Category Archives: Canning

Home Sick

Posted on August 23, 2017 by Carol (Ouma) Petts

Another hot day in Florida.  We are as much house bound by the heat here as we were in New England by the cold and snow of winter.  And just like spring freed us there, fall will soon free us … Continue reading →

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Orange Marmalade

Posted on April 26, 2017 by Carol (Ouma) Petts

Wednesday, 1pm and at last I get to sit down for a few minutes.  Thanks to Norman, who is in the kitchen cleaning up the dishes from making the marmalade.   I started the day by watering my blueberries while … Continue reading →

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More Tomatoes

Posted on January 12, 2017 by Carol (Ouma) Petts

Went to the Easy Street Farm Store Market again on Wednesday and got two boxes of the Roma plum tomatoes.  This morning we are processing one box.  These are first run tomatoes, nothing like the canning tomatoes we are used … Continue reading →

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Update On The Tomatoes

Posted on January 6, 2017 by Carol (Ouma) Petts

Here are the first 16 pints of spaghetti  sauce.  We got 28 pints in all plus 4 pints of tomato juice.  That was very good, some of the reason was because they were Roma tomatoes which are meatier than table … Continue reading →

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Spaghetti Sauce

Posted on January 6, 2017 by Carol (Ouma) Petts

We have been here for about a year and a half now and finally ran out of our homemade spaghetti sauce.  We tried a can of store bought sauce and I decided either I had to make some more sauce … Continue reading →

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Canning Beans Again

Posted on July 23, 2015 by Carol (Ouma) Petts

Went down to the garden early this morning and got my basket full!!  It rained off and on all morning but it was a lot better than the sun and high humidity we usually have at 6 a.m. so picked … Continue reading →

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Finished the Tomatoes

Posted on July 22, 2015 by Carol (Ouma) Petts

Started at 5:30 today and finally got to sit down and put my feet up at 3 p.m.  While Norman was out for his walk I cut up the onions, garlic and celery and measure the herbs.  Right after breakfast … Continue reading →

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Dill Pickles

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Carol (Ouma) Petts

Time sure flies when your having fun.  The time goes so fast I never get to do all the things I need to do such as weed the garden.  The weather has been so hot there is not much growing … Continue reading →

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AC

Posted on June 16, 2015 by Carol (Ouma) Petts

Finally I had to give in and turn on the AC!!  Last night it never cooled off enough to help me and when I went to bed and was no longer under the fan in the living room I didn’t … Continue reading →

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HOT! HOT!! HOT!!!

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Carol (Ouma) Petts

Yesterday we went to McMinnville to the farmer’s market to see how everyones gardens are doing.  There were only four farmer’s there but the one I like to check in with most is Brent Brain and he was there with … Continue reading →

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