Mmmmmmmmmm..

I just love this time of year!

Here's my 25 # of "canning tomatoes". I paid only $.45/lb. for them! I was pleasantly surprised at the quality. They could nearly pass for slicing toms! There were only a couple in the box that were really past their prime. I also picked up the peppers and garlic.

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Most of the tomatoes were roasted with lots of garlic, carrots and Walla Walla onions to make KatieC's soup. I actually did three sheets, but here's the first two before they went into the oven.

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I chopped more of the tomatoes and peppers up for Annie's Salsa.

Also made Cantaloupe Jam and Banana Nut Bread Jam.

Here' my counter by Saturday afternoon.

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There's 13 half pints and 10 12-ounce jars of salsa, 15 pints of soup, 8 half pints of cantaloupe jam and 7 half pints of banana nut bread jam. It's gonna be sooooo good this winter!

Took a nap, then got up and picked LOTS of chard!

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Chopped and blanched it:

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And bagged for the freezer:

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I needed to come back to work today to rest!!!

Deanna