Posted on 01/15/2022 6:47:06 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin
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WALL TO WALL VEGGIES.........what’s not to like?
Thanks - I didn’t know it was a double amaryllis - I was looking for a white one to replace the one that got trampled when the outside of the house was re-done last year. My beautiful white amaryllis didn’t come up again. I wanted to plant this one outside too but it was marked “inside” when I got it home. Nursery said to plant it inside, let it bloom, then plant it outside. Hope that works.
The curtains were custom made - a friend saw them on ETSY and bought them for me after sending in the dimensions. My house was recently re-done with a mid-century theme. Everyone loves it - colorful and fun.
Note the people who decorate with straw bales. Go to their houses and offer to pick them up after they are done with them.
I found the fabric on the hobby lobby website!
I think I found a good way to freeze tomatoes.
Cut off the top part where the stem was, Lay them all flat on a cookie sheet, And freeze.
When ready to use run them under some warm water and the skin will peel off easily.
Note that they are only good for soup or chili at this point Not sandwiches.
I am not sure about long term storage after frozen, I used them up too fast. But they had to be in the freezer like that for almost 2 months. And they had a nice fresh taste to them.
It would probably be better to put them in a bag and suck all the air out before freezing.
Hey caww! I’ll be moving to western PA this spring, and I was wondering about gardening there. I’m thinking the soil is quite different than where I’m at in NY, so I’m a little worried about trying to grow somewhere new. This first year it’s just going to be a bitty garden, and hopefully put in a couple of peach trees and a few apple.
Heavy snow here so the power has Been out for five hours now. I’ve got the modem/router running on an inverter hooked to a car battery and the old iPad mini is down to 50% battery. Getting dark soon.
That,s prime farmland I think. Amish seem to do well with it. Any given property can vary though.
Sounds delicious. Thanks!
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Thanks! That gives me hope. :)
No, Weber is still with us into March, or before if he hits the weight Beau is aiming for.
This one is going to be hard because he’s really a personable steer. Today he was on one side of the exercise yard fence, and my puppies from last season were on the other, and they were all running up and down the fence-line and goofin’ on one another. Weber thinks he’s a dog and the dogs think he’s a bear, so everyone gets plenty of exercise, LOL!
I mean, Weber IS having A Good Life, right up until the last minute, so there’s some consolation in that, and that he’s not in Texas or Oklahoma, standing on hot pavement in a feed lot somewhere. :(
Grilling tonight is a steer we don’t know; ‘Sir Loin of Beef.’ ;)
That is a great way to freeze tomatoes. A lot of us do that when we have a glut of them, but are busy with other things and can’t get them canned or made into salsa or whatever, at the moment.
“It would probably be better to put them in a bag and suck all the air out before freezing.”
That always helps, no matter what you are freezing. Air is the enemy when it comes to frozen foods lasting longer. :)
I’m sure you’ve got things well in hand, but I will say a prayer for you and your family’s WARMTH tonight, and a quick fix to the electrical problems.
Be safe, my FRiend!
Wood stove keeps us warm. Electric just came back on. I had started typing still not on when it came on.
Well, we know you are all set.
What type of salt are you storing? Just regular table salt or sea salt-type?
Regular table salt.
I am allergic to iodine and cannot do sea salt.
I would not imagine there would be any reason you couldn’t do the same for any kind of salt.
Thanks.
I just wondered if one type keeps better, etc.
I use both table salt and the sea salt...and have several containers of each.
I think the only issue with salt is it caking and that can be avoided by sealing it up well when the humidity is very low, like now with temps below 0.
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