Fresh pickled onions from the smaller ones out of today's harvest. The rest are laid out to dry and cure.
Fresh pickled onions from the smaller ones out of today's harvest. The rest are laid out to dry and cure.
Last harvest of 2025!
They say to leave parsnips in for awhile after the frosts. We've had a few frosty mornings, so I thought mid-November was a good time to go get them.
A good haul! Much better than I've done in the past. I think my soil-regeneration efforts - cover crops, rotation and compost - are helping!
Now on to blanching and freezing these lovelies.
#Gardening #Harvest #Preserving #NorthernIllinois #MidwestUS #Zone5a
17 Jams, Chutneys, and Relishes to Gift or Save Spread the love (literally) with homemade preserves perfect for gifting or enjoying yourself. #homemadegifts #jamsandchutneys #preserving #holidayrecipes
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21 Canning Recipes That Taste Like Fall in a Jar Preserve the flavors of the season with homemade jams, pickles, and spreads you’ll love year-round. #canning #homemade #fallrecipes #preserving
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This weekend's output:
19x Quince & Zucchini Chutney
12x Quince Jelly
7x Spicy Quince Jelly
5x Pickled Jalapeños
1x Bushed Yvan
(Plus the usual meal cooking, and a few kilo of smoked beef ribs... and now... the cleaning 😬)
We have 2637g of the plain #quince extract. This year it has started to go deep red already, and has so much pectin that it's gelling up around the edges before I've even added sugar and boiled it down. So different to last year's small crop off the same tree!
The chilli & spice quince extract is still extracting.
I am running short of jars right now, have been rounding up all sorts, mainly a mix of what I have left of hexagonal jars, and a bunch of saved Promite jars (thanks to Kat's foresight!) Got them all in the dishwasher on a 70°C cycle.
Will add sugar and start cooking down the jellies in an hour or so.
For now... a second coffee and a sit-down. Feeling kinda bushed. Not sure what, if any, #allotment activity will occur today. (TBF on myself the #preserving ought to count as an allotment activity.)