Tuesday, August 26, 2025

After all this time, I still can

This cold was a bad one, and unfortunately it seems to have settled in my sinuses. Joy of joys. I do seem to be on the downhill side of it. But Saturday was a lost day.

We are making steady progress on the siding, doing a bit of it at a time. Tim put in the two last attic ventilation windows. We ordered the siding for the other half of the house. 

I made tomato sauce on Sunday.  I dehydrated the skins. I also dehydrated summer squash and zucchini. Something new, and the more I read about it, I think I will be experimenting with that quite a bit more. The oven makes that easy. I can do large batches. I also want to try drying tomatoes to store in olive oil.

I made pickles this afternoon. Something I haven't done in years. I forgot the satisfaction of hearing jars pinging.


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  1. Interesting about making tomato juice..and dehydrating the skins?

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    1. I put the tomatoes in a hot bath and remove the skins. I read about putting the skins on baking sheets and dehydrating them. Once dried, store them in a jar like any dehydrated vegetable and add them to vegetable soups for flavor. I have never thought to do that before but decided to try it.

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  2. Hope you are feeling better soon, it's a busy time with harvesting and preserving.

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  3. You have been busy despite your cold. Hope you are feeling better now.

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  4. Hope it doesn't linger in your sinuses. Sounds like you are doing well putting things down for winter. My tomatoes had tough skins this year because it's been so hot they got a bit dehydrated, despite daily watering.

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After all this time, I still can

This cold was a bad one, and unfortunately it seems to have settled in my sinuses. Joy of joys. I do seem to be on the downhill side of it. ...