Q and A: converted woodstove and wild plum pits
Converted woodstove
We have a woodstove that the prior owners turned into a gas "fireplace" type of stove. They put a hole in the bottom for the gas line, etc. Is it possible to change...
And how does the garden grow?
Pretty darned good, despite the drought, heat, and rain, rain, rain. Some crops, like most of the corn, had to be replanted. But now the earliest is starting to tassel. Most of the squash...
Fall rains have begun
After several nice, sunny days with temps in the high fifties and even sixty yesterday, we woke up to rain. Yuck. But we had a nice week, last week. We even got to visit...
Rain, rain, go away
We really needed rain. But gee, it'd be nice if it would stop for a day or two! I've got lots of stuff to plant. Not garden veggies but flowers right now. I bought...
Q and A: Canning green tomato relish, Fall garden prep, and Pumpkin pie filling
Canning green tomato relish
I am trying to modernize a recipe from a 1934 Watkins Cookbook that makes the best Green Tomato Relish. Here is the recipe:
2 pounds of green tomatoes
1 onion
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup...