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02:31, Sunday, November 19, 2006 .. 2 comments .. Link

it's hard to believe that thanksgiving is less than a week away. i need to buy cranberries. i'm planning to can some cranberry relish so i'll have it throughout the winter.

i'd hoped to get more canning done this year, but only managed to do applesauce. i asked around regarding local grapes, but no one in my limited circle of friends and aquaintances had any ideas. so much for grape juice this year. :-( i've read that they don't grow well in containers or i'd give that a try, lol.

we had the girls the last two weekends, which was fun. a'hnia brought us a little pumpkin that she painted at school. today i scrubbed the paint off (it was that tempera stuff they use in elementary schools, so it washed right off), cut it in half and roasted it.   then i mashed the pulp and it's now in the freezer. there's about enough for a pie. i've no idea what variety it was, but it was very small and looked like a 'pie type'.

i also managed to get some grated zuchinni into the freezer.   riley and i made savory zuchinni muffins and applesauce/cinnamon muffins last week.   the applesauce ones were divine, but the savory zuchinni were a bit dry.    i froze some of each so that we wouldn't eat them all at once, lol.    richard and i have been adopting some ideas from the 'once a month cooking' philosophy. seems to be saving a bit of money, and it's nice having more stuff in the big freezer. we tend to waste a lot of freezer space.

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11:29, Sunday, December 3, 2006 .. Posted by morningsunshine
find a local nusery... not a home depot nursery, but a locally owned and operated nursery, and ask them - now is a good time because they will not be expecting you to buy immediatly - what type of grape they stock for the area. My nursery gave me a large list of what apples, peaches, pears, cherries, strawberries and raspberries they bring in every spring. this was great cuz then I went and bought those apples in the grocery store - do we really want that variety, etc.
anyway, they will know better than anyone what grows well there. and if they are very helpful, you can return in the spring and give them your business. if not, check out a different local nursery.

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11:31, Sunday, December 3, 2006 .. Posted by morningsunshine
ps - what is your recipe for applesauce muffins? I canned about 40 pints of applesauce a few years ago, and have still got about 40 pints of it downstairs! lol

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