I am so obsessed with Mason Jars! I just LOVE them! I always want to think of things to do with them! But, of course, my favorite thing to do with them is bottle some of the harvest from our garden!
So, on my birthday, September 17, I decided to tackle some tomatoes! We had so many! We have given a lot to neighbors and friends, and already had a round of bottled tomatoes, but still had tomatoes galore! There really is nothing like garden tomatoes for a nice spaghetti sauce in the winter, or stew! So, I decided I better get a few more tomatoes bottled!
Two of my favorites...Mason jars and home grown tomatoes!
It's quite a process, and I usually have to clear a whole day for it, but it sure is nice in the winter to go out in the garage and grab some of our garden fresh bottled food! Thank goodness for good old salt and lemon juice! Two things that are always on hand during bottling!
And the finished product! I was talking to a friend about how yummy home bottled food is, and we both said, "And it is just so pretty on the shelf!" So true! The perfect decoration! It's the Mason jars...they are just so great! :)
We also had a TON of peppers too!!! We had some yummy chile rellenos and stuffed peppers! We also had jalepenos in lots of our food, to spice it up! I need to get better at figuring out how to preserve them, so I can use them all year round too! SO GOOD! We had some delicious sweet peppers too, that we just picked and ate! They are just so pretty too, with all the different colors! We did have a few hot peppers mistaken for sweet! So, Ray and Roo both had the experience of feeling the fire! :) LOTS of HONEY and MILK and BANANAS to put out the fire!
This was a yummy stir fry we made with some garden peppers! It was so fresh and delicious! Just that light yummy flavor of summer! :)
I LOVE the fall! I love when the summer cools down a little and leaves change to brilliant colors! And one of my favorite things is harvesting some of what we planted! I would one day like to be brilliant at it! I have noticed it is a live and learn hobby! Each year I conquer a little more, and try something new! It is also a messy hobby, and doesn't wait for my schedule! We were too busy when the peaches were ready, so I just had to freeze them! And when I feel I am too tired to do it...I remember how yummy it is in the winter months! Then I usually can get enough motivation! I would LOVE to get to where my grandma and Steve's grandma were...where every meal they could go and grab a bottle of veggies to go with the meal! Cheers to HARVEST TIME! and HARVEST BLESSINGS to all! Welcome fall!
I am so obsessed with Mason Jars! I just LOVE them! I always want to think of things to do with them! But, of course, my favorite thing to do with them is bottle some of the harvest from our garden!
So, on my birthday, September 17, I decided to tackle some tomatoes! We had so many! We have given a lot to neighbors and friends, and already had a round of bottled tomatoes, but still had tomatoes galore! There really is nothing like garden tomatoes for a nice spaghetti sauce in the winter, or stew! So, I decided I better get a few more tomatoes bottled!
Two of my favorites...Mason jars and home grown tomatoes!
It's quite a process, and I usually have to clear a whole day for it, but it sure is nice in the winter to go out in the garage and grab some of our garden fresh bottled food! Thank goodness for good old salt and lemon juice! Two things that are always on hand during bottling!
And the finished product! I was talking to a friend about how yummy home bottled food is, and we both said, "And it is just so pretty on the shelf!" So true! The perfect decoration! It's the Mason jars...they are just so great! :)
We also had a TON of peppers too!!! We had some yummy chile rellenos and stuffed peppers! We also had jalepenos in lots of our food, to spice it up! I need to get better at figuring out how to preserve them, so I can use them all year round too! SO GOOD! We had some delicious sweet peppers too, that we just picked and ate! They are just so pretty too, with all the different colors! We did have a few hot peppers mistaken for sweet! So, Ray and Roo both had the experience of feeling the fire! :) LOTS of HONEY and MILK and BANANAS to put out the fire!
This was a yummy stir fry we made with some garden peppers! It was so fresh and delicious! Just that light yummy flavor of summer! :)
I LOVE the fall! I love when the summer cools down a little and leaves change to brilliant colors! And one of my favorite things is harvesting some of what we planted! I would one day like to be brilliant at it! I have noticed it is a live and learn hobby! Each year I conquer a little more, and try something new! It is also a messy hobby, and doesn't wait for my schedule! We were too busy when the peaches were ready, so I just had to freeze them! And when I feel I am too tired to do it...I remember how yummy it is in the winter months! Then I usually can get enough motivation! I would LOVE to get to where my grandma and Steve's grandma were...where every meal they could go and grab a bottle of veggies to go with the meal! Cheers to HARVEST TIME! and HARVEST BLESSINGS to all! Welcome fall!
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