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Picked apples yesterday, today I'll be juicing (for jelly) , paring and slicing for pies, and possibly drying some as well.

Thanks! I've never had good luck with pie crusts, usually I have to buy 'em and fill them. But I've never tried that recipe. Where do you get clear-jel? I've never heard of it. Does it have another name?

I have this week off, that's why I can get this done now. Took a break to make supper, think I'll stop for the night.

Canned 15 pints green beans, 8 quarts tomatoes. Still have the spaghetti sauce to do, and I think I can get another 5 pints of beans done. I can only do pints, and only five at a time cause I just have a little pressure cooker. I've already done 12 half-pints of blueberry jam, and eight of...

So, I'll be canning most all day today. Tomatoes, spaghetti sauce, beans. Long day ahead!

I'm not sure what's wrong with it, and the only small engine fix it stopped working on them.

My tiller isn't working. So looks like back breaking work of hoeing and tilling by hand! Oof! I hurt just thinking about it!

Exactly! That's why I'm going out to till this morning.

I just have to take myself firmly in hand and say "self, get off your lazy *** and get out there! "

Tomorrow I'm going fishing first thing in the morning, then when I get home, it's time to get the tiller out and get that fall garden planted! NO. EXCUSES!!!!!!!

How do y'all make yourself do something when you're feeling lazy?

Back to work today. Hope everyone has a happy 4th! I'll be working through the weekend, everyone stay safe!

Thinking about getting the garden ready for the fall/late summer crop, but it's sooo hot! Temps in the 90's, heat index 100+. Just walking out to the animals causes a body to be drenched in sweat!

My wonderful DH has opened the pool! Tonight, after the chores, I'll be relaxing poolside.

Tomatoes done. Picked more blackberries, so more blackberry jelly!

Dill pickles done, bread and butter pickles done, going to get the spiced apple rings finished today and start canning the tomatoes.

Today was off from work, so I picked blackberries, put up blackberry jelly, put up Poolroom slaw, got sauerkraut going (again! ), pickled eggs, did five loads of laundry, washed dishes, made supper (fried catfish) , put rabbit in the crockpot for rabbit stew tomorrow. I have to go back to work...

I may have to try that one! Lord knows this one was a mess! Not a total loss, my chickens liked it! :D

So last night I tried making peanut brittle. The sugar mix never browned, but dried out instead? It tasted ok, but grainy (like sugar crystals) any idea of what I did wrong? Also someone told me a recipe for brittle using baking soda. I can't remember it, but if anyone knows it please tell me...