We put 118 quarts of corn in the freezer in three evenings work. When I was a kid and helping Mom with corn, I don't remember making and eating any supper. We just ate corn. I should see if Mom remembers, I'm not sure Dad would have been enthused about that.
Friday evening Jim and I picked garden and Saturday spent some time going around town to see if anyone sells a steam canner. Mine has holes in the bottom and dripping all over, so it is out. He went to Menards and the Farms stores and I went to Walmart and Ace. No luck, so I ordered one online, I hope it comes since they aren't out to send until the month is almost over. I still have my enamel water bath canner and after a refresher course, am using it. I bought a jar lifter since I don't have all tall enough rack to pull all jars out at once. Besides, that way is too heavy. I also bought a 25# lug of California peaches.
After that, I went to work on what we got out of the garden. I got 3 qts of dill pickles, 6 qts of Caddie pickles, 5 qts of bread and butter pickles and put 1 qt of grated and 3 qts of sliced zucchini and yellow squash in the freezer.
Monday I put 2/3 of the peaches into 11 qts and bought 2 more lugs.
Tuesday, I put up 6 more qts of peaches, 6 of Caddie pickles, 3 dills, 8 pints of zucchini relish and froze 2 qts grated yellow squash. The zucchini looks better in the relish and we don't mind the yellow in bread. For squash patties, it doesn't matter which kind.
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