tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post4417205914478900648..comments2023-11-03T08:59:11.561-04:00Comments on May Dreams Gardens: What To Do With The HarvestCarol Michelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-33962199279437104482009-08-26T07:30:17.881-04:002009-08-26T07:30:17.881-04:00What we don't eat or share, we're freezing...What we don't eat or share, we're freezing to enjoy this winter. There's something about enjoying good berries in the dead of winter!Robbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03915194141694632310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-77294218244563800182009-08-23T12:07:41.754-04:002009-08-23T12:07:41.754-04:00This year I pickled jalapenos, and six jars of bre...This year I pickled jalapenos, and six jars of bread and butter pickles. They can be stored in the fridge without bothering with elaborate canning procedures. I think they taste better that way anyway. I froze surplus green beans. I have one of those vacuum sealers. Much surplus produce gets blanched and sealed (I don't blanch peppers or onions.)<br /><br />My mom has a dehydrator, and a garden girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13284047851881823280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-63082785743889259202009-08-22T21:15:25.866-04:002009-08-22T21:15:25.866-04:00If you have squash that's about to turn, make ...If you have squash that's about to turn, make fritters! My fave recipe discovery this summer so far. http://jennahsgarden.wordpress.com/2009/08/20/cooking-away-my-csa/<br /><br />Sharing is one of the best things about gardening. I took a bag of tomatoes to work yesterday and when I told people where they were, the entire department got up to get some, everyone walking back with handfuls. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-87602085564663403882009-08-20T20:15:35.607-04:002009-08-20T20:15:35.607-04:00Lucky you. I remember the year we had cantaloupes ...Lucky you. I remember the year we had cantaloupes coming out of the........ I even made cantaloupe granite. Not this year though.Rock rose https://www.blogger.com/profile/00348711150803587369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-87654260977285424482009-08-20T09:43:43.818-04:002009-08-20T09:43:43.818-04:00I think we enjoy our produce so much more knowing ...I think we enjoy our produce so much more knowing that it's only here for a limited time. Yes, you can buy a canteloupe at the grocery store in January (I once saw one once marked at $88 at a gift shop in Tokyo!) but the "limited time only" label makes it taste better somehow. We seem to have grown the perfect amount for our family this year -only gave away a few cukes and zukes.JGHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16710652130966518173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-91035780862505142002009-08-19T18:11:10.082-04:002009-08-19T18:11:10.082-04:00I cut the cantaloupes up into pieces and put it on...I cut the cantaloupes up into pieces and put it on the top shelf of the fridge where my teenage boy can't miss it. Cuts down the open fridge door time since he just grabs it and pigs out after footbal practice.ericn1300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-6020835956349817412009-08-19T17:20:23.675-04:002009-08-19T17:20:23.675-04:00I've given some of my extra pole beans, bluebe...I've given some of my extra pole beans, blueberries and eggs to the local food pantry. We have been promoting the Plant a Row for the Hungry Project instituted by the Garden Writers Association in 1995. The food pantry does not mind getting the small amounts of produce that you might share with a neighbor.CommonWeederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704682182459794221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-35941228049932123752009-08-19T15:43:10.706-04:002009-08-19T15:43:10.706-04:00We love the meals that come from the garden--potat...We love the meals that come from the garden--potatoes, greenbeans, squash,tomatoes and cukes.<br />Like your grandma and granpa, we eat Cantaloupe about every morning along with peaches, cherries, blueberries and whatever fruit we buy.<br />SusieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-63455765864851858872009-08-19T14:38:44.721-04:002009-08-19T14:38:44.721-04:00At our house, we eat our veggies, or give some awa...At our house, we eat our veggies, or give some away, and sometimes even take it down to the city's soup kitchen. They will accept summer veggies from gardeners.Muumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06181825725581583635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-9046490886979924802009-08-19T10:09:11.105-04:002009-08-19T10:09:11.105-04:00We eat, eat, eat as much as we can. I share some,...We eat, eat, eat as much as we can. I share some, but mostly our garden is a provider for us all year round. I make tomato puree and can it (36 pints so far). We roast zucchini and eggplant and save it for future use. We freeze asparagus, green beans, peas, greens (like chard and kale). I make pickles from cucumbers and beets. We slice and dehydrate carrots. The onions and potatoes andhealingmagichandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03785882461027155830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-14290278991479976022009-08-19T09:23:25.988-04:002009-08-19T09:23:25.988-04:00The only overabundance we seem to have is in jalap...The only overabundance we seem to have is in jalapeno peppers. We give some away, and some we freeze, some we eat fresh in burritos or in nachos, and some we put into the jar of pickled jalapenos. All the Bell peppers will be eaten, either raw or roasted.Mr. McGregor's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911409327006498766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-8454853407179065312009-08-19T08:20:15.069-04:002009-08-19T08:20:15.069-04:00Oh yumm, you are making me hungry. I am one of tho...Oh yumm, you are making me hungry. I am one of those that are standing in line drooling hoping that someone will share their harvest.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-55352820198128736332009-08-19T01:36:42.945-04:002009-08-19T01:36:42.945-04:00Last year we dehydrated summer squash and it works...Last year we dehydrated summer squash and it works great in soups and sauces.PetalumaVictoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11726767374230731703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-6765391862993991162009-08-19T00:56:54.002-04:002009-08-19T00:56:54.002-04:00This is going to sound silly, but the thing we do ...This is going to sound silly, but the thing we do the absolute most with our harvest is admire it. Our family is so pleased. Even when I show our children vegetables such as tomatoes that 2 of them refuse to eat, they are proud.<br /><br />Of course, we eat it too. Today we pickled green beans and had hamburgers with fresh tomatoes.Karynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05642840871621979262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-30679870614036654922009-08-18T23:45:59.832-04:002009-08-18T23:45:59.832-04:00I just harvested two of my cantaloupes today. Ate...I just harvested two of my cantaloupes today. Ate half of one and then cleaned the seeds to prepare them for drying out!<br /><br />Nothing like these babies in the grocery store!Michael Nolanhttp://www.thegardenrockstar.comnoreply@blogger.com