I have been so busy in my garden latly, from weeding , tieing up tomatoes, keeping the vegtables picked , to cooking, freezzing and canning all those yummy vegys. So to say the least some days I have been very overwelmed with it all! One day I even told my husband ,"I am not going to have a garden next summer, I'm going to take a year break from gardening!" But of course he was not conncerned , he didn't believe me for a mintue. He knows gardening runs in my blood and I couldn't possible do with out one! It is tempting though.
So any way since I had been alittle over done with the garden, and down about it, I thought I better make a list of all the things I truely love about gardening to pick me back up and give me new energy and a reason to get out there and what I do!! Hope fully this will give other Mom's encouragement as they get out in thier gardens too!
1. Theres nothing like walking out in your yard and pickng fresh vegys from your very own garden!
2. I love watching the exctiment on my kids faces when they spot the firts ripe tomatoe for the season!
3. And you can't beat the yummy flavor of that vine ripened tomatoe either!!
4. I enjoy working in the soil with the kids and planting the seeds together, they love it so much and are learing alot while they are at it!
5. Canning and freezing vegatables may be alittle hard while its being done, but later in the year it is so handy to open a jar or get a bag out of the freezer, making for easy meals, and I am always so glad I did it!
6. Nothing like home made dill pickles!
7. It saves me a whole lot at the grocery store and home grown taste so much better than store bought!
8. The children are such a big help to me in the garden and I am happy knowing they are learning such importian skills while they are at it, and gaining a love for gardening just like my slef!
9. I love watching the palnts grow and get so excited when those first fresh vegys to get ready to eat!
10. Need somthing for supper? No need to drive to the store, just walk to the garden!!
11. I know where my vegy.s are grown and whats not sprayed on them!
12. Meals are quick and easy with a big varity of vegtables from the garden!
There I believe thats all I can think of! See it really is worth all this work to have a garden! I must admit I am glad when the garden is over for the summer though!
If you have things you love about gardening I would love to hear them. So put them on a comment!
Have a great day, and don't let your garden get the best of you!!
Mae
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Monday, June 8, 2009
Dill Pickels!
I just come from the garden picking some more little cucumbers, and plan to make another batch of dills yet today or tomorrow . Any way that reminded me that I said I would post my dill pickle recipe here. So here it is!!
Dill Pickels
1/8 tsp. alum
3 clove garlics
2 heads dill
1 hot peper ( if you want them hot)
Put each of the above items per a quart jar, and fill with the cucumbers.
Then put the below ingredents in a pot and bring to a boil.
1 quart vinegar ,either cider or white
1/2 c. pickleing salt
3 quarts water
While i am getting this mixtuer ready I put my packed jars in a pot of water and let them set in the boiling water about 5 mintues. ( just set them on somthing to keep them off the bottom of the pot.) This step heats the cucumbers in the jar and helps the jars to seal better. Then pour the vinegar mixtuer in each jar leaving 1/2 in. space a the top of the jar, and put the lid on tightly. ( also can have your tins in a little pot of water and helps for sealing too) Makes 6 to 8 quarts. Any extra vinger mixtuer can be saved for the next batch. Pickles are ready to eat in 3 weeks!
If you have any questions, please feel free to leave me a comment and I will get back to you on it. Have a great Day!
Mae
Dill Pickels
1/8 tsp. alum
3 clove garlics
2 heads dill
1 hot peper ( if you want them hot)
Put each of the above items per a quart jar, and fill with the cucumbers.
Then put the below ingredents in a pot and bring to a boil.
1 quart vinegar ,either cider or white
1/2 c. pickleing salt
3 quarts water
While i am getting this mixtuer ready I put my packed jars in a pot of water and let them set in the boiling water about 5 mintues. ( just set them on somthing to keep them off the bottom of the pot.) This step heats the cucumbers in the jar and helps the jars to seal better. Then pour the vinegar mixtuer in each jar leaving 1/2 in. space a the top of the jar, and put the lid on tightly. ( also can have your tins in a little pot of water and helps for sealing too) Makes 6 to 8 quarts. Any extra vinger mixtuer can be saved for the next batch. Pickles are ready to eat in 3 weeks!
If you have any questions, please feel free to leave me a comment and I will get back to you on it. Have a great Day!
Mae
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Pickled beets !
Hi,
In my garden right now we have an abbundance of beets so I have been making pickled beets to eat fresh and to cann so I will share the rescipe here.
Pickled Beets (my Moms recipe)
1 tbls. corn starch
3/4 tsp. salt
1tbls. & 1 tsp.sugar
2/3 c. water
1/4 vinager
2 c. cooked cubed or sliced beets ( boil beets whole with a bit of the top and the root on so they wont loose thier color, cook about 2o to 35 depending on thier size. Then easily slip off the skin and cut up the way you choose.)
