September 19, 2019

Here's an update on some canning.  I got 4 lugs of peaches and canned about 30 quarts and put a couple dozen whole ones in the freezer.  We also got 14 peaches off the peach tree we planted last fall and the pie I made from them was sure good. I made three other pies as well. This must have been a good year for peaches, because our neighbor was overwhelmed with peaches and brought me about as much as I had before.  These were windfalls, so I put most of those in the freezer for toppings and smoothies.

Our grape vines also did very well, and I put 6 fat gallon bags of grapes to make into juice at other time.

Today I finished my second batch of tomato soup and I now have 40 pints of the soup.  I give it to both my daughters.  I still have a counter full of tomatoes.  I like to put them cleaned in the freezer to make into juice later, but my freezer is full so I probably just make these into juice in a couple of days.

Jim has been digging potatoes and carrots, we have winter squash yet in the garden and have let the rest go.