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Busy bee!

Monday, October 08, 2007

“Worky work! Busy bee!”

God, that cracks me up

Are you a busy bee preserving some of this fantastic fall food? I’ve scheduled the last four weekends around dates with my Foodsaver and Ball jars. I’m sure there’s a joke somewhere in there. Maybe something about “cold” versus “hot” dates?

Anyway, so far I’ve preserved pumpkin, peppers, pears, peaches (what’s with the P theme?), butternut squash and tomatoes. Details to be forthcoming - as soon as I can slow down on all the worky work! This is the most food preservation I’ve done and I’m open to any tips, suggestions and/or recipes. Share ‘em, if you got ‘em!

Posted by Mikaela on 10/08 at 10:30 AM

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You canned pumpkin? Was it pureed or preserved in some other way?

I have some pie pumpkins I need to deal with....

Posted by on 10/08 at 01:46 PM

Oh! No, I used my Foodsaver for the pumpkin I baked, pureed and froze it in two-cup portions.

Posted by Mikaela on 10/08 at 02:52 PM

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