Whatcha Up To???

[w_r_ranch]

Tending the big smoker today with some friends. Briskets have been on since 0600 hrs over post oak coals. The potatoes, 'pig shots' & 'shotgun shells' will go on later.

Watered the garden.

Put up a suet block & a big seed block for the birds.

 

[Titus Bass]

Tending the big smoker today with some friends. Briskets have been on since 0600 hrs over post oak coals. The potatoes, 'pig shots' & 'shotgun shells' will go on later.

Watered the garden.

Put up a suet block & a big seed block for the birds.

Have a great time................

 

[w_r_ranch]

Made a pecan butter cake for dessert.

Sliced & vacuum packed our brisket.

Continued covering the library books. I got 25 more done.

Harvested half tub of tomatoes. Also some jalapenos & green bell peppers for our neighbors.

 

[KsK]

Ranch I have been using the Bread and Butter recipe you posted years ago. Everyone loves them. Do you have a dill pickle recipe that they come out crisp? I haven’t made any years as they to me were not flavorful. I have looked at some recipes but still not satisfied with what I found. Thanks…

 

[w_r_ranch]

I have a couple of pickle recipes, although they call for 5-10 minutes in a boiling water canner, which destroys any hope of crispness, IMO.

If you want crisp, try my Icebox Pickles recipe.

 

[wolffman]

Been picking about 8 lb cucumbers/day. The wife has 65 quarts of pickles put up.

 

[KsK]

Been picking about 8 lb cucumbers/day. The wife has 65 quarts of pickles put up.

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Could you share her recipe? Thanks

 

[wolffman]

Could you share her recipe? Thanks

Yes, I’ll have to get her to write it down for me

 

[w_r_ranch]

Prepped a roaster pan of tomatoes to kick off the 2023 canning season!!!

Continued covering the library books. I got another 25 done.

 

[w_r_ranch]

Made bread.

Froze the tomato meats until I have enough to do something with.

Continued covering the library books. I got another 28 done today & I ordered another roll of Mylar.

 

[w_r_ranch]

Watered the garden, asparagus & the front trees.

Continued covering the library books, only got 20 done today.

Harvested a 5 gallon bucket of green beans. We'll process them tomorrow.

 

[w_r_ranch]

Made bread.

Went grocery shopping for the first time in 5 weeks... Yeah it was a big bill & I didn't even buy any meat.

Processed the green beans. We got 8 pounds of them put up.

 

[wolffman]

Picked over 15 lb of cucumbers yesterday. We skipped a day and there were some big ones out there. Had the wife make me some ballpark pickles with the oversized ones.

 

[w_r_ranch]

Watered the garden, asparagus, porch pots, hanging baskets & all the trees/lirope.

Made buttermilk ranch dressing per request.

Continued covering the library books. I got another 27 done.

Harvested a tub of slicing tomatoes. Also harvested cucumbers & jalapenos for our neighbors.

 

[w_r_ranch]

Made bread.

Harvested a tub of 'Health Kick' tomatoes that we'll process tomorrow. Also harvested 12 jalapenos for Mrs. Ranch to stuff.

Continued covering the library books. I got another 20 done.

 

[w_r_ranch]

Canned 12 quarts of whole tomatoes.

Seasoned up a beef sirloin that I put on the smoker for tonight's supper, along with 4 big red potatoes. It's darn hot down in the party barn...

 

[w_r_ranch]

Cut the grass ahead of the heat... we have a number of 100+ degree days coming this week.

 

[Titus Bass]

Moweed part of my pasture. Got a flat on a rear tire. Tire guy will come by tomorrow to take care of it.............

 

[w_r_ranch]

Made bread.

Got a haircut & then went to the feed store to pickup copper & black dye for the tanks.

Did the weekly shopping.

Put out another suet block for the birds.

 

[w_r_ranch]

Harvested more green beans & tomatoes, then we started prepping them for processing. I got a pan of tomatoes roasted & skinned so I'm ready to can the tomato sauce tomorrow. Mrs. Ranch got the green beans ready for blanching tomorrow as well.

Divided a full 5 gallon bucket of green beans between 2 of our neighbors & threw in 10 slicing tomatoes for them as well.

Continued covering the library books. I got another 11 done.

 

[w_r_ranch]

Watered the garden deeply. Also watered the porch pots, hanging baskets & all the trees/lirope as we have 10 straight days of temperatures of 100+ in the forecast.

Blanched & froze the green beans from yesterday. We got 8 more 1 pound bags.

Canned the tomato sauce from yesterday. We got 8 pints out of that batch.

Brought up more potatoes from the party barn & washed them for Mrs. Ranch.

Continued covering the library books. I did 11 more.

 

[KsK]

Moved potatoes and onions into a back bedroom of the house from the garage as the extreme heat is taking a toll on them. Best sweetest corn I have ever grown. Electric fence paid off keeping the coons out. Picking green beans and tomatoes each day. Will pull remaining corn today. Replanted black eye peas last week and they are coming up. Have increased adding more watering to everything.

 

[w_r_ranch]

Made sourdough bread.

Went to get fuel & to pickup my prescriptions.

Continued covering the library books. Only 5 more today...

 

[w_r_ranch]

Continued covering the library books. I got another 20 done.

Harvested more green beans & tomatoes. Mrs. Ranch prepped the beans & said we'll have another 8 pounds. I prepped/roasted/skinned a pan of tomatoes & turned it into sauce for tomorrow's stuffed green peppers.

 

[Titus Bass]

Spent the day with our rescue group doing a county hurricane preparedness expo.................