Okay, harvest season begins. I just blanched and froze 2 gallons

[Skidmore]

of green beans from my garden, and froze 1.5 gallons of raspberries. Oh, yeah. Will have some peas in a couple of days, too.

[grasswire]

1. today I'm doing pickled onions

because I found some two-pound bags of beautiful baby onions. They'll be a nice garnish. Four pounds of onion, comin' up. And I'll be freezing three pounds of beautiful blueberries. Then off to the farmer's market tomorrow for raspberries.

[hobbit709]

2. Raspberries don't last long

enough to be frozen around me. 1.5 gal of them would last me about 2 days. I'll eat them fresh, with a little cream, on cake, or raspberry cobbler.

[japple]

3. Cucumber, zucchini, and I'm makin' pickles in my sleep.

Don't know how many batches of pickles, relish, jams and jellies I've made. Our strawberries were super this year, and I still have some in the freezer to make jam with when I get more time. We had great blackberries, too, and I made jelly with those. Now the corn is coming in and I've already put a couple of batches in the freezer. Tomatoes up next. Though it's tiring, I love canning and preserving, and those jars lined up on the shelf and a well-stocked freezer are so rewarding.