Yep. That's us. Kiki and I on our next adventure. If you don't remember, we have tried Spotted Dick, made cheese, tamales and raviolis. But I have to tell you....this my friends is da bomb!
CANNING TOMATOES!
First, you start with lovely black gloves that Kiki is modeling......
Next, you gather tomatoes. (We have 55 pounds of organic lovelies here.)
Next, you boil them in water until their skins split......
Throw them in an ice bath and remove their skins..........
Pour in lemon juice.....
Stuff those babies into a hot, sanitized jar......
Run a knife around the tomatoes to get out any air bubbles.....
If you are getting bored now, you aren't alone. Miz Bourbon didn't seem impressed.....
Pour in hot water.........
Wipe lid and screw on lid........
Put in huge-ass canning pots and boil........
Results? 30 quarts of beautiful tomatoes!
And to celebrate our success, we tried another new thing........
Peach Framboise. It's a Belgian beer and sweet Jesus, it is nectar from the God's!
Pour in hot water.........Wipe lid and screw on lid........Put in huge-ass canning pots and boil........
Results? 30 quarts of beautiful tomatoes!And to celebrate our success, we tried another new thing........
Peach Framboise. It's a Belgian beer and sweet Jesus, it is nectar from the God's!
Apparently, a large number of people out there hate canning. Kiki and I really enjoyed it though and plan on canning anything we can get our hands on. Next week it's peaches. What I love about canning is that is totally and completely brain-dead kind of work. You get in to a rhythm of mindless work and your body and brain go ZEN. It's awesome!
13 comments:
i hate tomatoes but love drinking during the day, and women with black rubber gloves... just sayin
Carlos-two out of three ain't bad.
Mmmm.....looks good.like to eat 'em but don't want to can 'em.
I'm with Carlo's let's skip the canning and go right to the drinking part. Only thing Carlo's I like drinking during the day or evening....I'm not that discriminating.
Where did KiKi get the beer?
You would LOVE Heath's family. They can fresh everything! Or pickle, or freeze. His grandmother will can tomatoes as you've done and she'll also can her own hot sauce and the beginnings of spaghetti sauce.
Canned peaches? OMG...hold me back! Granny makes THE best peach cobbler using her canned peaches!
Awesome that you are canning! Alot of work but really worth it.
I want to try that beer.
I'm glad you girls had fun! Now the peaches - LOVE peaches! Do instructions on those when you're done. K?
Do you realize I haven't seen you in person with your pretty brown hair yet?
Wish I looked better in pictures..but hey..I look good in person! Wait you were talking about canning! Can't wait to taste the fruits of our labors!!!
Peggy-Yeah, I'm not discriminating either.
Anonymous-I got the beer at Albertson's but you can also get it at the Co-op.
Jenn-C'mon over! We will have a few glasses.
Jodi-It has been awhile since we've connected. Only 11 more days till school, and then I'm FREE!
Kiki-I know, I know....we are so critical of ourselves. And yes! You do look awesome in person (and in pictures.)
Dear sweet little 6 lb 2 oz baby jesus, it comes in peach as well? Oh my! And do yourself a favor...try the cherry! It is unbelievably good as well!
Elle - I love to pop that cherry cork! Yes, it is fabulous!
Well, I'm not a fan of tomatoes either, but I'd hang out and drink with you gals.
Looks like fun!
Okay Candice-Aren't you the ultimate lover of pizza? Hello? Tomato sauce!
I bet we can make some mean bloody mary's out of those tomatoes!
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