What did you do in the garden today?

[SkyAJK]

We processed our apples into about 24 cups of raw cider than boiled it on a medium simmer for several hours until it reduced and started to thicken. I checked the consistency with the cold plate method. The 24 cups gave us a grand total of about 1 pint of syrup, but boy is it tasty.

That is the part I missed...boiled it to simmer! I got it now, I will definitely give it a go.

 

[SkyAJK]

Sounds as though you had a bit of hard cider fermented with ambient yeast.

I have no idea, I learned to make apple cider vinegar online. I checked it often and noticed the so wonderful aroma is so enticing, the bubble and I tasted it.....heavenly, and happy and also no sugar added...so no guilt

 

[Justagalwithchicks]

Canned applesauce - there is an abandoned orchard by me so picked two buckets. It does have an owner who apparently lives out of the country. It's a well kept secret in our town that you can get apples there that haven't been sprayed. Going to make some apple pie filling tomorrow and can that as well. The tomatoes are rolling in and I'm freezing them. The weather this week is really coo,l so going to get my roaster out and make a big batch of salsa. Now if my peppers would just catch up!

 

[jxp]

An abandoned orchard - you're so lucky! Do you have any idea what varieties of apples are in there?

The weather this week is really coo,l so going to get my roaster out and make a big batch of salsa. Now if my peppers would just catch up!

If it ain't one thing, it's another.

 

[Justagalwithchicks]

An abandoned orchard - you're so lucky! Do you have any idea what varieties of apples are in there?

If it ain't one thing, it's another.

Unfortunately no. I do know whatever they are they make excellent sauce. I don't pick a lot because I don't live in the development it's in, so don't want to press my luck.

 

[Goosebaby]

Leaf blower?

Doesn’t sound like it.

 

[Gizmos]

I put the last of my brassicas in for a early spring supply. They were supposed to be in a month ago but are in the shade so we will see. Some of my summer seeds are in. Oh yea, Im in the southern hemisphere so we are just coming into spring now