Adam and Heather Hayes

Life in small town U.S.A.

Carrots and more carrots

September 15, 2009 by Heather

I have been canning like crazy since school started.  So far this year I've canned: green beans, carrots, roast beef, cherry juice, apricot juice, apple juice, plum juice, apple butter, peaches, and strawberry-peach jam.  Here is a picture of the last of our garden's carrots.

On the right, you can see why you should thin your carrots.  They grew into some twisted funky looking blobs.  I have 2 rows of potatoes left in the garden and that's about it.  I didn't grow enough tomatoes or onions to do salsa, so I'll skip that this year. Gotta love harvest time!

Your Comments
  • kara made this comment on September 23, 2009
    Um, WOW! You are a canning fool. I would love to be that on top of things. Kudos to you guys for 1-having such a productive garden, 2-having the stamina to harvest and preserve so much, and 3- having enough space to store so much. Envy- I am experiencing pure envy.
  • amy k made this comment on September 20, 2009
    The only sad thing about harvest time, is for me at least it comes on all at once.

    That is a lot of carrots, and way to go on your canning. (Your jam really was delicious!)
 
 
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