Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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October 9, 2017 | #16 |
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those felted slippers are fabulous!
I bake poppyseed kuchen for gifts. It is a Serbian and I suppose maybe even German sweet filled bread.
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October 9, 2017 | #17 |
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Garlic jelly, Orange Habanero jelly, pickled/dried peppers and chili powder... are going to be Christmas presents this year,
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October 9, 2017 | #18 |
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I usually bake cookies, breads and make some candies for trays. last years gifts were on the pyrex deep dish pie pans that were their 100th year anniversary. So, lasting gift as well as goodies. This year it will be the pyrex dot bowls with lids but they won't hold near as much so I will probably just make a few candies to add in there.
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October 10, 2017 | #19 |
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Do you need a good 3 months head start? Would love to get a report on that if you proceed.
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October 10, 2017 | #20 |
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I'm sure I would appreciate those gifts, I'll borrow the idea of including a recipe with the produce.
My family used to keep bees. I remember helping mom transferring tiny bee larvas to man-made wax cones to make royal jelly. Quite a process. Dad built the wire frames for the cones to stick on. Then he will melt the wax, dip a wooden dowel into water first then the wax, drop it onto the wire, there you got the cones. ' The larva would be taken out by tweezers in 48 hours. Then the royal jelly was scooped out by a soft brush. The jelly was how we made money, sold by the ounce. How do people collect royal jelly now? I'm sure it's not like what we did then. I will definitely try bee keeping in the future. |
October 10, 2017 | #21 |
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That sounds lovely! How to do dress up your jars?
I've made some cherry salsa, but I'm looking for ideas on how to dress up the good old mason jars. |
October 10, 2017 | #22 |
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Check pinterest for jar decoration.
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October 10, 2017 | #23 | |
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No photos on the wreaths? or something similar?
We have lots of cedar trees in our yard, lots of holy berries, and tons of big pine cones dropped into our yard from our neighbor. The cedar branches were sold in stores like $15 in small bundles, wish we could give out ours for free, with bigger brunches The yard gets too shady. Wish I could make a few similar wreaths. I'll keep that in mind. Quote:
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October 10, 2017 | #24 |
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October 10, 2017 | #25 | |
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Pyrex with lids are the best. You can't have too many. I like the big ones the best.
What candies do you make? I made some pate de fruit with our plums last year and it went well. My MIL calls them Turkish Delight. I want to branch out and try some gummy candies with home grown boysen berries if I get around to find the right mold. Quote:
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October 10, 2017 | #26 |
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Thanks everyone for complimenting my knitting. I used to knit a lot of stuff, started the hobby as a kid. I even followed people if I saw something they wore knitted and interesting, just to figure out how to do it. I used to be able to knit pretty much anything I saw. But not anymore, not enough practice nowadays.
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October 10, 2017 | #27 |
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I started some Hardin's Minis near the end of July and also in mid-August. The earlier ones are just starting to fruit now in mid-October. The later ones will, I assume, start to fruit the end of October. So the timing is a little off. I showed my mother her Christmas presents today, complete with a few ripe fruits.
By Christmas they ought to be in full swing, as these produce continuously. Next year I'll know to give them just a 2 1/2 month start. Nan Last edited by Nan_PA_6b; October 10, 2017 at 07:58 PM. Reason: I can't add. |
October 10, 2017 | #28 | |
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https://www.walmart.com/ip/Pyrex-100...-Lid/648859720 The candies I made are really easy, as standing and doing things like that are hard for me to do. I'm kinda glad my vessels are too small for cookies, I don't think I could handle a run on cookie making this year. I make these mints because I like the designs on them. Although there are many different ways to shape these mints. https://www.southernplate.com/cream-cheese-mints/ I make other holiday candies from her website recipes too. I just haven't pulled out the list for buying my goodies yet. Here is her holiday list. https://www.southernplate.com/big-ol...outhern-plate/ I pretty much gave up on getting really good chocolate and molds around here so I started making dipped pretzels, some in ghiradelli dark chocolate and some in white chocolate. Then I drizzle the opposite color on them in lines diagonally across the pretzels. I think this year because my vessel is so small I will make lots of different colored mints and fill the bowls up instead of adding pretzels or other candies to the mix. Edit: A thought just crossed my mind. I can dip huge stick pretzels and decorate those and tie them to the package with the ribbon and bow.
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October 10, 2017 | #29 |
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October 11, 2017 | #30 |
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I give out pepper jelly as small gifts for Christmas.
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