Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Tomato Time

You wait patiently, and then impatiently for your tomatoes to grow and ripen. Magically overnight they are red and ripe. Cancel, all appointments and plans. You must now can these hard-won fruits. Such was my day. Once I get into the mind-set I actually enjoy canning. I turned on my WVPR and grooved to some classical music. I wore a groovy scarf on my head. When did I become a scarf-wearing person? I remember Mom wearing one when she made bread. We had to go over her person to make sure there were no stray hairs anywhere. (Who wants hair in bread? yuck.) My sisters (in the 70's) wore scarves. And now I carry on the tradition.

Tomorrow I hope to borrow Heather's pressure canner and "put up" some beans and beets.
I love beets! I make a delicious Russian Borscht. I'll post the recipe someday when I make it.

Pop! Pop! My jars are sealed!

3 comments:

Rachel Bozorth said...

You are a dirty, scarf-wearing hippie.

Jen, Jenny, Jennifer said...

Sounds like fun! I want to see a picture of you with the groovy scarf on your head! I feel like I need to follow this family tradition and get myself a head scarf.

Eww... beets! I remember that my mom always canned those and no one in my family would go near them. It always was my favorite thing to pick out of the garden because it was always a surprise what you would pull up.

Unknown said...

wow court your beans look absolutely delish! ..and welcome to the wonderful world of scarves! they are my favorite accessory :)