I received some products in the mail from Ball and couldn’t wait to try them out! Here in Minnesota it’s canning season and there are lots of things to can. The peaches are in, corn is ready, green beans, tomatoes and pickling cucumbers are ready. We can and store food for a lot of reasons [...]
Category Archives: Garden
Last of the Summer Garden
August 26, 2010 – 5:57 pm
The temperature dropped down into the 40′s last night and although we are back up into the mid 80′s this afternoon, I think it’s safe to say we are done with the garden. I’ve given away peppers, tomatoes and cucumbers galore yet it all still keeps on coming. It feels wrong that it still grows- [...]
Clemens Munsinger Gardens in Saint Cloud. . . and a Rant
July 21, 2010 – 11:22 pm
I met my brother in Saint Cloud tonight for his birthday dinner since SC is halfway between our homes. I drove through campus since I haven’t really been there since graduating from college except for maybe one trivia marathon. Since we were so close to the Mississippi, I had to drive across the bridge and [...]
Sweet & Spicy Refrigerator Pickles
July 21, 2010 – 10:06 pm
We have a nice crop of cucumbers this year. More than I know what to do with. I made these on accident actually, the intent was for regular refrigerator pickles but somebody filled the regular bulk container in the natural foods section with a spicy pickling spice mixture. I was disappointed when I got home [...]
Pink Poppy
July 5, 2010 – 8:29 pm
Flowers are like babies. Just like children, you can’t pick just one of your flower babies to be your favorite.
