Life before 2008 10 Jul 2007 07:40 pm
micro-farmstead stuff
I’m not sure if it’s going to work in the toaster oven but I am MISSING baking bread. So I’m giving it a shot with a buttery loaf of white.
Seed Saving for the first time! These beans have been my neighbor’s family for two generations or longer…they are fantastic climbers. One of these days I’m going to blog about my awesome neighbor.
Rows of blackberry apple jelly, made twice. The first time it didn’t gel so I opened all the cans, reboiled with more pectin and recanned. It still doesn’t look gelled…the recipe said it can take up to two weeks for some jellys to gel….and if not, we have blackberry apple syrup!
You, dear mint, shall soon be juleped. And then jellied. And then dried into a tea…for those who like that sort of thing.
And if you do not ripen soon, thou shalt be fried green and sprinkled with feta, for lo, I am hungry and can not wait for garden fresh tomatoes too much longer….
Oregano, I say to you always: in a week’s time you shall hang from my kitchen window in a cluster, to be dried and stored for winter days needing a taste of summertime lasange. Tis a good fate for you, oh bountious herb.
Now go forth and multiply that my pies shall be full…
You grow in my garden likewise….ah, but could you slow down, just a wee bit dear babe?
on 11 Jul 2007 at 8:06 am 1.SmallWorld said …
I think this is my favorite post of yours EVER!!
on 11 Jul 2007 at 8:35 am 2.bannergranny said …
This was a great post…loved the commentary…..your produce looks sooooo beautiful!
on 11 Jul 2007 at 8:46 am 3.gina said …
Loved this!
on 11 Jul 2007 at 11:42 am 4.Sarah said …
I gotta know how the bread turned out! Update please.
on 11 Jul 2007 at 2:35 pm 5.Tia said …
bread update on my photo blog today :-). project365.sixredheads.com
on 11 Jul 2007 at 3:51 pm 6.Cheap Like Me said …
Ooh, I loved this too. Summer bounty is luscious …
on 11 Jul 2007 at 5:56 pm 7.Mimi said …
Looks so yummy! Enjoy God’s great bounty!
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