PICKLED BEETS

Canning "Pickled Beets" is very easy. Pick your beets when you can see them bulging out of the dirt. It's okay if some are too big. You can just cut them up.
Wash and remove all the beet greens and ends. You can save the greens to eat later if you would like. They are totally edible.


Approximately 2 1/2 gallons of beets will make about 10 pints of pickled beets.

Sort the large beets from the little beets. Boil the bigger ones together and the little ones together. This way the pan of beets will get tender at the same time.


Boil in water for however long it takes. Poke them once with a fork to check if they are tender. Remove them from the water and let them cool.


Once the beets are cool, I recommend wearing rubber gloves to prevent your hands from staining. 

I LOVE BLUE CANNING JARS

Put 5-6 whole cloves in each pint canning jar.


Remove all skins from beets. Place small beets in clean, hot, dry jars together and slice or wedge the larger ones.


Make the syrup .......


Heat to a boil in a sauce pan...........
2 cups water
2 cups white vinegar
2 1/2 cups sugar
1 tsp Cinnamon
1 tsp all spice

Dad's Beets.......................Thanks for sharing

Pour hot syrup over beets and fill to 1/2 inch from top of jar. Wipe all liquid from top ring of jar to make sure the seal will not be wet. Place hot, dry, caps and rings on each jar.


Give jars a water bath in boiling water for 20 min.

THE JOY OF THE GARDEN

EGGPLANT! I 'VE MADE EGGPLANT PARM

DON'T FORGET THE FLOWERS. THIS IS AT MY DAD'S HOUSE

SUMMER SQUASH

WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE? GREEN OR YELLOW BEANS? I LIKE THEM BOTH. I FREEZE THE GREEN.

It's that wonderful time of year when the produce comes on pretty rapidly. Despite the very dry weather we have had....my dad has been running his sprinklers all day every day for his sandy soil. I have to run mine every other day for my clay soil. Unfortunately, the electric bill has pretty much gone up 30-40%.


 Zucchini, cucumbers, yellow summer squash, green and yellow beans, peppers of all shapes, sizes and colors. My dad has even dug us some of his potatoes. It's nice when my grocery bill goes down. Being vegetarian or not we all enjoy the fresh veggies. I have made stuffed zucchini boats, three bean salad, refrigerator pickles and many more summer favorites. I can't wait for the tomatoes. 


Don't forget to check out my food blog at http://dontmakemebake.blogspot.com/   

WHAT KIND OF SQUASH IS THIS???

CARROTS

 I have made lots of yummy recipes with the fresh garden produce that I have grown or my dad has so graciously given me. Most of them are on my food blog.

DAD'S VEGGIES ARE HERE

Yummy Zuchini!! 

Surprise summer squash

DAD'S CORN IS GETTING BIG

DAD'S TOMATO PLANTS ARE ALMOST AS BIG AS THE CORN

SUMMER SQUASH AND BEANS

DAD'S CORN IS WAY OVER MY HEAD

ANY SQUASH IN THERE?

BOUNTY

THE BEANS ARE HERE

LAST PICKIN OF PEAS

LAST PHOTO OF BLUEBIRD BABIES, THEY ARE GONE NOW.

TOMATO PLANTS ARE OVER MY HEAD

BABY BLUEBIRDS

IT'S A PEA PICKIN DAY!

This is not a whole lot of peas but it is my first pickin!

There is nothing better than fresh tender peas. Looks like by the end of the week I will be picking some more.