October's frost means bringing in the last of the tender harvest from the garden. We are still enjoying summer's tomatoes that Granny brought with her from SC, the green ones ripening daily. I picked a whole grocery bag or two brimming with crisp green bell peppers, so yesterday for lunch I made Elise's recipe for Stuffed Peppers. They turned out delicious.
I didn't do nearly as much canning/freezing this season as I had anticipated, but here's the tally of produce that we did put up:
- 8 quarts of green beans, frenched and frozen (these won't last long!)
- 6 quarts black-eyed peas, frozen
- 13 pints pizza sauce, canned
- 3 pints tomato sauce, frozen
- 2 pints dill cucumber pickles, canned
- 14 pints cinnamon cucumber pickles, canned (Granny loves these)
- 6 1/2 quarts sweet cucumber pickle, jarred
- 7 pints zucchini relish, canned
- 25 quarts strawberries, picked locally and frozen
- 3 gallons blueberries, picked locally and frozen
- 1 gallon cantaloupe, chunked and frozen
It will be nice to have these fruits and vegetables preserved over the next months.
...He did not leave Himself without a witness, in that He did good and gave you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with food and gladness. ~Acts 14:17
~Hannah
Hannah that looks REALLY good... I haven't made stuffed Bell Peppers in a VERY long time...But I am thinking I need to make them again and SOON!!!
Posted by: RubyJeans | Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at 10:39 PM
How delish looking. Those peppers (capsicums to me) look awesome, thanks for the link to the recipe.
Posted by: Rose | Thursday, October 27, 2011 at 03:16 AM
I love stuffed peppers. Y'all have been busy!
Victoria
Posted by: victoria | Thursday, October 27, 2011 at 09:49 PM
I always love reading about your garden happenings. Great preserving effort! Thank you for sharing :)
Posted by: Sherrin | Friday, October 28, 2011 at 04:22 AM
You've been a busy bee this fall. And those stuffed peppers look yummy!
Posted by: Susan Ramey Cleveland | Monday, October 31, 2011 at 11:43 AM
Hannah, those stuffed peppers look absolutely delicious! You will also definitely have some delicious canned and frozen fruits and vegetables to enjoy this winter. My mom did a lot of canning when I was growing up. I wish I had time to grow my own garden and can my vegetables. Enjoy!
Posted by: Kendra | Monday, October 31, 2011 at 09:51 PM
Thanks, Angelina, Rose, Victoria, Sherrin, Susan, and Kendra for your comments!
Posted by: hannah | Thursday, November 03, 2011 at 11:38 AM