Saturday, August 23, 2025

August 23

 Dear Cindy, 

Today I picked cucumbers for future pickles. I've already made 15 jars of pickles, but there's still more cucumbers coming - so I guess I'll make more. Patric was taking a pickle in his school lunch every day. I think he was using them as a commodity in the class and trading them for other treats his classmates brought. 


And we picked green beans to be frozen for winter eating. To freeze the green beans, I blanch them in boiling water for about 2 minutes - until the colour changes. Then I quick cool them under running water before putting them in to ziploc bags. 


I also cleaned up the dehydrator of the plum and apple fruit leather I made a few days ago. I made two batches of 6 trays. Plenty of snacks for the future. 








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