Bacon would be good but it's in the high 90's today, who wants to fry bacon. Got some left over chicken in the fridge but wife said it's for the chefs salad tonight. We don't buy many cold cuts, they are over priced and unhealthy. I'm doing gin and tonic with lime this afternoon, does that count?
What's Growing in the Garden
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Or he goes vegetarian. It is proven to be healthier only to have meat for every fifth meal and red meat only every tenth as long as the protein and fat is absorbed through other food mediums. Like cheese, beans and lentils. Other dairy products work as well but generally cheese is better.what no meat? Gotta have meat. At least a few strips of bacon on there. That would be GREAT!!@
Im 2 inches over six feet and I only eat meat on weekends. Buuuuuut I have French cheese which is far superior to any other in variety. (Not saying cheddar and mozzarella is bad (-; just saying that there’s more good French cheese than good English or Italian cheese)
Vegetarian is a old Indian word, it means bad hunter.
French cheese 
Don't know if I've had it. I like cheese so.....
Don't know if I've had it. I like cheese so.....
Depends what you like. Soft or hard. Tangy or salty. Crumbly or smooth. Nutty or spiced. Stinky or scentless. With or without mold. Basically you can get almost anything if you know where to look.French cheese
Don't know if I've had it. I like cheese so.....
no meat, that's sacrilegeLove this time of year, I made myself a garden Sammy for lunch. Lettuce, cucumber, green peppers, tomato, onion with cheese and thousand Island dressing, on whole wheat. Pretty hard to get your mouth around but it stayed together pretty well
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Did make a small batch of canned pears, wasn't trying to fill jars, just decide on a syrup strength and see if the pears held up. Light syrup is all you need, and may even go with a "very light" syrup for the big batch. Medium is way too sweet. Pears are a little soft for my taste, but will do another test batch with some that aren't quite so ripe.
Wow, that's a lot! My beans are just now flowering. Only getting a tomato or two off my plants. Weeds are doing great though. Can you eat themWell, if you really want to know...... Tomato juice, whole tomatoes, Lima beans, green beans, sweet corn, broccoli, raspberries, and that's just the produce that's ready to pick and preserve. Then there's the ,........ All the rain in July has turned everything into a jungle that just won't stop.
We are fortunate this year so I shouldn't complain - I know others don't have/can't grow this abundance, but does it all have to come at once?
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You need to move down south. We have bacon running free in the woods and fields all over down here.
Wow, that's a lot! My beans are just now flowering. Only getting a tomato or two off my plants. Weeds are doing great though. Can you eat them
Purslane, kale, Mullen, dandelion, and many others. Purslane is quite tasty in a salad. I stopped growing bush beans and switched to blue lake pole beans, they are much later and have just bloomed.
OK, I don't feel so bad. That's what I have, Blue Lake pole beans.
My Basil, which I'm growing in pots, has started flowering so I pruned them back to a leaf node. Now I have a bunch of stems setting in water until I can dehydrate them (tomorrow). First time doing it. I plan to wash the leaves on the stems and them spin them dry intacked in a salad spinner. Then the stripped leaves will go on the trays. Can you do anything with the stems?
Several sites say to dehydrate them 2-4 hours until the leaves are crunchy. Can they be dehydrated too long if I can't get to them right away? Will that hurt the quality?
Several sites say to dehydrate them 2-4 hours until the leaves are crunchy. Can they be dehydrated too long if I can't get to them right away? Will that hurt the quality?
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I've never tried to do anything with the stems, don't think they would have near the flavor as leaves. Probably not worth the effort.
When I've got dry stuff coming off dehydrator, I just put them into plastic container or jar with tight fitting lid until I have time to process and package.
Leaving them too long under heat and air can probably cause some loss of oils and flavor. Might also become more brittle leading to losses while handling.
When I've got dry stuff coming off dehydrator, I just put them into plastic container or jar with tight fitting lid until I have time to process and package.
Leaving them too long under heat and air can probably cause some loss of oils and flavor. Might also become more brittle leading to losses while handling.
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I think I've got some more mixed up pumpkin /gourd seed from a supplier. A couple years ago, what was supposed to be large round gourds, actually grew into four ft long oval squash(?) of some sort that was 10" in diameter.
This year, I've got those large ugly orange blobs (Atlantic giant or Big Max) that I didn't order, nor did I have any seed left over from previous years. Not only that, but I have it growing in three different plots. Looks like there won't be any Blue Doll nor Porcelain Doll pumpkins this year.
Worst thing about these orange blobs is they don't last very long. Just what you want, struggling to move around 100#+ pumpkins only to have them rot before Halloween.
I guess at least I can brag to have some big ones. Took this pic about a week and a half ago and I'd guess it's already over 100#.
This year, I've got those large ugly orange blobs (Atlantic giant or Big Max) that I didn't order, nor did I have any seed left over from previous years. Not only that, but I have it growing in three different plots. Looks like there won't be any Blue Doll nor Porcelain Doll pumpkins this year.
Worst thing about these orange blobs is they don't last very long. Just what you want, struggling to move around 100#+ pumpkins only to have them rot before Halloween.
I guess at least I can brag to have some big ones. Took this pic about a week and a half ago and I'd guess it's already over 100#.
Tim, we had a late frost this spring and it hit our pears and peach tree. Maybe a dozen pears but the bear beat us again. We had 12 blossoms on the stone peach. We have almost 100 peaches on the tree. The math makes no sense to me.