August and September are the busiest months for preserving all the garden produce. Every morning you will find me in the kitchen preparing what needs to be either canned or frozen. Sometimes, I will even be dehydrating, it all depends on how much space I have.
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This year's tomatoes were outstanding and I still have a counter full of green tomatoes that I had to pick off the vines this weekend. Once they ripen, I will dehydrate them to make sun-dried tomatoes in basil and oil.
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I canned pizza sauce, marinara sauce, diced tomatoes, and BBQ sauce for the pantry shelf. When I am finished canning for the season I will share how much I processed this year.
The hot peppers were prolific, especially the jalapeno and habaneros.
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There were so many that I had to make a double batch of Habanero jelly. It is wonderful on crackers with cream cheese, sweet and spicy with just the right amount of heat.
The Jalapeno pepper plants kept giving, so much so, that I made "Cowboy Candy" or Jalapeno Jam as many refer it to. I love to use it when I air-fry chicken or pork. It gives it a nice flavor without too much heat, my husband requested that I make some since he always enjoys it.
Our local farmstand still had peaches and before the season ended, I purchased a large basket to make another round of Firey Peach Salsa. It is a family favorite, of course, but there is never enough on the shelf to keep everyone happy. ;-)
There were enough peaches left over so I made a simple syrup to water-bath can them. I will probably use them to make peach cobbler this fall.
Last, but not the least, I had to do another round of corn salsa for the grandkids. Whenever they come to visit they always ask for it for their snack.
I still have veggies in the garden and this next week will be busy once again. Fall is upon us now and most of the plants have been removed. I did plant some beets, chard, spinach, and turnips for a fall harvest. This week I plan on starting a tray of lettuce to grow hydroponically in the greenhouse. It will do nicely now that the days are cooler.
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Wow that's just amazing. The jalapeno candy sounds incredible. I'm a huge fan of chilli anything. Been struggling to get fresh jalapenos atm which is frustrating
Jalapenos are awesome for so many recipes. It's too bad you can't get them. The Cowboy Candy is a great way to use up a plentiful harvest. I planted too many plants so I had a ton of them. I will share photos of them in my next post making poppers out of them.
You've been a busy bee again @sunscape, you're certainly making full use of all your garden produce. Awesome stuff, you're all set for winter!
Yes, I have been a busy bee for sure. The pantry is almost complete and I will be stocked for a year or more. ♥
Bumper harvest keeping the hands busy now, during off season time to relax and enjoy fruits of your labour!
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Indeed! I am almost done canning for the fall. Then I will think about fall cleaning of the gardens and perhaps different rooms in the house. I am a bit behind, lol.
Cleaning, fixing and painting the home is stretching me to my limits, not on Hive as much. Always good to hear others are busy carrying on, getting it done! !LOLZ
Wow! So much vegetables from the garden. The table ran out of space! You did very well filling so many jars of goodies! You’ll never go hungry this winter.
Indeed, kaminchan, I have enough food preserved for a year + I need to grow less next season as that was a lot more harvest than I was expecting, and hard to keep up with. Peace and love to you.
Wow! So much food! I should drop by for a huge meal!🙀😂
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