I woke up early to beat the weather hoping we didn't loose power to get a jump on my Roasted Garlic Tomato Sauce. Got the garlic roasting in the oven by 9AM, then came the roasting of some red peppers.... Next 16 pounds of Heirloom tomatoes from the farmers market in Londonderry and a few of my own. This was turning out to be a longer process than I thought but it will all be worth it in the middle of winter having the sweet taste of summer again and giving me hope that summer will be around the corner again soon, I hope! Once complete, I canned about 7 pints worth which didn't seem like much for all the time spent - this stuff is liquid gold!
Next, on to my pickles! We were inundated with cukes this year and needed to use them up! Soooo, here about 12 pints or so of pickles..... Lastly, I made some pesto with about 24 cups of basil which made about 7 half pints or so. What a long day...... but managed to finish it off with a pot of chili at 6 PM and I was done!!! The next weekend I managed to make a killer batch of hot salsa - about 14 pints worth along with some garlicky chimichurri with parsley from the garden too!
Winter is going to be tasting good!
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