Food and Recipes while under Coronavirus quarantine #8

[killarney rose]

That honey problem always happens to me with those little bear jars.

 

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Today I canned 10 pints of tomatoes. More coming tomorrow.

These are the tomatoes I use, from Aplin Farms.

This Tiny Alabama Town Grows the Best Tomatoes in the World

Ever heard of a Slocomb tomato?

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25 pints of tomatoes canned. I’m pooped and happy to be finished with them!

 

[IceIce9]

We’ve been food prepping like it’s the end of the world over here. Ha!

I went to 2 veggie pick ups plus harvesting my garden. My youngest is home for the summer. So lots of vegetables.

I made enchiladas with refried beans, black beans, tomatoes, black olives, cheese, red sauce and queso. I added chicken to mine.

I picked 2 eggplants last night. I’ve decided I grew too many big tomatoes. 8 plants was overkill. I will do more Roma tomatoes, 4 plants is not enough. They all are about finished. I’ve read if you pick them before they’re ripe, the squirrels won’t poke them. So that’s what I’ve been doing. I’m going to grow some cherry tomatoes on my lanai this summer. They’re supposed to be ok in the heat. I’ll bring them inside the house during the storms.

The blueberries should come in soon if they’re going to. My original blueberry plant took a hit during the hurricane. It’s not damaged just the salt air seems to have shocked it. I need to prune it after it is done. I think that will help. The two new blueberry plants have adjusted nicely.

I’m on my 3rd bed of green beans. I think I’ve mastered succession planting with them. The Brussels have tiny sprouts but I’m not sure they’re going to make it. It is getting way too hot.

New this year is small sugar pumpkins! The leaf miners are trying to take over. I snipped off those leaves. I’m going to stake them up to see if that will help.

My little foster puppy Sassy inspects the garden regularly.

I love your little puppy!