Coffee anyone ?

[Baymule]

Coffee is ready. I will be making sweet spicy pickles today. It's my Great Grandmother's recipe, I've been making it since I was in high school. The slices soak in pickling lime water for 24 hours, rinse, soak in vinegar water for 2 hours, then cook in syrup and spices. So I'll be canning today. I got tomatoes that are ripe, but I think I'll put them in the freezer. Pigs go to slaughter August 24, so I'll have to can the tomatoes before then, got something like 8 or 9 one gallon bags. Busy today!

 

[promiseacres]

Thanks Baymule
We picked beans last night, going to get them canned today. Filled 2 5 gallon buckets, hoping for 14 qts. We are supposed to meet friends for a hike this afternoon. We'll see.
Been working Richie in the round pen, good to see him playing around being his silly self again.

 

[Bruce]

It's my Great Grandmother's recipe,

Grandma Wall of the infamous eggnog?

 

[Baymule]

Grandma Wall of the infamous eggnog?

Yes. She was a talented lady. LOL

 

[promiseacres]

Coffee is on.
19 more qts of green beans to go in the pantry. Even snuck over to state park to check out a new picnic area too & took a hike.
Want to get some corn on the cob in the freezer done today.

 

[Mini Horses]

FOG! It's everywhere view1/3 mile or less. Sure slows down traffic. Won't be an issue by the time I get driving. We had a month of dry, hot, hot, hot. Then light rains, then hurricane -- 4" there, Last 3 days it's been 2-5" each day. Wooooweeee.....roller coaster. Now, they predict more named storms than the 21 names assigned. Yep, hang on!

My coffee may be one of the "stables" in my life. Help yourself, it's a fresh pot. Just took those figs from the dehydrator, tasty -- grab some. I'll pick up enough fresh today to fill that dehydrator a time or two. Good season for them -- unlike the garden -- with this weather coaster.

Missed the veggie auction last night, it was pouring rain....like flood time. Didn't go. Just as well, I'm not in the mood for canning this weekend. Need to rest, look at the garden hard, decide what I can plant, start plants, re-till -- once it dries out. No pressure here. Grass growing well.

 

[B&B Happy goats]

Another morning of roosters laughing at me ..they know the rainy weather is on their side.....freezer camp is waiting

 

[Baymule]

Thanks for the coffee. 19 quarts of green beans! Wow, you did good. I canned green beans yesterday, got 11 pints. @promiseacres what kind of green beans are you growing? bush or vine? Mine are Kentucky Wonder and they are hard to find and pick in those massive vines!. I have canned 27 pints total.

Today is clean out the freezer day, I have a 10# package of chicken leg quarters cooking on the stove, plus 2 more pots of assorted chicken parts and bones, all to pick over and can for the dogs. Got 3 quart bags of cubed beef liver that the dogs didn't like, to mix with the chicken when i can it later. I can sneak it past the dogs disguised as chicken. LOL LOL Another canning day. I've got to get the freezers cleaned out, organized and ready for pork! 2 pigs going to slaughter August 24, one is pre-sold. I may try to sell half of ours, I dunno. I'll be canning all day.

 

[Mini Horses]

I'm with you on this B&B. I have 4, eating VERY well, for past month -- due to weather! If this keeps up for another month or so (expect it will!) I'll add 4 more to the "event". Chicken & dumpling fare but, good eating.

 

[promiseacres]

@Baymule
I always grow Blue Lake Bush... I'm up to 26 qts in the pantry and I think 2-3 in the freezer. I expect to have more next week other than the vines the kids stomped...oh well we're getting enough.