tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post1162545624056675353..comments2023-11-11T10:00:52.832-08:00Comments on Annie's Kitchen Garden: August 6, 3011 - I'm in a Jam!Annie*s Grannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-5359010281596975352011-08-14T20:27:02.774-07:002011-08-14T20:27:02.774-07:00Ben, I finally got another basket and put my jam i...Ben, I finally got another basket and put my jam in the meat freezer. I had another 6 jars, plus five in the fridge freezer (16 jars of strawberry jam). I had no choice! Of course, now I have no room to stock up on meat.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-46580571689808406272011-08-14T19:21:16.664-07:002011-08-14T19:21:16.664-07:00No more room for jam? Sounds like a good problem t...No more room for jam? Sounds like a good problem to have :)Ben Czajkowskihttp://www.thisorganicprocess.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-40117805638230202902011-08-08T08:51:01.215-07:002011-08-08T08:51:01.215-07:00Sarada, make sure the bread is tightly wrapped, an...Sarada, make sure the bread is tightly wrapped, and it keeps very well in the freezer. I can open the wrapper and just remove a few slices if I want. Usually it has thawed by the time I get the sandwich made. It takes very little time. I eat whole grain breads, but my husband will only eat white. I keep four slices in a sandwich bag to use and keep the rest of the loaf in the freezer. That way I always have fresh bread and it never goes bad. It can go straight from freezer to toaster if you want toast, but it is just like fresh untoasted, and the flavor is unchanged.<br /><br />********<br />Langela, Villager posted his recipe here:<br /><br />http://www.ourhappyacres.com/2011/08/slow-roasted-tomatoes/<br /><br />I think I'll be making some today.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-91517447507090287312011-08-08T08:28:32.977-07:002011-08-08T08:28:32.977-07:00Is the slow roasted tomato recipe one you can shar...Is the slow roasted tomato recipe one you can share in a post?<br /><br />And I counted the tomatoes this morning--34, with the smallest being a baseball size and the largest was almost twice the size of a softball. They were all good, but the carbon purples are so sweet and delicious that I'm not sure I'll plant anything else next year. I wonder how they compare to the cherokee purples.langelanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-41288118425491014092011-08-08T07:07:04.891-07:002011-08-08T07:07:04.891-07:00Granny, you will never get out of food...may be yo...Granny, you will never get out of food...may be you should stop going for grocery till you create some space for you garden harvests. :) I am sure the tomato totals will start shooting up. I have a question about storing bread in freezer (I have never done that before). How does it taste? you just have to take it and put it in toaster or you need to thraw?Saradahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06851821835556255668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-12757977579252030702011-08-07T18:41:32.550-07:002011-08-07T18:41:32.550-07:00Langela, I'm not even close to getting enough ...Langela, I'm not even close to getting enough tomatoes to can! At least I'm getting quite a few cherry tomatoes. I think I'll be making Villager's slow roasted tomatoes and freezing them.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-54394669768502286932011-08-07T18:30:31.659-07:002011-08-07T18:30:31.659-07:00We just had to buy two more huge shelving units to...We just had to buy two more huge shelving units to fit all our canned goods and supplies from the gardens this year. I haven't even started on the tomatoes yet. We were gone for the weekend and when I got home tonight I picked between 20 and 30 huge tomatoes and maybe 50+ cherry tomatoes. This week I'll be putting up tomatoes and more zucchini pickles.langelanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-71909076041634034662011-08-07T14:37:32.496-07:002011-08-07T14:37:32.496-07:00LOL, Random! Even Granny needs to take a break fr...LOL, Random! Even Granny needs to take a break from cooking now and then. Marie makes better chicken pot pies than I do. If you look closer, you might even spot a couple of Banquet pot pies!<br /><br />********<br />Villager, just don't get snockered!<br /><br />********<br />Robin, I don't have room for a bigger freezer. I figure if I end up bringing the AZ freezer home, the new small one will fit nicely in the laundry room, and the AZ one can go in where the new one is now. It's either that or Mr. Granny will have to throw away all of his junk and take down one set of shelves in the garage. That's what I wanted him to do.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-73588486114074770002011-08-07T13:39:22.718-07:002011-08-07T13:39:22.718-07:00Granny, I was wondering when you bought the new fr...Granny, I was wondering when you bought the new freezer why you bought a small one. I know I know, you have a bigger one in Arizona. Well, it's not doing you any good in Washington!<br /><br />We have two side by side refrigerator/freezers and one good size chest freezer. By the looks of things...they will all be full by the end of the gardening season.....and we don't freeze much meat and other stuff. I usually just freeze harvests from the garden, some butter and baking supplies.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12220238404223196571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-9020593133509012022011-08-07T13:13:52.993-07:002011-08-07T13:13:52.993-07:00I got sauced yesterday (tomatoes)! Today I'm g...I got sauced yesterday (tomatoes)! Today I'm getting pickled. ;-)Dave @ HappyAcreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03441364543023807886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-40391565004599869582011-08-07T12:52:19.508-07:002011-08-07T12:52:19.508-07:00Gasp!! I don't believe it! Is that Marie C&#...Gasp!! I don't believe it! Is that Marie C's frozed food I spot in the freezer? How could you granny? You have so much fresh foods baked and growing....how could you? :)RandomGardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00634760100341475864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-55402159445092236052011-08-07T10:38:04.687-07:002011-08-07T10:38:04.687-07:00Stefaneener, the bagged tomatoes are just beginnin...Stefaneener, the bagged tomatoes are just beginning here, The big problem is that I just cleaned and organized all the freezers a month ago, and now they're already full of new stuff! I have to stay away from Costco, and to stop growing all those green beans ;-) This is also the first time in years I've made freezer jam.