet.
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