The big thermometer on the porch says it is 50 degrees. That is enough to make me want to crawl back in bed this morning! But I didn’t! Instead I have visited my sidebar blogs and commented on some, read my E-mail, and decided to post a little about yesterday.
On Monday Jay and I went to McDaniel’s Farm market and picked up 1/2 bushel of Roma and 1/2 bushel of regular tomatoes .
Then it was on to Millington for another 72 pint jars for holding our tomato project.
Yesterday I started around 10:30am to make Tomato Bisque Soup. Using a Squeezo, which looks like an old fashion meat grinder with a long spout, I turned the handle until I had 20 lbs. of tomatoes pureed. I’ll bet if I did this every day that I too could have upper arms like our first lady. But I finally completed that task and then put the results, along with the rest of the ingredients, on to simmer.
Jay came in from dialysis in time to help me bottle the results and make labels. There are 17 pints now sitting on the counter waiting to go to the food room.
I really don’t like making this type of soup but it will taste good this winter.
Now I have to weigh the remaining tomatoes to determine how much Tomato Basil soup we can make today. Jay will be helping because I still don’t like using the pressure canner. Then in the next weeks it will be on to the five apple products.
My friend in California, Maria of Silver Fox Whispers has been trying to hurry October according to her comment on Mommas Corner so I thought another picture might be in order.
Just for you Maria and there are still more to come Dear heart!
Well it is breakfast time and my favorite cook is about to create another tempting meal so I’m outta here for now. Have a great day.
Yep, ya did it again! (showed up the rest of us with all of your ENERGY!) Great work . . . a ‘Squeezo’, eh? Just the name invokes shivers; can’t imagine what it did to those tomatoes! Sounds like y’all will be enjoying the fruits (remember tomatoes ARE fruits) of your labors!!!
Enjoy;
Hugs;
Pammie
IS IT HALLOWEEN YET? lol
The soup looks delicious and just think how it will warm your tummies this winter.
Somebody left a bucket of garden tomatoes in the church Fellowship Area, so I brought home a half dozen. Tastes so good, a fresh tomato.
However, my innards are not happy about all the acid quality, yet the pain is worth the pleasure.
I’ll bet using a Squeezo and building muscles is worth having such fine soup in the middle of winter.
Your Food Store would really be worth raiding I now think, after all that tomato jarring!! You are very clever!!
Friends and myself here have been enjoying a DVD of a Scottish singer lady, Isla Grant, showing us round her beloved Scotland and home to lovely songs. She is coming to city of Chichester nr me fairly, to a Country Music Club next Tues, have asked a man and his wife if they would drive me and another friend over to see her, but shall not know for sure until Sunday as they too like have hospital appointment to attend on Monday coming. They both in their early 70s too. I believe they would enjoy the conert – but shall have to wait to see! Marion and dog greyhound Fern over here. Lovely days just had weatherwise but talk of droping temperatures coming and wind and rain. October is here then.