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  1. big brown horse

    wild mushrooms in my yard!

    HiDelight, I need to come over for a lesson then!! We were told that we had nice morel and other types of mushrooms on our property. I'm too scared to touch them! I love wild muchroom soup!
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    OKRA, First timers question?

    When I lived in TX, Austin Co. to be exact, our neighbors asked us to babysit their okra when they would leave town for the day. We got to keep what we picked for helping. Yes that okra grows sooo fast!!!! When you can't take it anymore, dehydrate it. First slice it salt it and let er rip in...
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    First Heirloom tomato...pics

    Your garden is beautiful! I love surprises in the garden!! Keep us informed about the turn out!
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    Look what we picked!

    That is the cutest child I have ever seen! I love the giant pickle picture! Frame that one! Nice harvest!!!:thumbsup
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    Potato question

    I didn't think about the skin getting lost. Good point! I'm glad you asked this question. So, we should just dust them off until we are about to use them and then rince. O.k. thanks!
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    The Any Wonderful Food You Made From Your Garden Today Thread!

    My favorite potato recipe is to simply bake them and slice them into circles. Pace the circles onto a well greased cookie sheet. Mash the circles to flatten them a bit, with the bottom of a glass. Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil, salt and pepper them and rebake them until they get crispy...
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    Pflaumenkuchen!! German Plum Cake

    That sounds easy and delicious!
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    The Any Wonderful Food You Made From Your Garden Today Thread!

    Right on right?! I have been munching on them since my last post. I dont think I will have any left for canning or making into jam. :(
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    Potato question

    Hello Nancy, I usually leave them in the dirt until I am going to cook. If I do harvest them for later use, I rince them off and store them in the fridge.
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    "TASTY TOMATO" recipes

    Hi Hattie, :frow Thanks for posting this. This weekend I made cherry tomatoes stuffed with full fat feta cheese, diced shallots, ex. virgin olive oil, and fresh oragano from the garden. I just scooped out the pulp of the tomato, mixed the rest of the ingrediants together and stuffed the...
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    Anyone use mason bees?

    They don't sting. (If they do it is ultra rare.) My apple and pear orchard is 10 feet from my back porch and bedroom window. I haven't had one single problem. I have a book about them, so ask away and I will look up the answer. ETA We had a winter that reached below 9 degrees and there was...
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    The Any Wonderful Food You Made From Your Garden Today Thread!

    I have a mess of Itallian lettuces that have been making their way into my neighbor's kitchen. I made a wonderful, simple salad with sugar snap peas, ripe tomatoes and carrots. But what I am most excited about is my gooseberries and black currents are ripe and ready for harvest. Now what? I...
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