Harvest Season

So I am not so sure if anyone has noticed that I haven't 

written a blog entry in over a month but I feel

the need to give you a reason as to why.

There are a few:

start of a new school year and schedule

enjoying watching Gilmore Girls seasons 1 and 2

harvest season

So here are some pictures of just a few of the delights

that have been processed in this home over the 

past six weeks.

Mat and I decided to do salsa one afternoon while 

listening to a Phillies baseball game.

We started rather spontaneously and I didn't anticipate

that it would go so quickly.  It had quite a bit to 

do with listening to something while our hands were busy.

The peeling process, then chopping.

All the flavors coming together, then off to the canner.

Unfortunately, I underestimated the amount of tomatoes

we had (2 bushels) and the spices were not as potent as

I would like.  Therefore, there will be some

doctoring up of salsa once the jars are opened all winter.

Then it was corn time.

My dear husband heard of a field of sweet corn 

that was not going to be harvested because it was nearly

leveled by a hurricane.  He decided that it was worth his while

to go glean corn for his family and came home with 375 ears of corn!

So I called a regular partner in such exciting events and

Webb came over to join in the fun.  Allie and Webb's daughter,

Sophie, helped soooo much too.  It was a full day from noon til

dark full of corn.

A tip we utilized from a Cook's Illustrated magazine,

cutting the corn off the cob into a bundt pan.

You place the cob vertically over the center hole of the pan.

Here is the bounty we have stored for the winter.

God provides in such fun ways.

And then it was peach day. . .

The same friends were present but Mat joined in the festivities as well.

Mat is fantastic at canning and knows how to do it all.

I love that about him.

Notice the kids playing in the background of this picture. 

Spending time with the Webbs is so wonderful mostly

because all family members of both families are happy to

see one another and spend time together.

We canned 69 quarts of peaches

and over 30 pints of salsa.

Aren't they beautiful?

Favorite thing:

washed and folded kitchen towels

in their correct place on the day of their cleaning