Mix cornstarch and sugar and salt in cooking pot, then blend in the vinegar and water. Bring to boil and cook one mintue stiring. Add beets. Serve hot or cold.
This recipe can be made big for canning. To prepare for canning I made this mixtuer but did not add the beets , I put the beets in the jars and then fill them on up with the vinager mixture.Then put on the lids an process hot water bath for 30 min.s for quarts. For cannning the beets do not need to be fully cooked, boil about 15 to 2o min. just to beable to slip the skins off.
If you have any questions , please leave me a comment and I will get back to you soon.
I will share my rescipe for dill pickels soon. I made my first batch of those for this year on Firday. We all love dill pickels here and can eat alot!!
Have a great day! Mae
In my garden right now we have an abbundance of beets so I have been making pickled beets to eat fresh and to cann so I will share the rescipe here.
Pickled Beets (my Moms recipe)
1 tbls. corn starch
3/4 tsp. salt
1tbls. & 1 tsp.sugar
2/3 c. water
1/4 vinager
2 c. cooked cubed or sliced beets ( boil beets whole with a bit of the top and the root on so they wont loose thier color, cook about 2o to 35 depending on thier size. Then easily slip off the skin and cut up the way you choose.)
Mix cornstarch and sugar and salt in cooking pot, then blend in the vinegar and water. Bring to boil and cook one mintue stiring. Add beets. Serve hot or cold.
This recipe can be made big for canning. To prepare for canning I made this mixtuer but did not add the beets , I put the beets in the jars and then fill them on up with the vinager mixture.Then put on the lids an process hot water bath for 30 min.s for quarts. For cannning the beets do not need to be fully cooked, boil about 15 to 2o min. just to beable to slip the skins off.
If you have any questions , please leave me a comment and I will get back to you soon.
I will share my rescipe for dill pickels soon. I made my first batch of those for this year on Firday. We all love dill pickels here and can eat alot!!
Have a great day! Mae
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
16 things I love about Homeschooling!
We have about 3 more weeks of schooling left for this year, and we are soooo looking forward to being done! But over all we enjoy homeschooling very much ,both the kids and I. Here I have complied a list of 16 things I love about homeschooling.
1. Both students and Teacher can do school in PJ.s and no one will say a thing!
2. We can read the Bible and pray together before school and no is offened by it!
3. Teacher gets to hug and kiss her students any time, and its ok!
4. Teacher also can use the ruler when nessecary and not get in trouble!
5. Teacher can sit by the kids drinking a cup of coffee, write a letter or take notes for blog!
6. Have snack break or bathroom break any time we want!!
7. The princpal can kiss the teacher any time and no one will say a thing!! (But the boys may say yuck!)
8. Put school aside for awhile and do somthing more importain, like visit some one, go on a flied trip, camping, or even grocery shopping and running errands!
9. Double up on some days , and then a take acouple off!!
10. We can take an extended trip and take our school with us!
11. Wake up grouchy or not feeling well and can smiply say, "there will be no school today".
12. Have more time to spend with my children than if they went off to school.
13. Have lots of opurtunity through out the day to share God's word with the children.
14. The boys are home all day and can help with house work, animal chores, even cooking, and learning very importain life skills while they are at it!!
15. Know excatly what our boys are learning in school and what they are not!!
16. Have much more control over who their friends are than if they were in school!
I hope you have enjoyed my list and maybe it even gave you a smile for the day!
If any one has a list of things they love about homeschooling please feel free to put them on a comment, so others can enjoy them too. I would love to hear them!
Blessings, Mae
1. Both students and Teacher can do school in PJ.s and no one will say a thing!
2. We can read the Bible and pray together before school and no is offened by it!
3. Teacher gets to hug and kiss her students any time, and its ok!
4. Teacher also can use the ruler when nessecary and not get in trouble!
5. Teacher can sit by the kids drinking a cup of coffee, write a letter or take notes for blog!
6. Have snack break or bathroom break any time we want!!
7. The princpal can kiss the teacher any time and no one will say a thing!! (But the boys may say yuck!)
8. Put school aside for awhile and do somthing more importain, like visit some one, go on a flied trip, camping, or even grocery shopping and running errands!
9. Double up on some days , and then a take acouple off!!
10. We can take an extended trip and take our school with us!
11. Wake up grouchy or not feeling well and can smiply say, "there will be no school today".
12. Have more time to spend with my children than if they went off to school.
13. Have lots of opurtunity through out the day to share God's word with the children.
14. The boys are home all day and can help with house work, animal chores, even cooking, and learning very importain life skills while they are at it!!
15. Know excatly what our boys are learning in school and what they are not!!
16. Have much more control over who their friends are than if they were in school!
I hope you have enjoyed my list and maybe it even gave you a smile for the day!
If any one has a list of things they love about homeschooling please feel free to put them on a comment, so others can enjoy them too. I would love to hear them!
Blessings, Mae
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