Weekend Update Aug 10-11

This weekend was typical with one exception. Usually our Saturday involves driving the kids to their dad's for a visit. This weekend J.B. used his new wheels to do the honors, and K&K got a nap in :)

We had a crock full of cucumbers, so we made another batch of pickles. This batch was all cucumbers, no onion or peppers. We like to mix it up here at The Acre.

After our canning session, we decided to pick a few of the pumpkins we have turning, we love Fall and this is really getting us excited!!

Sunday after the customary chip beef gravy and buttermilk biscuit breakfast, we had free time on our hands, so we tried two different things to can. Cupcake found a recipe for tomato sauce, and we just happened to have two shopping bag full of tomatoes from Pop's garden on hand. We pureed tomatoes, an onion, several banana peppers, and one jalapeno pepper for zing.

We also added some fresh herbs from Cupcake's herb garden on the pack porch, fresh green basil and fresh purple basil, and oregano really gave it a great flavor.

After getting it happy, it simmered for two hours, then into the jars for canning.

Our second project was also new, squash relish. We grated the squash

 then chopped up an onion and mixed it all together with salt then refrigerated it for 24 hours.

After the salt worked it's magic, we made a sauce of water, sugar, vinegar, secret spices, brought to a boil, then added the squash/onion to it.

After five minutes, removed from heat and packed in jars for canning.

Just another weekend of filling up the basement shelves. This post is getting cut short, because Kattie Grace just rolled in with two friends in tow for a sleepover. Three lil girls, I'm sure we will be busy in a bit, plus it's "Chicken wing Sunday"  Hope every one had as great a weekend as we did.
K&K