Summer is always a busy time of year and July has been no exception. The gardens are really starting to produce and all the hard work of planting, nursing crops and dealing with whatever mother nature decides to throw at us is paying off.
Sterile jars ready for vegetables
My kitchen
Success!
The first batch out of the canner. While the beans were processing, we put up 6 quarts of the Everlasting slaw. Three quarts from green cabbage and three with purple cabbage. I've posted the recipe at the end of the blog entry for those that have asked for it. Simple, quick and delicious :) It has quickly become a favorite of my family.
Everlasting slaw
Everlasting slaw recipe:
- 1 medium size head cabbage
- 2 carrots, shredded
- 1 onion
- 1 green pepper
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup vinegar
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tablespoon grated horseradish ( I used 1 tablespoon prepared horseradish)
- 1 tsp. mustard seed
- 1 tsp. celery seed
- 1 tsp. turmeric
Shred the cabbage and carrots. Chop the green pepper and onion and combine it with the cabbage. Boil together the vinegar, sugar, salt, and spices, only until they are well blended. Pour over the slaw and allow it to set for several hours before serving. Once it has cooled off, I fill quart jars to store it. Will last forever in the refrigerator.
Before we got the last batch of beans processed, the telephone rang - it was our hay man. He had 200 bales in the field ready to be picked up. No more canning for today. When the hay man calls, we drop what we are doing, load up and go.
Filling up the barn for winter
It was a late night - we finally piled in for dinner about 8:45. Thankfully Mom had made a huge pot of spaghetti. We had energy enough to eat, cleanup and hit they hay :O)
5 comments:
Looks like my house, woodstove becomes counter, and canning stuff everywhere. I love canned green beans, and I don't like the texture of frozen ones.
Great post, I have many fond memories of canning with my mom, she was a good friend as well as a great parent. Sounds like you two have a great relationship.
Great harvest! How's the market going?
wow, that's a huge amount of beans! Makes my little amounts of canning for the two of us seem like nothing! I really appreciate the everlasting slaw recipe. Now, of course, it is probably too late here in KY for me to can it--we've got one last cabbage in the frig. and that is it for cool weather crops...maybe in the fall. Your blog is such a wonderful story of life on the farm--thanks for all your detailed photos and descriptions! (the Shetland fleeces look delicious...)
I am so impressed by folks who can and grow so much. I can't imagine doing hay on top of canning all those beans! Sure will be nice come winter though I bet
Wow.
You are an inspiration!
I could just sit right down and eat those beans. MmmmHmmmm
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