[lag along]

At the time, I had a bumper crop of peaches - canned them, blanched and froze them - had a bathtub filled waiting for processing -. The kids thought the outside drying was neat - they even ate a few before finding one that was infested - it was only one little maggot.

No accounting for taste. I thought they were pretty good - chewy too.

[Texas Fossil]

The drying method of food preservation makes some sends.

I made 2 racks that I mounted with 4 wires from a beam above a large South Exposure window in my Sun room. Remember the persimmons begin to ripen after 1st hard frost. I had read how the Japanese and Koreans did this and thought I would try. Must say that I really like them, but few in my family do.

We have a 50+ year old Hyachi Persimmon tree. Very few years have we not had a crop. (last year's 100+ year drought is an exception) The crop this year is huge.

It takes patience to establish fruit trees and grape vines. Have a great Eversweet strawberry bed and Rosborough blackberry bushes. If you pick the blackberries at just the right stage they are incredibly sweet and make amazing jelly or pies. I have shared root suckers from my blackberry plants with many neighbors.

Also garden some.