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Farm Kitchen:  I looked around my kitchen and wondered...  |
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CelticCoyote
True Blue Farmgirl
111 Posts
Heather
Illinois
USA
111 Posts |
 Posted - Aug 18 2005 : 4:02:13 PM
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*drools conspicuously in anticipation*
Y'know, you could feel free to post a picture of yer grapevines, too! I think they're so pretty, all lined up in nice neat rows!  |
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therusticcottage
True Blue Farmgirl
4439 Posts
Kay
Vancouver
WA
USA
4439 Posts |
Posted - Aug 18 2005 : 5:22:18 PM
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Jenny -- I wanna come over for a glass of wine!!!
"If you are lucky enough to have a garden, you are lucky enough!" |
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BlueEggBabe
True Blue Farmgirl
417 Posts
Susan
PA
417 Posts |
Posted - Aug 18 2005 : 5:52:26 PM
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Kay,
You just took the words right outa my mouth.
I 'll bring some fresh goat cheese.
Got crackers??
Sue
"If more of us valued good food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world place."
J.J.R.Tolkien |
Edited by - BlueEggBabe on Aug 18 2005 5:53:17 PM |
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Kim
True Blue Farmgirl
146 Posts
Kim
Pflugerville
Texas
USA
146 Posts |
Posted - Aug 19 2005 : 05:47:26 AM
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Jenny,
You need help picking grapes????
farmgirl@heart
Be at peace with yourself and the rest will follow |
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CelticCoyote
True Blue Farmgirl
111 Posts
Heather
Illinois
USA
111 Posts |
Posted - Aug 19 2005 : 05:57:28 AM
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Ooh ooh, I make a killer Boursin!! I'd bring some of that & some wheat crackers. (Um, assuming I wasn't so bloody far away, I mean. ) Hey, and I can even bring entertainment...dh is in several bands.  |
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MeadowLark
True Blue Farmgirl
2206 Posts
USA
2206 Posts |
Posted - Aug 19 2005 : 09:09:14 AM
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When my humble little vineyard is a true winery and I have a grand opening bash all of my farmgirls sisters are invited! We are putting in living quarters in the barn and you all can crash here! We'll make this a Kansas farmgirl "happening" Celtic Coyote, what kind of bands are husband in? Kim, heck yes! I could always use an extra set of hands! Labor day weekend is usually grape picking time...if the weather holds! It is so hard to gauge the exact point of ripeness of the grapes though.
Being is what it is. Jean Paul Sartre |
Edited by - MeadowLark on Aug 19 2005 09:09:46 AM |
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Kim
True Blue Farmgirl
146 Posts
Kim
Pflugerville
Texas
USA
146 Posts |
Posted - Aug 19 2005 : 09:25:19 AM
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I'll be here Labor Day Weekend. How far are you from Overland Park Kansas??
farmgirl@heart
Be at peace with yourself and the rest will follow |
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MeadowLark
True Blue Farmgirl
2206 Posts
USA
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Posted - Aug 19 2005 : 09:35:27 AM
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I'll email you Kim!
Being is what it is. Jean Paul Sartre |
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CelticCoyote
True Blue Farmgirl
111 Posts
Heather
Illinois
USA
111 Posts |
Posted - Aug 19 2005 : 1:06:13 PM
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Meadowlark, my husband is the drummer in Gold Coast Refuse (www.goldcoastrefuse.com), as well as two as-yet-unnamed bands and his own solo project. Gold Coast Refuse is an alternative country/rock band, and has recently released a cd (feel free to check 'em out on their website...you can listen to several songs for free, and buy the cd if you really like them ). The unnamed bands are actually one & the same, but with different formats...the first incarnation is an electronica thing, with my sweetie's electronic kit, keyboards, guitar, bass, and a really awesome electric violin. The second incarnation is the exact same group of guys as the first, but it's a cheesy cover band. They figure learning a huge bunch of covers is really easy, and it's a fast way to earn some bucks without much effort. They do a lot of 80s & 90s tunes, with some weird ones mixed in (They Might Be Giants, Tom Jones, Devo, 70s funk, etc.). The violin player is barely 18 years old, and absolutely amazing. He also teaches music at the same studio as my husband, and they get along wonderfully, despite the age difference (he's a surprisingly mature kid). The solo project is an electronica/dj/house/ambient/weird thing...he has this electronic kit that he adores, and he writes a ton of dance/club music. It's still in the beginning/writing stages, and he hasn't performed with it yet, but he's getting there.
