My sisters-in-law and I have begun a new project.
First we picked them.
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Then we washed them.
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Look at how pretty they are in the bowl.
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And more...
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Then there were the beautiful canning jars.
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We had to sterilize them. So we wouldn't die.
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Then we had to get the skins off the tomatoes. We boiled them for 30 seconds or so.
(Yes, it's hard to take a picture of boiling tomatoes... so I Photoshop-ed this one to make it "artsy" instead of just plain blurry.)![](http://i27.tinypic.com/21jzqky.jpg)
The skins split away very nicely.
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It was really
really fun to peel the suckers.
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Into the jars you go, little tomatoes.
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Into the water bath canner. (Be careful, kitty).
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They boiled for an hour and fifteen minutes. And then they were done.
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The extras were consumed for dinner on homemade bread with mayonnaise and black pepper.
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It was an exhausting day's labor.
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Goodnight :).
1 comment:
found you by accident (I don't remember where lol) but I feel like I was destined to read after you! I have not relented to marry a farmer, but I sure am getting the taste of his country life, loving it, but I feel odd sometimes! Personally trying to fit in as I am watcing his ailing mother succuumb to cancer. Thank you for thus far what I've read! I'm at ehlngreeneyeslostat40.blogspot.com ps dont forget all YOU have to bring to the table! :)
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