By Rainy Since Mgeorge3 had access to so many Italian plums her craziness was also passed on to me in the form of about 10 pounds of delicious fruit! Getting produce in large quantities is a great inc… more →
Do it Yourself from Scratchwrote 6 days ago: Have you ever tasted a kumquat? Kumquats are like citrus fruit in reverse: bitter-sour* on the insid … more →
wrote 6 days ago: On Monday WordPress let us know we reached our one year anniversary. This is a really wonderful mome … more →
wrote 1 week ago: We read, we cook, we chat. That is the FSC Book Club. Having successfully cooked our way through the … more →
wrote 1 week ago: Cooked and canned six pints of chicken soup today. The recipe came from the Ball Blue Book. I used l … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: I have been a bit quiet for awhile due to some time needed elsewhere. That made me realize that … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: or “Why I’m Never Canning Stew Again” Oh my, what was a thinking? I found this rec … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: We’ve been busy this week. I’ve been documenting our garden’s growth, but haven … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: I was very surprised today to return from my doctor’s appointment to be met by my FedEx guy in … more →
wrote 4 weeks ago: Are your fruit trees in full bloom? Harvest time might seem a long way off when you’re enjoyin … more →
wrote 1 month ago: I love pickles. I really do. When I was pregnant, I use to eat the small hamburger slices by the bow … more →
wrote 1 month ago: I have to admit, when I made this last week I was really skeptical of how it would turn out. Don … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Hours and hours of sunlight, geese and sand hill cranes flying over, water everywhere from snow melt … more →
wrote 1 month ago: This is not something I would recommend for everyone but I managed to cook up 250 lbs. of gor … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Many moons ago, I cooked up my first batch of apple butter. It was surprisingly simple and tasted b … more →
wrote 1 month ago: One of the neatest things I found via Craigslist this year is a new to me Nesco Dehydrator! The pers … more →
wrote 1 month ago: This is one of my favorite after work dinners. It is quick (once you have canned the salsa and have … more →
wrote 1 month ago: We had 96 amazing answers to our request to tell us about your love for fruit: in jam, as soda syrup … more →
wrote 1 month ago: I have been more quiet the last few weeks while we adjusted to new routines and life style here at h … more →
wrote 1 month ago: I canned jam for the first time this weekend. And after reading horror stories about strawberries, I … more →