Shelby

Getting ready for our hunter friend.....I'm out of practice. Dragging up fall decorations from the basement. Felt the need to sit down and post here. Yes. I'm avoiding work lol. @shainYour zuke fritters are beautiful. I might need to make those this coming week. Fried fish with okra that's coming out of my ears Made another fig crostata --or galette....what is the difference...I dunno. Dove season started on the first. Not many doves around. Ronnie and Scout managed to get six. Roasted in the CSO I'm loving having shishito peppers in the garden. I'll probably never be able to grow them again--I'm pepper challenged, but really enjoying them while I can.

Wow. I knew there was a shortage but I didn't know the rest. Makes sense. I saw some off brand lids and jars at the store the other day but I was too skeptical to buy any.

Yes, not sealing. My first batch this year did great. All six sealed perfectly. The next batches had at least two fail. SO frustrating. And yes. Just tomatoes.

So sorry! I didn't see this until this morning. No specific reason except for it seems to keep the kitchen cooler and it's faster--25 mins vs. 45 mins in the water bath. I've since switched back to the water bath method. Too many failures using the pressure canner. I do great with green beans ....I don't know why my tomatoes fail at times.

Do you think they are not as meaty due to the longer shipping time and getting older or they just aren't as good this year

Both great ideas. I need to branch out and I would like some tomato paste. These tomatoes are very very juicy though. I'll do some research.

And to think I was upset earlier this summer when a storm uprooted about twenty of our plants. I am so happy that happened. 🤣

I'm eyeing the vodka as we speak. I need all the rooting you can give. It just quit pouring rain. I've already had my shower and need to get busy on todays tomatoes. I sent Ronnie to the garden to pick......I'm scared to see what he comes in with lol.

I've been lax about taking pictures. This was last weeks Imperfect. Tomatillos! Yesterdays box had a couple ears of corn that I was skeptical about, but it was good. Oh and Concord grapes. My favorite grapes.

@Kim ShookThe Silver Queen that I used to grow had the smaller kernels like you remember. Over the last few years I've switched to Nirvana--much bigger, juicier kernels. @Norm MatthewsI need to make some more of that China Coast dressing that you do. We loved it. It's still dark here at almost seven in the morning--it poured rain all night. The garden is going to be a slog. Debating on waiting until this afternoon to pick, but then it will be hot. I'm rambling. I want an iced coffee but I don't feel like making it lol. Dinners have been wedged in-between canning and cooking up tomatoes. Venison chili over zoodles with shishito peppers Every meal has a big plate of tomatoes on the side Turkey sandwiches Chicken strips Pepperoni pizza--basil from my plant on the porch Ronnie grilled beef steaks last night. Corn was pretty good--from Imperfect Foods.

Excellent year for tomatoes. I have them stacked everywhere lol. These pictures are from two days ago. I can't unload the baskets until I do my daily amount of canning. So, I've been doing six or seven quarts of just plain tomatoes every day and about every other day I've made spaghetti sauce and pizza sauce and frozen that. Thank goodness for wine. That helps lol.

Thank you Shai!!!! Enjoyed every bit of it.

Wow!!! You guys get the best vacations. I , too, am green, but I can't be too green since you take us with you!

Beautiful!!!

My bank account does not thank you, but I do ;). Just ordered from Amazon.

No....it will be a while before I'm all done with tomatoes--my counters are piled high 😀. I do a batch at least every other day. AND the barstool is back intact and my lid no longer has a seat in it lol.

That's the main thing stopping me. I have a lot on my plate right now. I know I can buy them already roasted and peeled but the fresh are sooooooo good.

I know, right! You should have seen my face when I went to put the lid back on my pot.

Pressure canned tomatoes yesterday. I laid the still warmish lid on top of one of my barstools. Apparently it was a perfect storm of the screw being loose and the lid being warm enough. Sucked the top of the stool right up. I can't get it out. Ronnie will have to do some surgery. I may be reduced to a total of 3 stools lol. Sigh. This would only happen to me.

@robirdstxI LOVE porcupine meatballs and yours look perfect. I haven't made them in a zillion years. I WANT. Ribs with scalloped potatoes, stewed okra and tomatoes and squash

I usually order those, too. I told my husband I was going to skip this year because I still have a couple packs in the freezer....but I am really wanting some fresh ones....

I still have pickles that I crocked and then canned to decided to just do some quickles.

Happy Anniversary @Ann_T! Lovely celebration dinner. Had to clean out the basement freezer. The most hated chore that I have. Especially when I let the ice build up to where it looks like and iceberg. Apart from a whole chicken sliding off the second shelf and pummeling my foot --which has turned it lovely shades of blue and purple--it mostly went well and I'm glad it's done. Found some fish that needed to be eaten. Hot Italian sausage with sauce and pasta Smoked turkey sandwiches FIVE fries, ya'll.

That's too bad about the peaches. GA used to have excellent ones. Maybe it was a bad year....

Emu egg separator.