2011 Veggies

mellokitty

mellokitty

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baaa hahaha back in my bartending days we found that exact recipe for hair of the dog in an old old bartending guide... *resounding "ewwwwww"s*
actually there were a few -- including one that involved advocaat (you know that yellow stuff that looks like a melted milkshake because it has eggyolk in it).... gross. (i prefer a nice greasy-spoon brekkie for the egg content.)

rooibos is really starting to catch on, here... when i started drinking it regularly you could only get it at the hoity-toity looseleaf tea shoppes; now brands like celestial seasonings and tetley have rooibos blends.
(iced tea with early grey rooibos is SO good and SO quenching... i actually have peeps asking me to bring it as a potluck item :lol:)
now i just have to start a honeybush trend.....
 
fumble

fumble

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Hey McPurp. How've you been? Been pretty busy and haven't had time to catch up on everyone's threads. I ended up tearing down my toms.:cry: But the ones that I got off them were delicious. I made a 5 tomato salad with pomegranate dressing. mmmm I am going to end up with 3 pumpkins. yea! my daughter will be happy. I was growing them for her for Halloween.
 
mcpurple

mcpurple

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im good just been busy and browsing, the garden is still doing great, ive harvested 3 sets from my toms and i think the 4th might come in before the 1st frost. i also made a shit ton of sauce last week if i didnt already tell you guys, it was a bit soupy but very tasty.
sorry to hear about your toms. ive also been selling my lemon cucumbers at the market for the farm, the ones on the farm are coming on very slow so i am giving them all mine to help sell more product and have more variety.
also im going to look at yet another place today at 3. shit if i dont get this one i should have enough saved up to just buy a place.
in the futaure i would like to only buy property and live in a trailer while i build my own house there
 
Toolage 87

Toolage 87

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mcpurple said:
im good just been busy and browsing, the garden is still doing great, ive harvested 3 sets from my toms and i think the 4th might come in before the 1st frost. i also made a shit ton of sauce last week if i didnt already tell you guys, it was a bit soupy but very tasty.
sorry to hear about your toms. ive also been selling my lemon cucumbers at the market for the farm, the ones on the farm are coming on very slow so i am giving them all mine to help sell more product and have more variety.
also im going to look at yet another place today at 3. shit if i dont get this one i should have enough saved up to just buy a place.
in the futaure i would like to only buy property and live in a trailer while i build my own house there
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hey Mc. I hope you get your last harvest in. I'd love to sell some of the stuff that I get from my AeroGarden at the market and make a little money back. ;)

Your goal if you buy a peace of land is almost like what mine would be that's awsome. :)
 
DST

DST

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Hey McP, you should try making tomatoe ice, or just pure tomatoe juice. Once you peels the skins off, and seived the tomato to get rid of seeds. Then you need to seive even more so you end up with what looks like a clear liquid (through a coffee filter or strong kitchen towel for example). You can freeze this or just have it as a sweet. It is supposed to be seriously sweet stuff. Give it a go. I am sure you can find recipes in more detail of how to do it. I saw it on one of these chef programmes and been dying to do it. I have quite a large bowl of tom collected I may try some myself.

Take it easy bru.
 
mcpurple

mcpurple

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will try DST, i can get as much toms as i want form the farm as well. we are like 200 pounds over what we really need so i can get a bunch for free. sounds kinda like tomato soup, my sauce smelt like tomato soup but is chunky like a proper pasta sauce. when i did my sauce i did peel the skins but left the seeds, they dont bother me, and after peeling for a hour or so i have decide to just leave the skins on, i dont mind them at all really.
 
fumble

fumble

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How do you peel your toms McPurp? They are super easy if you make an x with a knife on the stem end and put in boiling water for about 10 to 20 secs. The skin comes right off.

Good luck with this place today. I would love to buy property and build a house. That way you get exactly what you want.
 
mcpurple

mcpurple

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well this time i used the boiling water method, a 20-40 second dip and then straight onto ice. the ice is not neccasary but it makes them cool alot faster and yes the skin does come off easy but my hands were freezing by the end of peeling.
next time i think i am going to just leave the skins on and mix it all in, they dont seem to make a difference to me with or with out them, i think it is just more of a visual thing. next time i do it though i am going to core them then freeze for a few days and my boss said the skin peels off very easy like this as well
 
mcpurple

mcpurple

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i thin it is more of just a visual thing to people, they think if it looks off then it must taste off, but the skins probably have more nutrition then thr fruit its self
 
DST

DST

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The skins can be harder for the body to break down is all. Some skins can be a bit chewier than others. I urge evryone to try the clear tomato juice thing!!!

urge urge urge>>>>lol.

Do you know that eating tomatoes is good for skin cancer prevention. And helps as a natural protector against the sun.
 
Toolage 87

Toolage 87

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DST said:
The skins can be harder for the body to break down is all. Some skins can be a bit chewier than others. I urge evryone to try the clear tomato juice thing!!!

urge urge urge>>>>lol.

Do you know that eating tomatoes is good for skin cancer prevention. And helps as a natural protector against the sun.
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For me I can't stand the big tomatoes but when it comes to the Cherry tomatoes I can handle the taste of them.
 
mcpurple

mcpurple

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well we finally got a place to move into. its alot closer to my work and out of the city and into the woods i go. we only got a few quite neighbors and thats it. the only down side is it doe snot get much sunlight due to all the trees so my garden will not be as productive as the one i have now but it shall still be done.
im just glad that after months of looking it finally happened
 
DST

DST

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Awesome news McP, after living in cities for the last 20 years, going back to the country sounds like quite a nice idea....And I am sure you will make your garden work.

mcpurple said:
well we finally got a place to move into. its alot closer to my work and out of the city and into the woods i go. we only got a few quite neighbors and thats it. the only down side is it doe snot get much sunlight due to all the trees so my garden will not be as productive as the one i have now but it shall still be done.
im just glad that after months of looking it finally happened
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mcpurple

mcpurple

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DST said:
Awesome news McP, after living in cities for the last 20 years, going back to the country sounds like quite a nice idea....And I am sure you will make your garden work.
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thanks DST, and yes i love the woods. i might be able to do some growing as well, maybe a small grow but its not decided yet.
im a bit nervous as this is my 1st real place in my name, ive been renting since i was 16 but the house was never in my name.
it feels like a stress has been lifted but now a new one has settled. the yard has not been tain care of as the owners lived and hour away and could not keep it nice, so i have to go do a bunch of raking mowing of dry grass and then plant new stuff and have some green grass. we are in a dry part of the woods so this year and next spring i am going to plant fire resistant plants.
 
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