He's been playing drums for more than twenty years, and teaching for about eight. Music truly is his life, and while I do sometimes wish I had more room in my living room (his kit & gear take up a LOT of space!), I honestly enjoy having it (and him ) around.
Um, sorry about that...I bet you didn't expect an answer *quite* that long. |
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Heather
Farmgirl in Training
10 Posts
Heather
Ontario
Canada
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Posted - Aug 21 2005 : 09:33:08 AM
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My kitchen~I look around my kitchen and see containers filled with tomatoes (DH just brought those in this morning), green and red peppers in an old egg basket, 3 small jars of peach jam on the counter, chili sauce that I'm using in a sauce that I brought up from the cellar, strainers, measuring cups and pots on the stove. I will be making lots of chili sauce this week..mmm! Oh and there are two zuchinnis....I've grated up three of them already and put in the freezer for loaves and muffins this winter. I will cut one of these up for dipping and freeze the other.
I also think our grandma's, aunts and loved ones would be very proud. It's such a comfort knowing that this winter we'll be eating the fruits of our labour. |
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junebug
True Blue Farmgirl
2421 Posts
Sue
West Plains,
Mo.
USA
2421 Posts |
Posted - Aug 21 2005 : 2:04:59 PM
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My kitchen normally looks likes all of you busy canners, but my gas stove went out and we haven't been able to find a decent used one just yet, plus our garden didn't do so well this year with the drought and heat. But I do enjoy hearing about all of yours and this time next year I too will be SO busy canning the harvest, sure do miss it.
I'm not 40 something, I'm 39.95 plus shipping and handling! |
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LadyCrystal
True Blue Farmgirl
593 Posts
Alicia
Rhode Island
USA
593 Posts |
Posted - Aug 21 2005 : 4:17:06 PM
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I am jealous our garden got put in so late because of the cold here that everything is just starting to get ready to be picked.My peas didn't make it and I still haven't gotten a green bean yet.We are just starting to have tomatoes ready.I have everything ready to can but no produce yet.
Alicia
Follow your dreams |
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greyghost
True Blue Farmgirl
650 Posts
Lynn
Summerville
Georgia
USA
650 Posts |
Posted - Aug 22 2005 : 09:16:18 AM
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Alicia, my tomatoes are just starting to ripen too. Got a late start myself.
We'll be canning in October, I'll bet. LOL. |
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countrymamma
True Blue Farmgirl
78 Posts
Rural Manitoba
Canada
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Posted - Aug 22 2005 : 3:22:48 PM
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Over the weekend, I did Bread & Butter pickles, cucumber relish and more applesauce. I also froze some shredded zucchini. It just smelt so good cooking those pickles.
~Carol |
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Photobugs
True Blue Farmgirl
363 Posts
Pamela
Post Falls
Idaho
USA
363 Posts |
Posted - Aug 23 2005 : 10:37:38 AM
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I'm with you gals who got their gardens in late. I only grew tomatoes. Love those tomato and mayo sandwiches. But several of my plants have no tomatoes on them yet...ugh. I guess we need to do some fertalizing next year. I wish I had grown zucchini. When my kids were little we grew so much of it they grew to hate it. I have to admit we put it in everything. But I still enjoy it. It has gotten so spendy at the market...I'll try to remember to get some at the Farmer's Market this weekend.
I actually sold all of my canning jars (60 dozen of them) before I moved to Idaho 14 years ago. First hubby and I had a massive garden in No. California and we literally lived off of the 'putting up' I did every summer for several years. But when I moved I no longer had access to gardening or fruits...so why keep the jars or move them. Plus I was so busy raising four kids by myself...survival took priority. Well, I am now wanting to can again. I have really missed it over the last few years. So I bought a dozen wide mouth quarts sized this passed weekend at a yard sale. Not sure what will go in them, but I'll come up with something. My DH says, "where are you going to put them when you fill them?" I said I did not know. This modern house built 30 years ago has no extra places for such things. We've taken a closet in the house and made it into a pantry, but it is already full of goods.
