Edit: I forgot to answer your first question. I have a cheap, Walmart dehydrator someone gave me years ago. I fill the trays when I get up and they’re ready to empty that evening. I tell you, that dehydrator has been a good one. I ran it nearly 24/7 for a week last fall dehydrating pears. I used a timer on it then because I had so many pears to take care of.
My parents ate the green tops as they wanted while they were young and tender and left the rest to do what they would. Same with the bulbs. They just ate them as they wanted and left the rest in the ground. They dug them all up before a hard freeze to have to put out the next year. Mom would use some throughout the winter but always kept enough to plant in the spring. As far as the tops growing new tops, I would suspect that wherever those touch the ground they’d take root and grow new bulbs. They would probably do it some on their own but I suppose one could lend them a hand.
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Bill (07-20-2019)
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"There is no question former President Trump bears moral responsibility. His supporters stormed the Capitol because of the unhinged falsehoods he shouted into the world’s largest megaphone," McConnell wrote. "His behavior during and after the chaos was also unconscionable, from attacking Vice President Mike Pence during the riot to praising the criminals after it ended."
One use of a wild hog. Spam
Start with a 40-50 pound pig.
From the little hog I cured the hams and one shoulder...
After curing I ground 1/2 cured and 1/2 fresh through the coarsest plate of my grinder.
Then I mix the ground pig with a binding, preserving slurry.
Pack it into loaf pans.
Cook it low and slow till it’s done. Place in fridge with bricks wrapped in foil as weights on top of it overnight.
Remove from pans, block or slice. I vacuum packed and froze this batch but at times will can it in jars. Freezing is much easier and less time consuming.
Good stuff. We have so many of these things that I’ve looked for more creative ways to use them. This is one of them.
Wow, interesting...
Looks very tasty as well.......... YUM!!
"There is no question former President Trump bears moral responsibility. His supporters stormed the Capitol because of the unhinged falsehoods he shouted into the world’s largest megaphone," McConnell wrote. "His behavior during and after the chaos was also unconscionable, from attacking Vice President Mike Pence during the riot to praising the criminals after it ended."
Thank you. I just got back from a birthday dinner /party for my cousin. He turned 70 today. I have some of the seeds from the Indian peaches drying for you. You can pm where you’d like them sent. I canned 17 pints today and made a lower card/cal cobbler out of some. I have canned and dehydrated all the tomatoes I can use this year and have been giving the bulk of the rest away. Gotta go back to work Monday...my real job, so my gardening will take a back seat to Math and baseball. I’m retired but will be teaching half days. My son, though, will keep me following him and that little round ball everywhere.
I’ve thought about checking into teaching some classes at the Tech Center on gardening and preserving. As much as I like to teach I think it’d be fun. I may wait until my boy graduates and do just that.
"There is no question former President Trump bears moral responsibility. His supporters stormed the Capitol because of the unhinged falsehoods he shouted into the world’s largest megaphone," McConnell wrote. "His behavior during and after the chaos was also unconscionable, from attacking Vice President Mike Pence during the riot to praising the criminals after it ended."
Reviving this old thread. Just tilled the garden a couple of weeks ago. Hoping for a late winter or early spring snow to fall on it. That does it so much good. Will be putting out onions and cabbage in a couple of weeks.
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"There is no question former President Trump bears moral responsibility. His supporters stormed the Capitol because of the unhinged falsehoods he shouted into the world’s largest megaphone," McConnell wrote. "His behavior during and after the chaos was also unconscionable, from attacking Vice President Mike Pence during the riot to praising the criminals after it ended."
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