We got a call early yesterday morning that the peaches and cream corn was ready to be picked. We love to get this and put it up for the year. Yesterday was as good as any other day for corn (and everyone was off work!), so we put up 400 ears of corn on the 4th of July. If you have ever put up corn, you know it's not the funnest job in the world, but it's SO worth it for the coming year. We got 200 ears for us - so we have 42 bags to last us throughout the year. Hope everyone had a great 4th of July...Our's was very busy and we worked very hard! Jonathan, Katherine, and David went and picked the corn in Bolivar, then we had to shuck them, clean them, blanch them, cool them, cut it all off the ears, and then finally bag them! Out of 400 ears, we were able to get 84 bags of corn total. All in all I think it was a great day and I'm glad it's OVER!
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| Cutting and bagging the corn |
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| Jonathan shucking the corn, with a little of Avery's help |
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| Sweet Avery Girl! |
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| Corn blanching! |
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| Part of the corn ready to be put up |
Today I worked on starting our sweet pickles. We used the cucumbers from our garden, which will make them taste just that much better! I love summer!
What are you making with your fresh veggies this summer?
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