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Did you grow a fair amount of garlic last year? Are you wondering how you’ll use it up before it becomes bitter? Well, here’s a simple way to preserve garlic for future use. When garlic is put into storage, the cloves eventually develop a sprout in the center, which can be quite bitter. One solution is to trim it out […]
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I’ve been growing vegetables for a very long time. Because of this, it can be easy to overlook how to do certain tasks, such as preserving the harvest. I suddenly realized you might like to know how to harvest and store your potatoes. So out came the video camera! This year, we grew our two varieties in our main potato […]
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When fall and winter get here, one of the things I miss is eating freshly-picked zucchini from my garden. We gardeners all know they are far superior to the ones you can buy at grocery stores. The latter are often rubbery and shriveled up, right? I was listening to one of Joe Lamp’l’s podcasts recently (Preserving the Harvest with Theresa […]
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For years, I’ve been growing my own celery. That might sound silly since celery is so readily available at grocery stores. However, I’ve found that homegrown celery is more flavorful and crispy. Also, I get to harvest a stalk at a time, as needed. How many times have you purchased a head of celery, used a stalk or two for […]
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This topic might seem either a little late or very early, but it’s very relevant right now. During the growing season, I’m a big fan of freezing vegetables to preserve them. It works really great for green beans, celery, diced onions, Swiss chard, and sliced leeks. The veggies I seem to freeze the most are pole and bush beans. That’s […]
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OK, so you grew a bunch of lovely veggies this year. Now what? How about using some of them to make a big pot of yummy, homemade vegetable soup? I’m a lucky gal. My Mom was an awesome soup-maker. Some of my best memories revolve around soup. I loved to eat it, of course. But I would be sitting at […]
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I know what you’re thinking. Why would anyone want to know how to make catsup. After all, you can just buy a bottle in the grocery store? I used to think that, too. That is, until we made our own just for fun many years ago. Homemade catsup is AMAZING! It’s kind of like a gourmet steak sauce in our […]
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‘Tis the season for picking Italian plums, isn’t it? In addition to drying them, making jam or tarts, they are awesome in spiced plum butter. We made it for the first time last year and discovered a fabulous, can’t-eat-just-one appetizer to make with it. Take a pita cracker, top with some Cambozola or other creamy cheese with a bit of […]
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My husband, Bill, and I grow three kinds of grapes: ‘Canadice’, ‘Glenora’ and ‘Vanessa’. The first to ripen is ‘Glenora’. Sometimes we use the grapes for jelly and oftentimes we make grape juice. Doing the latter is very simple, especially if you have a steamer/juicer. Step by step: 1. Pick the grape clusters, leaving them on the stems. 2. Wash […]
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I’ve been growing celery for several years now and just love how flavorful it is. The only down side is that there’s always more than we can keep up with but we certainly don’t to waste it. What’s the answer? Preserving it, of course! Today, I’m going to show you how to freeze celery. If you’re wondering why you’d want […]
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