Because of the smoke from the western fires, both our sun and moon have been red. It was sure stunning when the full moon came up. I couldn’t resist a photo.
Our Dragon Tongue beans have started ripening and I picked another big basket of them on Friday. I have the whole countertop full of pints of canned beans. We sure love them. Unfortunately, they lose their pretty purple stripes when boiled but they taste wonderful. Years ago, I canned some and when we ate them, they were awesome — very sweet and tender with a beany flavor, but it took years to figure out what variety they were. I tried canning Yellow Roma, and others, but they weren’t as good. Then after I again planted and canned Dragon Tongue, I found they were the ones I’d been looking for! I won’t make that mistake again.
Will has been busy plowing. He finished plowing the neighbor’s first hayfield, which was getting sod-bound and producing pretty thin hay. But when he was nearly done, POW, a rear tractor tire split. Now, those big tractor tires are expensive! He called around, looking for a decent used one. Finally he did find one, down by my oldest son, Bill’s. So we went to Tietz Implement yesterday and picked up a tire. I helped Will get it on the tractor this morning and it’s finally standing on four wheels again. Whew!
We have our last hayfield cut and as I’m writing, Will’s raking it in preparation for baling this afternoon. It’ll be good to be done haying.
I just thought I’d let you in on something. For years, we’ve bought our hardy fruit trees from St. Lawrence Nurseries in Potsdam, NY. Unfortunately, owners Bill and Diana MacKentley are retiring and there was no one to take over the business. We were sad, to put it mildly. But … a young man who worked for them for years decided to go ahead and take over the business and keep it running. To support his new endeavor financially, he is ONLY taking orders for apples and Evans Bali cherries until October 30th. If you’d like a catalog, you can order from St. Lawrence Nurseries, PO Box 957, Potsdam, NY 13676 or call (315) 261-1925. We’re ordering more trees and strongly recommend their company if you want very hardy fruit trees. — Jackie
I had a terrible garden this year, but the Dragon Tongue beans produced! They stay tasty even when they get large. They get a little soft when frozen, but still taste good. They dehydrate into a nice low carb crispy snack if you toss some seasoning on them. I have never liked any of the home canned green beans I have done in the past, but next year maybe I’ll give the Dragon Tongue a try. I got the seeds from you :-)
Wally,
Hey, man, you can boil water. Right??? Boil water. Shuck corn. Dump corn in water. Boil for 3 minutes. Eat. I don’t even call that “cooking”!
I have to confess I have been away from the blog for a few days. I am glad you were able to find a used tire for the tractor. The corn on the cob looks good enough to learn how to cook…almost.
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