Sooo, how about a few pictures? They may explain why blogging and this time of year don’t mix. 
Just another taste of what is happening in my home.
Ingenious (if I may say so myself) way of harvesting three different things in the same basket without crushing any delicates
A tiny bit of what we've canned!
Little pear tomatoes on a dehydrator tray
I was finally able to dry a couple of trays of zucchini (this is before it was dried)
What is going on right now in food preservation.
Lemon juice pickles canned Thursday
I didn’t get pictures of the nectarines frozen on Thursday.
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Okra waiting to be fixed
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Green beans canned Friday
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Green beans frozen Friday (in one cup portions for my grandmother)
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Tomatoes waiting to be eaten or processed
I’m not sure why the green one is there. Maybe it’s ripe on the other side!
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Tomatoes for eating, and for canning when we get enough.
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Squash and cucumbers waiting to be eaten or processed (yes, we use overgrown cucumbers)
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More squash
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More squash
All of this squash was picked before Friday. We have a lot more now!
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Nectarines
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Canning nectarines Friday
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Canning nectarines Sunday
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Blueberries waiting to be processed
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And I just learned the sweet corn is ready! This is a very overwhelming but satisfying time of year.
Basil
Dried beets on tray
Beets in bag
Summer squash
This month the theme is Cooking (and I meant to tell you that eight days ago!). Married ladies welcome too.
Rye bread
Pumpernickal bread
Banana bread, zucchini bread, apple bread
Fruit breads and rolls
Italian bread
French bread
Don’t forget to read my last baking resources post!
You can buy bulk grains and flours here: Something Better Natural Foods.
MarmeeDear has a little cookie baking set for your little baker. Oh, here’s another one too!
Joyful Mamma has some recipes for bread (including pita bread ~ I want to try that some time) here. You have to scroll quite a ways down the page (you might as well look at some of the other stuff on your way down!).
That’s all for today. I’m sensing the need to do some other things before supper!
How about some. . .
Tortillas
Crackers
Cornbread
Waffles (they can be frozen)
Whole Wheat bread
Oatmeal bread
Potato bread
Pumpkin bread
Some of the things you could make on baking day, merely for the sake of inspiration!
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