tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007490949582525706.post4631952237444451637..comments2024-02-26T06:06:10.884-05:00Comments on Adventures of a Thrifty Mama on a City 'Stead: The Ant And the Grasshopper--a Trailer Park Homestead updateChris K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12054057713267875769noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007490949582525706.post-59203784809090826522011-08-19T23:50:08.352-04:002011-08-19T23:50:08.352-04:00You definitely need to look at it as freezer half ...You definitely need to look at it as freezer half full not pantry half empty....every item saved is one less you will have to find later on. Jam can be wicked expensive and thats not even using the same caliber of fruit you grow or get from the farmer's market. I have only put up jelly/jam myself as I have no room to can stuff (and no pressure cooker). My goal is to have a dehydrator by apple season so I can dry a whole mess of apple chips for snacks at work...and bananas...and fruit leather....and herbs....and venison jerky...maybe some moose jerky if the neighbor is feeling generous with his roadkill supply. lol.<br /><br />You've definitely got time.Angela Wattshttp://mainelycoupons.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007490949582525706.post-57586118201492718792011-08-19T13:16:07.986-04:002011-08-19T13:16:07.986-04:00Ohh! If you freeze the potatoes, you can actually ...Ohh! If you freeze the potatoes, you can actually freeze them in ice cube trays! Then you just take out as many ice cube sized chunks as you need. One for thickening a bit of soup, three for a single meal for a sick person, ten for a bigger meal, etc! We've done that and it's so handy! You can do that with chicken broth, too - an ice cube is about a tablespoon worth of melted broth, which is just what you need for a good sautee or whatever. :)RevAllysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08647500969442410706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007490949582525706.post-4560483158320241182011-08-19T12:39:34.777-04:002011-08-19T12:39:34.777-04:00You could make mashed potato & freeze it.. Add...You could make mashed potato & freeze it.. Add milk, a little oil & black pepper, maybe cheese & herbs for interest.. defrost, heat and stir thoroughly when you want to eat and it's lovely! :-)Camnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007490949582525706.post-15001241222856719832011-08-17T20:13:51.008-04:002011-08-17T20:13:51.008-04:00I don't like canned potatoes either, but they ...I don't like canned potatoes either, but they make GREAT hash! I chop up leftover meat and mix them in and fry it up with onions! YUM!Joni Raehttp://jonirae.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007490949582525706.post-56989592626827803152011-08-17T16:21:34.418-04:002011-08-17T16:21:34.418-04:00I do NOT like canned potatoes. Yuck!I do NOT like canned potatoes. Yuck!Chris K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12054057713267875769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007490949582525706.post-38852684794416497002011-08-17T16:09:33.880-04:002011-08-17T16:09:33.880-04:00Don't forget, too, that you can pressure can a...Don't forget, too, that you can pressure can and dehydrate potatoes. Onions also dehydrate well. A root cellar is great, but those of us without them can still put up root crops for winter use. :)<br /><br />--Kari (a former Yooper girl)kariwhitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06208108715229081779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007490949582525706.post-89555361350263255472011-08-17T12:13:57.879-04:002011-08-17T12:13:57.879-04:00Yeah do NOT use plastic bags - use paper ones. Oth...Yeah do NOT use plastic bags - use paper ones. Otherwise, the seeds will rot in the head of the flower. Paper lets the plant breathe, while still keeping the seeds safe for eating later. And you've got way more put up than I do... I have nothing. So far I've had one mealy scaly roma tomato, though there are several others on the plants that are still green and healthy looking. My peppers in pots never made it. Since we're in respite housing, there's no garden. And because we moved, the people we left ended up getting all the left-over home canned food. I'm back to buying "bump and dent" canned stuff at the local outlet. :(RevAllysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08647500969442410706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007490949582525706.post-91570597748614084762011-08-17T09:06:03.541-04:002011-08-17T09:06:03.541-04:00In our neighborhood, pretty much everyone has a ro...In our neighborhood, pretty much everyone has a row of sunflowers on their property. Most of my neighbors put paper bags on top of the flowers and tie them shut on the bottom. I saw one neighbor do it with plastic bags, and her sunflower rotted right off the stem...I suspect she had trapped some moisture in there.Patricialynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16656235987162214880noreply@blogger.com