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.
Interesting about making tomato juice..and dehydrating the skins?
ReplyDeleteI 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.
DeleteHope you are feeling better soon, it's a busy time with harvesting and preserving.
ReplyDeleteYou have been busy despite your cold. Hope you are feeling better now.
ReplyDeleteHope 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.
ReplyDeleteI’m always making tomato sauce to freeze in granddaughter sized portions as that’s all she even wants to eat (along with alphabet shaped pasta), I’m going to try dehydrating the skins next time.
ReplyDeleteI applaud your canning efforts! Well done! I made a few jars of salsa, pickled hot peppers, and refrigerator pickles (from farmer's market cucumbers because mine sucked this year). I also sliced a bunch of tomatoes and dried them in the dehydrator, but I made sure they were all but crispy and stored them just like that in mason jars--no olive oil.
ReplyDeleteSummer colds are the worst. I hope you're totally well and feeling better soon.
Not well and still working - that's dedication. I hope you feel much better very soon.
ReplyDeleteWhere do you get all that energy from? You might just relax once the siding is finished. I hope you feel 100% soon. Gigi
ReplyDeleteSorry you're still not well. Why does it seem so much worse to have a cold in summer? But it does.
ReplyDeleteMay I ask what the siding is? I assume it is an external cladding of some kind. What is the material and what does it look like? How fitted?
ReplyDeleteHope you are feeling better. You sure keep busy even when you are sick!
ReplyDeleteThat ping- the Sound of Success. I love it.
ReplyDeleteAt the end of garden season, I picked every veggie left in the garden and cooked them together in a large pot, when all cooked, I canned it in quart jars for winter soup. When I made a roast, I always made sure I had some leftovers and opened a jar of soup mix to add to the beef. It made just enough soup for two people and the beef added that flavor I wanted.
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