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sjmjgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
566 Posts
Stephanie
Mt. Vernon
Iowa
USA
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 Posted - Aug 16 2013 : 3:34:02 PM
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Canning! These came from a friend of ours and we'll be picking more in the next couple of days. I can't believe the size of them, given the wacky weather we've had this summer! The top pic is a 5 gallon bucket full (plus one pepper!)! Some of them are the size of grapefruits! Everybody else I've talked to says their gardens haven't done much of anything this year. I know mine sure hasn't! Felling pretty lucky cause I thought maybe there wouldn't be any canning this year! 
Farmgirl Sister # 3810
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
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Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
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danyel
True Blue Farmgirl
349 Posts
Danyel
Robertsdale
PA
USA
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Posted - Aug 16 2013 : 5:37:41 PM
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Have fun, I know you will enjoy them so much this winter, I think that makes all the work worth while. So, what are you doing with them? juice, soup,?
Danyel
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LadyInRed
True Blue Farmgirl
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PeggyAnn
Vancouver
WA
USA
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Posted - Aug 16 2013 : 11:43:59 PM
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Yummy...a lot of work but so worth the results come winter time.
Hugs,
Peggy
Farmgirl #1326
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mscountrygirl
True Blue Farmgirl
552 Posts
Michelle
Lucedale
Mississippi
USA
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Posted - Aug 17 2013 : 05:33:07 AM
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My tomato's did little to nothing this year. They looked nice but that was all. Would love to be canning tomato's this weekend. I have been working on pears this week. If you have a dehydrator try some tomato's...so yummy.
It all comes back to the ground!
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Calicogirl
True Blue Farmgirl
5216 Posts
Sharon
Bruce Crossing
Michigan
USA
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Posted - Aug 17 2013 : 07:21:45 AM
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I have one almost red tomato :(
Have a great time canning! I bet your home will smell wonderful!
Farmgirl Sister #5392
By His Grace, For His Glory
~Sharon
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sjmjgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
566 Posts
Stephanie
Mt. Vernon
Iowa
USA
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Posted - Aug 17 2013 : 08:02:15 AM
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quote:
Originally posted by danyel
Have fun, I know you will enjoy them so much this winter, I think that makes all the work worth while. So, what are you doing with them? juice, soup,?
Danyel
Farmgirl sister 4202
I'll be making spaghetti sauce primarily today since that it what we use the most around here. The next batch I'll probably do regular tomato sauce and stewed tomatoes, maybe some salsa. We do have a dehydrator, but it's been a couple of years since I've used it, not sure if it still works. I may have to get it out and give it a try!
Farmgirl Sister # 3810
Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
- Dalai Lama
April is Autism Awareness month. Autism affects 1 in 88 children (1 in 54 boys, including my son). Go to http://www.autismspeaks.org/ to learn more and help Light It Up Blue on April 2nd!
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lovinRchickens
True Blue Farmgirl
3442 Posts
Kelly
Pipe Creek
Texas
USA
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Posted - Aug 17 2013 : 10:58:49 AM
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Stephanie,
Look so yummy, you have definitely been Blessed. My garden just has not done much this year, no canning for me for sure. Enough to eat now but none really to preserve for later. I am seeding out now for fall crops. Hoping for a better fall garden. I have been adding minerals back into my soil so I hope it helps. Have fun canning and making yummy sauce for the winter soups and meals to come.
Farmgirl #5111
Blessings
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rough start farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
3331 Posts
marianne
The Beautiful Pacific NW
Washington State
USA
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Posted - Aug 17 2013 : 5:05:06 PM
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Stephanie, Those are gorgeous. I was just thinking of getting my dehydrator out tomorrow, too. It was a good tomato year for us.
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