One day I'll have my dream house that will have a butler's pantry for everything extra...like canned goods, my large canner, pressure cooker, food dehydrator, etc. I want my kitchen to be the biggest room in the house!
Where do you girls put all of this stuff you are putting up?
Pamela
"I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream!" |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - Aug 23 2005 : 11:55:14 AM
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I have a wonderful old cellar with shelves..I love it..in CAlif I had a real problem with storage...all the closets..including the kid's closets had boxes of jars of canned goods. It was nuts. I have had garage shelves in use for that too at another house. It is nice to not have that problem. A Butler's pantry would be so nice....that would be in my dream house also!!
Jenny in Utah
The best things in life arn't things |
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Fabulous Farm Femmes
True Blue Farmgirl
792 Posts
Diane
Lakebay, Tacoma
WA
792 Posts |
Posted - Aug 23 2005 : 8:46:42 PM
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My Mormon girlfriends put their beds up on blocks and stored all their canned goods under there during their apartment years!!
PS the goodwill usually has canning jars for 10 cents each this time of year |
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Julia
True Blue Farmgirl
1949 Posts
Julia
Shelton
WA
USA
1949 Posts |
Posted - Aug 23 2005 : 9:27:23 PM
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At the moment the only sign of canning is the big crock of saurkraut fermenting in the corner and a large pile of zucchinis. Though tomorrow it will be blueberry syrup and Earl Grey Tea jelly. Thursday will be blackberry picking day so friday will be jam day. I love this time if year! Julia
"The gloom of the world is but a shadow; behind it, yet within our reach is joy. Take joy!" Fr.Giovanni |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - Aug 23 2005 : 10:03:38 PM
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I noticed today that my plums are getting ripe so I will be doing plum jelly sometime this week..my girl's favorite.
Jenny in Utah
The best things in life arn't things |
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CityCat
True Blue Farmgirl
198 Posts
Catherine
Toronto
Ontario
Canada
198 Posts |
Posted - Aug 23 2005 : 10:33:50 PM
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Julia, how do you make Earl Grey Tea Jelly? And do you eat it like jam? I LOVE Earl Grey Tea, and you're got me so intrigued!
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Shirley
True Blue Farmgirl
734 Posts
Shirley
Olympia
Wa
USA
734 Posts |
Posted - Aug 24 2005 : 12:36:34 AM
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Julie, earl grey tea sounds to me to ,cause I also love it, Please tell us how to make it. :)
thanks
Shirley in OLy |
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ByHzGrace
True Blue Farmgirl
348 Posts
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Posted - Aug 24 2005 : 04:45:34 AM
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in my kitchen are the green tomato and apple and onion peelings from making 24pts. of green tomato relish waiting for me to walk them to the compost.
Heather
i'm a musician too, appreciate the link to your husband's music. ;) |
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bramble
True Blue Farmgirl
2044 Posts
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Posted - Aug 24 2005 : 05:21:36 AM
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Julia-- Please let us know how you make Earl Grey Tea Jelly! It sounds very interesting! I have just about conquered the peaches and am moving on to relishes again, arrrggghh....too much chopping! What did our Grandmas do without food processors? It is my most used appliance this time of year!
with a happy heart |
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ByHzGrace
True Blue Farmgirl
348 Posts
348 Posts |
Posted - Aug 24 2005 : 05:46:59 AM
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Meditate on the fruits of the harvest? Along with my knife and board I'm the processor.
Does the peach fuzz make you itch? |
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junebug
True Blue Farmgirl
2421 Posts
Sue
West Plains,
Mo.
USA
2421 Posts |
Posted - Aug 24 2005 : 1:03:02 PM
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Check out my article on Tea Jellies at the link below, I'm sure the Earl Gray is made very similar. Just tooting my own horn here!! :)
www.pioneerthinking.com/sn_teajellies.html
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