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That is inside my dear not outside......Do as you wish .. I keep mine in till proper planting time..Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm

The other day you said they should be started already..

No I know that is inside.. right now.. lol And did I say they should be started already?? I don't remember what I say half the time.. it is heck getting old.

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Yes 40 is pretty old.LOL

JOking ......Know what I am on a hillside also.. Blue berrys grow good for me .
Currants ......grapes. Some apples .

hahaha I am ONLY 37!! Please, don't rush it!! LOL But I do FEEL old..

And that is so funny that you mention Blueberries!! I got my Park seed catalog today.. and I found a blueberry bush that I am thinking about trying!! I would like to grow as much fruit as I can.. And I had considered grapes and strawberries as well!!

I was just guessing......One time I was 37, then something happened..

Peach trees, see if you can find the freestone type.. That means when you bite it, will come off the stone easily.. Others dont.. No harm in trying.
I eat blueberrys almost daily......strawberris .. all frozen.
Peaches are so expensive to buy ......Maryland is where we get ours.. Someone goes down there ..Better tasting.

YOu wont regret trying to raise fruits and veggies.

Freestone.. Ok.. gotcha.. thanks!! You eat blueberries and strawberries that YOU have frozen?? Awesome.. I want blackberries, strawberries, blueberries, apples and peaches.. and maybe grapes!! Yay!! Anything else I want Barb??

Also
Raspberrys......so good. Red currants make the best jelly you ever ate.
Now I have a gooseberry bush. I am a do it myselfer......Sure saves bucks.
Yep I freeze them all..DO you have a freezer?

Lots of pies I make.. Freeze apples and apple sauce I make .. We just run out.. Wahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

back at "the farm", when the kids were home, I used to do a lot of the growing & freezing of fruits----and some of my veggies too, but now with it just the 2 of us home, I dont't so much---But I did start blackberries here last fall--they may not have survived though--if not I will replace them with plants from local nurseries. I am not fond of the little critters that I got from the catelog.

nothing better than Blackberry seedless jam.--
*I press the berries up against the mesh drain bag I have. It forces some of the skin thru the bag along with the juices, which in turn makes my jelly spread like a jam---wonderful.

My black berry jam never turns out .. what do you use ? We eat them in pie.
I hate blackberrys in the raw or pie.

Yeah, I have a freezer.. and that is what I want to do.. freeze some.. lots. Can you can them too.. or mostly freeze? I have never done either.. so this should be interesting.

I am not so sure about raspberries.. though I LOVE Red Raspberry preserves I get from the store.. I guess I am just going on raspberry flavored candy.. I don't know as I have ever had a fresh raspberry.

Junie, why don't you like the stuff you got from catalogs? I am just afraid I won't be able to find much around here.. at nurserys.. though I might I guess.. I need to start checking huh? When are you supposed to plant all these fruit bushes and trees? Soon?

Oh I want to do cobblers!! And I love fresh raw blackberries.. awesome on ice cream and cereals!!

Yes you can can..........I freeze cause I have the room.

Not wild of canning but do stewed tomatoes, pickles, and pickled beets.
Did can peaches this fall......Ate them all. Us hogs.

You can also do milk shakes with the fruits frozen.
Just add milk and sugar to the frozen berries and you got i t.
Blender of course.

Nite I am off to the bunk..

Ohhhh I mentioned doing pickles to hubby tonight too.. he just looked at me like something was growing out of my ears!! I have never done any of this stuff.. I will be running to all of you guys for help!!

Night hon!! Sleep well!!

I've just started canning and so far I love it. It isn't much work for me because I'm only one person. But, where I get together with others and do it and we do bushels then it gets to be work. But, it is also fun.

Once I get settled and hook up my little freezer I'm going to try freezing mixed veggies for stews and hardy soups. It's so convinent.

I love canning as well, the smells of the spices and vinegars are strong but wonderful. We always post a few canning threads when it's time to share recipes and show off our work

Hey gang .......i will gladly share my easy recipes for pickle s and my famous cuke relish.(Better than store bought) Boy it is a must in my house..

Anyone wants the reecipes ......ask.

My sister gave me them from an ole timer and she can really cook.

In my previous life I canned and froze vegetables and made frozen strawberry jam.

Blackberries, I love them, but in a cobbler sometimes they are very tart and many people think that ruins the cobbler. I don't like strawberry cobbler. Warming the strawberries changes the taste for me.

I've never made pickles dodge but I'd like to try your recipe

ok
Best of four.......
HD needs the computer for a while, but I will post them on here.
Hope this is an ok spot or do I go to recipes?

Please post them in recipes...

Dodge: I just used the Blackberry JELLY recipe in a box of Sure*Jell.--3 cups of juice.--I have frozen juice so I can make fresh in the winter as well.

But when I put the berries in the bag and set it to drain like they say to, I take a wooden spoon & press down on them after awhile. This forces the skins out of the bag as well as all the juice.--I also then take a spatula and scrape all the 'goodness' from the bottom of the bag and add that to my juice measurement.--Then I proceed with the regular jelly recipe. In the end it will spread like jam because of the skins pushed thru the bag when you are force extracting the juice. (was I clear?)

Pinkhourse of course: The reason I was not happy with the catalogs was the plants were so small. You can order from a catalog, just make sure you order from a 'good' mail order establishment.--I have a few I would not order from----If you like I can PM you

wherever you want. I've got to get back to work anyway. I'll check back later.

Ok.......Bill
Thanks .........Hope your resting well.

And cindy ......

Bestofour

Your Pickle recipe is over at the [color:#FF0000]RECIPES.] If your confused. Let me know....

I don't use surejell.. mayb worth it for blackberrys......
I use one cup sugar , one cup juice or berries......

This year I have a gooseberry bush growing .. I like goosies.

I've never had goosberries, have not idea what it is. Can you post a picture?

They are buried under a few feet of snow right now......
THis summer.

okey dokey

I think cobblers are for old people since I see them go to Marie Calender's for apple cobbler. Somebody convince me that anyone can eat a cobbler.

my son (he's 20) LOVES cobbler. peach cobbler is the current favorite, but he'll eat apple or any kind of berry too. i grew up eating cobbler, it was my favorite childhood dessert. i wouldn't call it an "old folks" food.

Oh I have to agree with Jiffymouse here!! Cobbler is awesome at any age!! I really love blackberry cobbler.. peach is good too.. I think those are the only kinds I have ever had..

Thanks,you've convinced me to eat cobbler. I'll try some apple cobbler later.

i had peach cobbler after dinner tonight, good stuff!

Blue roses??HA!! There's no such thing as a blue rose!

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