What did you do in the garden today?

[fuzzi]

The enormous state recreation lake below me is fed by three deep, large creeks. They are now bone dry.
The 2.5 acre lake across the street is now totally gone.View attachment 3630402View attachment 3630403

Rain is coming your way as per Ryan Hall Y'All (YouTube)!

 

[TJAnonymous]

Why don’t you use it IN ice cream? If you freeze some yogurt and add a bit of double cream or cream cheese and kind of swirl the syrup through it, it should make great tasting ice cream, or use as filling for jelly rolls?

Well, not a fan of yogurt (frozen or otherwise).... But to your point, maybe I could use it for sorbet? Or blackberry ice cream? I do have an ice cream maker.

 

[WthrLady]

Rain is coming your way as per Ryan Hall Y'All (YouTube)!

We need a steady slow 27 inches to even break even. LOL.
I'm also a met, and been at it since 1986. Old enough to be Ryan's mom.

 

[WthrLady]

Well, not a fan of yogurt (frozen or otherwise).... But to your point, maybe I could use it for sorbet? Or blackberry ice cream? I do have an ice cream maker

poke cake ?

 

[TJAnonymous]

poke cake ?

Not sure what poke cake is... (but I'm hoping pokeweed isn't an ingredient)

 

[WthrLady]

Not sure what poke cake is... (but I'm hoping pokeweed isn't an ingredient)

you bake a cake, and poke the top with a dowel or utensil handle and then pour either cooled (but not set) jello, pudding or syrup on the cake and let it cool. Then ice with cream frosting.

 

[WthrLady]

https://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/strawberry-poke-cake/354fda2b-949f-4222-b939-24ea67b50f1a

 

[WthrLady]

you bake a cake, and poke the top with a dowel or utensil handle and then pour either cooled (but not set) jello, pudding or syrup on the cake and let it cool. Then ice with cream frosting.

https://dessertsonadime.com/the-best-poke-cake-recipes/

 

[gtaus]

I took the easy way out at preserving zucchini squash for the winter. I just washed them and stuffed them whole into gallon freezer bags. They're in the fridge for the night to get chilled down, then I'll put them in the freezer tomorrow.

I know the enzymes will make them less than perfect, but they'll still be good cooked down into a pot of cooked veggies when it's snowing outside.

I have extra zucchini. If frozen zucchini is mainly good cooked down in a pot of cooked veggies, why did you not cut the whole zucchini into chucks or slices? Is there a reason to freeze it whole? Just asking because I have never tried to freeze zucchini and would like to give it a go this year. Dear Wife makes stir fry and soups all the time. It would be great to have some fresh (frozen) garden zucchini to add to the dishes. I am thinking it would make more sense to cut it up in chunks or slices before freezing and use as much or as little as you want in the dishes without having to thaw out the whole zucchini to cut it.

 

[MotherofOrpies]

I personally think that a whole frozen zucchini will be more than difficult to use the thing is, for them to not get soggy after freezing, you have to cook them frozen, so, it’s easy to fry sliced frozen zucchini’s, but a whole frozen one?!