>>>Need help on pickling by the signs...<<<
Oh boy - Eagle50AE, you stumped me on that one...
Moon signs have always been a mystery to me...
Waxing, Waning, dark, light, first quarter, third quarter, and all the other moon terminology all run together in my mind... I do get the dark of the moon and the full moon, along with Blue Moon, and Harvest Moon, but aside from those, it always seemed too complex to spend the time to figure out and fully understand... Engineer in me keeps wanting to know WHY & HOW?
I do think there is something to it, as I can remember in the late ‘40s when my father was managing the building of the Sears warehouse in Cuba, They were waiting for the shelving to be sawn. The sawyer said that if he sawed it then, it would warp like crazy and he needed to wait for 2 more weeks so the sign would be right and it would dry straight... My father told him to saw half of it now - and the other half in two weeks, and not to worry, they would take it all...
Well he followed that lumber and the sawyer was right... Dad said it dried ‘crooked as a dog’s hind leg’. So, moon signs must work...
I do know that Grandpa Loomis always insisted on planting all root crops when the moon was dark and in the lower half of the body. (I think that was right - too many years ago...) And he insisted that weeding during another sign, said it kept them from growing back. He kept his almanac hanging in his garden shed - had a string through one of the holes they usually have punched in them and hung it on a nail right by the door.
Maybe my crop successes were dumb luck and I hit the right sign - but I don’t know if I did...
I tried Google and found several books for sale about it, but none of those good freebies...
Sorry. (Please note: I have refrained from any puns - twas hard, but I did it with a straight face - And that is REALLY HARD for me... LOL)
HELP Granny! - did you can and pickle by moon signs?
After hubby sold his heating business and started devoting his time to his true love-”farming”- one of his projects involved restoring run down acreage and getting it producing again. Another government handout as big government would pay the farmers a set amount per acre for every acre reclaimed. Anyhow, hubby believed that alders should be plowed at a certain time of the moon or they would come back. I still believe those alders and other brush will come back whenever you plow them. We stubbornly hold on to our beliefs and still argue over it.
HELP Granny! - did you can and pickle by moon signs?<<<
I do not know.
I am a novice at following the moon signs, but have read about how they affect the plants and it makes sense, in that if you want below the ground level roots and fruits, it is planted in the dark, so they are dark/underground longer.
This link has a search engine on the site:
http://www.almanac.com/astrology/index.php
Used search:
http://www.almanac.com/search/index.php?q=canning
The Best Days for Certain Activities
by Celeste Longacre
Here is an astrological timetable, based on the Moon, showing the best days for certain activities during the current and next month.
Activity March 2009 April 2009 Future Months
Begin diet to gain weight
1,28
6,25
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A printable timetable for the entire year.
Begin diet to lose weight
14,24
10,20
Begin logging
19,20
15,16,17
Breed animals
14,15
10,11,12
Can, pickle, or make sauerkraut
14,15
11,20,21
Castrate animals
21,22,23
18,19
Cut hair to discourage growth
12,13
20,21
Cut hair to encourage growth
1,2,7,8
4,5,8
Cut hay
26,27
22,23,24
Destroy pests and weeds
26,27
22,23,24
End projects
24,25
23,24
Entertain
7,8
4,5
Go camping
16,17,18
13,14
Graft or pollinate
5,6
2,3,29,30
Harvest aboveground crops
1,2,28,29
6,7,26
Harvest belowground crops
19,20
15,16,17
Have dental care
9,10,11
6,7
Plant aboveground crops
5,6,28,29
3,29,30
Plant belowground crops
14,15,24,25
10,11,20,21
Potty train children
14,24
10,20
Prune to discourage growth
16,17,18
13,14,23,24
Prune to encourage growth
7,8,27
4,5
Quit smoking
14,24
10,20
Set chicken eggs
11,12,13
8,9,16,17,18
Set posts or pour concrete
19,20
15,16,17
Slaughter livestock
14,15
10,11,12
Start projects
27,28
26,27
Wean animals or children
14,24
10,20
http://www.almanac.com/recipe/for/canning-okra-for-frying/10164
Canning Okra for Frying
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Yield: 4 quarts
When canned like this it tastes just like fresh okra from the garden in the middle of winter.
* 4 quarts water
* 4 quarts Okra (cut)
* 1/2 cups vinegar
* 4 tablespoons Canning Salt
Place all ingredients in a pot on stove and bring to a boil and then turn heat off, you do not want to cook the okra.
Heat lids and jars for canning per normal canning guidelines.
Fill jars to within 1/2” of head space and seal.
Turn upside down and leave for 2 days.
When you are ready to fry, dump the jar of okra into a strainer, do not rinse. Take the okra and toss in cornmeal and fry as normal.
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