Home and Garden Friday - Harvesting Continues
Last Tuesday I finally made it out into the garden for another harvest. Much to my surprise, considering how I kept the tree under a microscope, I had a third pear! And after the rain we had over the prior days, I picked up the last 2 peaches. The tree is bare of fruit and I am relieved as I have dealt with all the white peaches I want to deal with. Tomatoes went into a pot with ones I had harvested prior. The outcome was 3 quarts of some really good spaghetti sauce. It was especially good when I dipped a slice of freshly baked Italian bread into it. And I don't normally like dipping bread into liquids. I have canned salty dill pickles and made sweet 'gherkins'. So I may try some sweet pickles with another recipe. Not pictured, was the basket full of elderberry clusters. Last year I made syrup, but this year I dried the berries. I may add a few into hot teas I make throughout the year. The few peppers I have harvested I will probably dry and grind up into m...
