It promised rain this morning so we could not go for the last load of manure.   Instead I went to the garden and picked a basketful of green tomatoes and all the tomatoes I could find that were ripe and some that were just starting to ripen.  Then it started to rain and we had quite a storm, not too much rain but plenty when we didn’t need anymore right now.  I got 15 pounds of green tomatoes that I put together with 16 onions, 15 apples and 15 banana peppers and right after breakfast Norman ran the La Machine and chopped them all up.  I drained out some of the juice as it was too wet for relish, then I added the vinegar and spices and made 11 quarts of Hamberg and Hot dog Relish.  I used the juice I strained out and added some sugar and spices and made a quart and a half of vegetable juice to use for breakfasts.  Then I fixed the red tomatoes and got 2 and a half quarts of tomato sauce which I sealed and will save to put with the zuchinni later to can those.  And I got a quart of tomato juice for breakfasts also.  I took five of the best green tomatoes and fried up some green fried tomatoes for dinner.  All in all it was a good days work and we were done by 2 o’clock.  This is the last tomato sauce I will try to make.  There are some more green tomatoes in the garden and I will use them for green fried tomatoes as they ripen off a little but there are not enough to try and can as there are not enough to ripen at a time to make the work worth it.   We will pull most of the plants this week but I don’t think I will make anymore relish as I have enough for the family done now.   The weather looks as if it will be nice this week.  A cold front has gone through and it is sunny and cool behind it so we will spend this week cleaning out the garden and getting the soil ready to plant the onions and garlic for next year.  I am still hoping the brussel spouts produce something before we leave but only time will tell.  The Swiss Chard had one or two meals more left and the green beans will still have beans for a couple more weeks so we will still eat off the gardens for a while, then the zuchinni should be producing on the new plants.  We are still eating our own potatoes and butternut squash so it has been a good year.  Have a great day.