Preservation

Much has been happening. So much so, that I have been too busy (or too tired from being too busy) to blog. But I know that you, dear reader, anxiously await my updates, so here we go with one…

This harvest season I have been quite busy.

First, I did peaches. With the help of my friend Heidi, we processed probably around 150 pounds of peaches. Peaches from our little tree, peaches from Jim & Paula & peaches from Cody’s tree at work (pictured on the forklift below).

We had a great set up for doing the peaches, using Cody’s camp chefs (high BTU camp stoves) in the garage. Saved the mess in the kitchen.

We also have a LOT of salsa. We have salsa that Paula helped with, Cody’s salsa (which he roasts the peppers on the grill first) and my salsa.

Because our garden was not quite as productive this year, we were lucky to be able to get a ton of stuff from a friend’s garden. Here’s what we got from him, and some fun pics we took while there.

Then my parents came to our house, and my mom made a bunch of her yummy spaghetti sauce so now I have a bunch of that.

Then came the apples. Lots & lots of apples. We filled this 5 gallon bucket 3 times.

In the end, I decided to line up all the jars down the hallway. So we did, but the line had to turn and come back down the hallway, then had to turn and go back down again. So I think we’re set for now… Until next harvest season.