tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post5327391074371056633..comments2024-03-29T01:25:20.059-07:00Comments on Powell River Books Blog: Preserving: Annual TallyPowell River Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17580698518291129041noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-53017590597419867712010-10-06T22:10:58.161-07:002010-10-06T22:10:58.161-07:00Hey Fran -
You always make me learn new words: da...Hey Fran -<br /><br />You always make me learn new words: damsons, bullaces, sloes and haws. According to my web search the first three are types of plums or prunes. I assume haws and hawthorn berries. <br /><br />What do you do with the rose hips. I saw some along the Nooksack River the other day.<br /><br />MargyPowell River Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580698518291129041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-30463414829608794072010-10-06T00:53:22.244-07:002010-10-06T00:53:22.244-07:00Hi Margy, this year I have foraged plums, damsons,...Hi Margy, this year I have foraged plums, damsons, bullaces, rose hips, sloes, apples, pears, blackberries and haws. Quite a haul!Franhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08117681021989984923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-43217433287178590482010-10-05T21:36:03.089-07:002010-10-05T21:36:03.089-07:00Hi lizziviggi - We had more beans than we could ha...Hi lizziviggi - We had more beans than we could handle too, but they sure were tasty. - MargyPowell River Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580698518291129041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-62841535069324450902010-10-05T06:34:57.179-07:002010-10-05T06:34:57.179-07:00You are an inspiration! Someday I'll put in th...You are an inspiration! Someday I'll put in the time and effort involved in canning... but this year I was just giving our green beans away because we couldn't eat them fast enough!lizziviggihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921603615699013169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-38255300286325701982010-10-02T21:00:53.018-07:002010-10-02T21:00:53.018-07:00Kay - Last year was a bit scary but this year I fe...Kay - Last year was a bit scary but this year I felt much better about it. You might like to try some refrigerator or freezer jam that don't need the water bath procedure. It's hard to go wrong with jam (unless it gets to hard or runny - but even then it is tasty).<br /><br />Fran - I foraged for the black berries but that was it. I wanted to go up to the high country for some blueberries but our end of summer schedule didn't permit it. What kinds of things do you forage?<br /><br />MargyPowell River Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580698518291129041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-48769868037881217492010-10-02T09:52:56.065-07:002010-10-02T09:52:56.065-07:00Well done Margy, that's quite a collection. I...Well done Margy, that's quite a collection. It is lovely to be able to eat your own food. I have just got an allotment and my aim next year is to get to a point where every meal has something that I have grown with it or in it. So a lot more preserving on the cards next year. Most of what I preserved this year came from foraging.Franhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08117681021989984923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-77705931207146929002010-10-02T08:53:03.755-07:002010-10-02T08:53:03.755-07:00Wow, Margy, if I ever want to know about these thi...Wow, Margy, if I ever want to know about these things, I'll ask you.<br />The potatoes in newspaper sounds like a good thing, and under a bed sounds good, too. Not that I grow any, but Dick is always buying 10 lb. bags of potatoes, and there are only two of us. He says they're cheaper than 5 lb. bags and maybe he's right, but they end up going soft and icky, growing legs out of their eyes. Ugh.<br />I really admire the way you have taken to all this country domesticity. I have been terrified of canning all my life (I'm very clumsy) so am not likely to start now, but good for you!!<br />-- KKay L. Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09966266404058177742noreply@blogger.com