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My mom never processed her pickles and we are all still here. I don't make alot of pickles but neither my bread and butter pickles nor my pickled beets need processing. I'm thinking it has something to do with the vinegar and the salt. :idunno

All you need to add is a couple of those googly shaky eyes. :gig

I had never had kale until last week at a niece's who made kale chips. Yum! That's all ir took to convince me I need to plant kale next year.

So sorry for your sick girl. I know how frustrating it is when you don't know what is wrong and how to help them. Making the decision to put her down to stop her suffering is often the right one to do - but hard to do. I know she had a good life while she was with you. :hugs

Welcome back! Yes the weather has been weird everywhere this year. We had a cooler, damper spring and a cooler than usual summer and now we have had 3 - 4 days of 35+C. Now when almost everything is out of the garden. Oh well, and yes gardeners always plan for next year - even if you have a...

:welcome Welcome from a fellow Canadian. We're at opposite ends of this great country! Hope to visit the maritimes some day (farthest I've been east is Ontario and Quebec). Enjoy gardening and TEG - great people here who are a wealth of knowledge. :rainbow-sun

x2 I would have been gone and fast.

:welcome welcome from BC, Canada

Welcome back, visiting parents can bring mixed emotions for sure. My parents are in their 80s and have moved into an appartment. I thought it would be hard on my dad as he had his garage and shop where he puttered constantly. Well, you can adapt if you put your mind to it. In the underground...

Mary, do you have any freezer space? You could freeze some fruit to use later or even jam later. There are also freezer jam recipes (haven't tried any myself, though) I froze bags of apricots - just washed and pitted them. Gave alot to my sil last year and she made apricot sauce, jam...

Fresh raspberry pie :drool :drool Recipe on my blog today. http://mountaingardengleanings.blogspot.com/2011/08/fresh-raspberry-pie.html

Great find! :thumbsup

:welcome welcome from BC, Canada! :frow

cute! :thumbsup :clap

I've been letting my zucs get big so I can make zuc candy. :drool

Neat idea! Thanks for the link NwMtGardener and thanks for the tip Ridgerunner. :thumbsup

Zuc have a way about them - one minute they are the size of your thumb, the next time you look at them, they are the size of a small animal and if you don't pick it then you could probably use it for a canoe. LOL! ;) :ep

congrats! sounds like it was a great success. :clap

I made a big pot of borscht with all the ingredients from my garden except the celery. :drool The recipe is on my blog for those interested. http://mountaingardengleanings.blogspot.com/2011/08/borscht.html

I just had to share my day. I had lunch with a friend that I went to elementary school with and was out of contact for over 40 years yesterday. We walked to school together for years as we lived only 2 blocks apart then after grade 9 my family moved away and hers moved away after grade 10...