Monthly Archives: September 2011

Apples

Posted on September 25, 2011 by Sandy

Walking through the orchard last weekend, I noticed a few apples had dropped from a couple of trees. I picked the apples that looked reasonably good off the ground and then checked the trees for ripe fruit still hanging on … Continue reading →

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Judge me by my size, do you?

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Sandy

And well you should not! We’re starting to see some ripe apples from our various and sundry trees.  The larger apple is a Chehalis and the smaller apple is a windfall Honeycrisp that was blown down in last night’s rain.  … Continue reading →

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Tomatoes

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Sandy

I’ve been harvesting tomatoes in onesies and twosies for a few weeks now, but with the recent heat I’m finally getting full batches of tomatoes ripening at once. I smell tomato sauce making and canning in my future this weekend. … Continue reading →

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Pears

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Sandy

After waiting nearly two weeks for them to ripen, the above box of green Bartlett pears has been transformed . . . into 33 pints of canned pears. I do still find pears one of the most difficult canning projects, … Continue reading →

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