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-53615878454425372722011-08-07T10:22:20.731-07:002011-08-07T10:22:20.731-07:00Well, now, our meat freezer is full but we've ...Well, now, our meat freezer is full but we've been moving through the other one pretty well. Just puff pastry, chicken broth, and some berries and tomatillos so far. I think I've eliminated the bagged tomatoes! Getting on top of the freezer is high on my priority list.Stefaneenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08422241601075022500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-60430963029253606842011-08-07T09:24:35.947-07:002011-08-07T09:24:35.947-07:00See, Ginny, Cecil and I must be twins separated at...See, Ginny, Cecil and I must be twins separated at birth! I agree, Cecil, we both should have gotten a bigger one!Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-38243878308413463452011-08-07T08:26:39.831-07:002011-08-07T08:26:39.831-07:00Well, I'm loving hearing everyone moaning and ...Well, I'm loving hearing everyone moaning and groaning about being out of food space ..that means we have all been blessed :o) Something told me I should buy a larger second freezer..but I didn't want to have to fight Cecil about a second one..so I just went with the small one (knowing I needed a larger one). Now he is saying "we should have gotten a bigger one"<br />Men < ugh! from Mars.Gingerbreadshouse7https://www.blogger.com/profile/01285484153508538882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-81851725123281528752011-08-07T08:08:40.088-07:002011-08-07T08:08:40.088-07:00Mr. H., I guess we should be thankful we have so m...Mr. H., I guess we should be thankful we have so much food for our freezers! It sure beats going hungry. My children won't mind taking what I don't have room for :-)Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-35349317334227856242011-08-07T08:02:05.588-07:002011-08-07T08:02:05.588-07:00Us too, us too...we made Saskatoon freezer jam yes...Us too, us too...we made Saskatoon freezer jam yesterday and also need much more freezer space as ours are filling up fast.:) Strawberry shortcake...mmm.Mr. H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04576034751522467377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-60346676049869828702011-08-07T07:37:44.979-07:002011-08-07T07:37:44.979-07:00Sue, my mother had two freezers and did quite a bi...Sue, my mother had two freezers and did quite a bit of canning. My grandmother had a huge freezer and canned and gardened and made cheese and butter. It's in my genes. But, even with all this food, I still have days when there's "nothing for dinner". That's my cop out to get taken out to eat ;-)<br /><br />********<br />Ribbit, it would be Annie that helped. Otto would look at it, poke at it, and probably puke it back up after he ate it. I just mixed a little bit of brown rice with his chicken and green beans this week.....he holds it until 4 a.m. then upchucks on my bedroom rug. Two mornings in a row I've been shampooing carpet. But he can eat a cow pie and never blink an eye!<br /><br />********<br />Daphne, with all my kids living nearby, I never know when I'll have somebody here to eat. Kids and grandkids seem to come out of the woodwork at mealtime :-)<br /><br />********<br />Erin, my canned food shelves are full too, and I haven't even canned anything this year! Boy, I'm just trying to restrain myself from buying a pressure cooker. If I plant this many green beans next year, I really need to do it. Besides, I don't like that lemon juice in my tomato juice. I think I'm going to open them all up and boil them down to make ketchup!<br /><br />********<br />Oh, Rachel, of course it would be stuffed. I'd just buy larger quantities of stuff at Costco! It's probably a good thing we don't have a Costco near our AZ home.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-79304765925927823902011-08-07T06:07:56.376-07:002011-08-07T06:07:56.376-07:00LOL! If you bought a large freezer it would probab...LOL! If you bought a large freezer it would probably be full too. At least you won't go hungry.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129119492962711399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-29408088849373586002011-08-07T05:41:48.194-07:002011-08-07T05:41:48.194-07:00I know how you feel, and I only have one of those ...I know how you feel, and I only have one of those little freezers! I think that's why I decided to get more into pressure canning this year, just so I'll be able to FIND my food later, LOL! It's always something, isn't it!?Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-26540765545271322922011-08-07T04:37:17.716-07:002011-08-07T04:37:17.716-07:00I used to be like that - a food horder. Costco was...I used to be like that - a food horder. Costco was my friend. I had a huge pantry at my last house. And a pantry area in the basement. My friends said if an emergency ever hit they would just come to our house to eat. <br /><br />But when the kids left I quit doing that. The two of us just don't eat like a couple of teenagers and I live right next to the supermarkets now. I do stock up on things, but not like before. My freezer is practically empty. In the fall it will be mostly full. I'll have it filled with meats and veggies. I get the best meats from the farmers market, but they close down in October so I stock up then. Maybe you need an intervention. I know my mom does with her freezer.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-23038871417960538842011-08-07T04:37:16.935-07:002011-08-07T04:37:16.935-07:00You just need to eat more. Or rather, go ask Otto...You just need to eat more. Or rather, go ask Otto for help. He'll be more than happy to oblige. ;)Ribbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01460673212389110633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-38877260480097885732011-08-07T00:08:28.273-07:002011-08-07T00:08:28.273-07:00We like to have a good stash of food too. I think ...We like to have a good stash of food too. I think we could live at least 6 months out of our freezer. I think I got that from my mother. Her basement was a regular storehouse---I think she had the grocery store beat. <br />:)Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10122524042294993949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-53085278132931042592011-08-06T21:11:32.654-07:002011-08-06T21:11:32.654-07:00Mrs. Pickles, I think you're right. I'm a...Mrs. Pickles, I think you're right. I'm a food hoarder. We'll never go hungry.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-65664548467355273882011-08-06T20:32:26.475-07:002011-08-06T20:32:26.475-07:00I think you have to stop going to Costco or open u...I think you have to stop going to Costco or open up a soup kitchen. At least everything is all neat and organized..my freezers would make you cry even more.. :0Mrs.Pickleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07678592143938874654noreply@blogger.com