What did you do in the garden today?

[WthrLady]

3 pounds of onion, celery, and carrot freeze dried down to only 3.5 ounces of powdered heaven in a jar!

 

[Happy hen lover]

Regarding the appliances. I bought Samsung washer and dryer at the end of 2017. They are great and I still get happy when they sing to me. The dryer did stop drying a couple of months ago but I got a cleaning kit from Amazon then vacuumed it out really well and it’s working great again. From what I’ve heard, 2017 was a good time to buy Samsung since they seem to have gone down in quality since then. I feel lucky.

While we're on the appliance train. I would like to present a complaint. I bought new washer and dryer @2017 they still run good ( fingers crossed) but have any of y'all had the burning desire to stick your arm in a spin cycle???@@#$_-_@$&-$@. I HATE THE LOCKING LID!!! What happened to the old days when you could add those random socks or the dishrag to a load!!

 

[Happy hen lover]

3 pounds of onion, celery, and carrot freeze dried down to only 3.5 ounces of powdered heaven in a jar!

What a great mix lots of flavor!

 

[WthrLady]

While we're on the appliance train. I would like to present a complaint. I bought new washer and dryer @2017 they still run good ( fingers crossed) but have any of y'all had the burning desire to stick your arm in a spin cycle???@@#$_-_@$&-$@. I HATE THE LOCKING LID!!! What happened to the old days when you could add those random socks or the dishrag to a load!!

my new top load you can do that. No locking lid.

 

[WthrLady]

While we're on the appliance train. I would like to present a complaint. I bought new washer and dryer @2017 they still run good ( fingers crossed) but have any of y'all had the burning desire to stick your arm in a spin cycle???@@#$_-_@$&-$@. I HATE THE LOCKING LID!!! What happened to the old days when you could add those random socks or the dishrag to a load!!

And my front load you could pause at any time in the cycle and add things- it would pause and unlock the door.

 

[Minanora]

Haven't been to the garden yet. For the question about mayo or MW, if it isn't labeled Best Food's or Hellman's, it's not allowed in my house. The youngest daughter bought a gallon of WinCo brand mayo and I told my husband that I needed mayo for the macaroni salad and someone said there's mayonnaise in the refrigerator, I stopped and said the hell if there is, I wouldn't use that generic ass crap. That is the last time anyone ever decided to buy anything other than Best Food's.

I'm very particular with my dressings. I avoid hydrogenated oils and soybean oil. I often make my own mayo since I have 5 million eggs on hand at all times. I usually buy the Best Foods canola oil mayo.

I pickled some grapes today. Picked red jalapenos, and tomatoes. I'm so tired that I had to take a power nap. I do not usually nap.

 

[Happy hen lover]

My neighbor used her aronia like cranberries in recipe little goes a long way.

 

[igorsMistress]

I tried mixing one part MW with two parts blue cheese salad dressing for dipping veggies and really liked it. I grew up on Miracle Whip, and was a young adult before I tasted real mayonnaise. I thought the mayo was too bland, but I guess it's sort of OK now.

I’m generally not a fan of mayo but I only buy Best Foods because it’s what I grew up with. DH too, although he will use up the MW when I buy it.

 

[Molpet]

I tried mixing one part MW with two parts blue cheese salad dressing for dipping veggies and really liked it. I grew up on Miracle Whip, and was a young adult before I tasted real mayonnaise. I thought the mayo was too bland, but I guess it's sort of OK now.

I grew up with miracle whip and didn't have Mayo until adult too.
I still prefer MW

 

[Happy hen lover]

Has any of us chicken egg lovers ever made mayo from scratch? I've toyed with the idea, made it in home ec in high school.