[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.

[lag along]

I love strawberries straight from the garden. Had a nice bed of of plants until the wife thought she like to have a couple of pygmy goats - they loved the strawberry plants straight to the roots.

Ah - now I have the time but —