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Happy Thanksgiving Everyone

Happy Thanksgiving everyone. This year I was invited to a turkey thanksgiving supper yesterday and I'm hosting a big family meal today (I'm making a slow cooker pot roast).  We have lots to be thankful for and I wanted to write about one of the big reasons for the holiday, the completion of the harvest and celebrating the bounty of the land.

This year, I put in a ridiculously small garden.  I planted peppers, two cucumber vines, four tomato plants.  Here's what I ended up with:

Of course I added some onions and and other marginal ingredients but essentially I got all these preserves by making sure I watered the garden every second day.  The effort was quite small.  I also took the time to gather some free food which either grows wild in my neighbourhood or was offered to me.  I used this free rhubarb and crab apples to produce:

I know that home canning/preserving isn't for everyone but I enjoy doing it and I like knowing what's in the food that I give to the kids.  Of course, being productive in the kitchen could also help lure a potential future wife onto the scene.

Just remember, growing your own food is like printing your own money.

Enjoy the long weekend.

Posted by David Barnett at Monday, October 13, 2014 Labels: canning, garden, preserves, thanksgiving, turkey


