Summer - TBD2024-03-29T15:41:29Zhttp://teebeedee.ning.com/forum/topics/summer-1?groupUrl=haikusenryu&commentId=1991841%3AComment%3A1250675&groupId=1991841%3AGroup%3A1209&feed=yes&xn_auth=noAhhhhh...I can feel it! <3…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2020-06-01:1991841:Comment:18643862020-06-01T09:18:25.281ZAngharadhttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/Angharad
<p>Ahhhhh...I can feel it! <3</p>
<p>we walk in silence<br/> entranced by sylvan beauty<br/> and love's mysteries</p>
<p>Ahhhhh...I can feel it! <3</p>
<p>we walk in silence<br/> entranced by sylvan beauty<br/> and love's mysteries</p> blue ridges green leaves
abso…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2020-05-31:1991841:Comment:18642862020-05-31T14:41:11.329ZBellaGhttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/LaurieGuevremont
<p>blue ridges green leaves</p>
<p>absorb into the pyche</p>
<p>coloring our souls</p>
<p>blue ridges green leaves</p>
<p>absorb into the pyche</p>
<p>coloring our souls</p> in the dark of night i dream…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2019-07-14:1991841:Comment:18502112019-07-14T06:30:44.586ZAngharadhttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/Angharad
<p>in the dark of night<br/> i dream your summer garden<br/> and your sun-kissed smile</p>
<p>in the dark of night<br/> i dream your summer garden<br/> and your sun-kissed smile</p> giggling children docannonbal…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2018-08-30:1991841:Comment:18215042018-08-30T12:39:42.082ZAngharadhttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/Angharad
<p>giggling children do<br/>cannonballs in backyard pools<br/>fat hotdogs sizzle</p>
<p>tan teenagers cruise<br/>adults keep it together<br/>sipping lemonade</p>
<p>birds sing, flowers bloom<br/>sun blesses the rituals<br/>of endless summer</p>
<p>giggling children do<br/>cannonballs in backyard pools<br/>fat hotdogs sizzle</p>
<p>tan teenagers cruise<br/>adults keep it together<br/>sipping lemonade</p>
<p>birds sing, flowers bloom<br/>sun blesses the rituals<br/>of endless summer</p> Thank you kindly
I will give…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2018-08-28:1991841:Comment:18212902018-08-28T16:38:20.839ZLip Servicehttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/LipService
<p>Thank you kindly</p>
<p>I will give them a try for sure</p>
<p>Thank you kindly</p>
<p>I will give them a try for sure</p> Okay, LS, here are the recipe…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2018-08-28:1991841:Comment:18212882018-08-28T06:42:47.504ZAngharadhttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/Angharad
<p>Okay, LS, here are the recipes:</p>
<p></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Tomato-Ginger Conserve</p>
<p><u>Ingredients:</u></p>
<ul>
<li>2 -1/2 pounds tomatoes (3 pounds, if homegrown, to allow for blemishes), scalded, peeled,and sliced</li>
<li>3 medium lemons, sliced thinly, seeded</li>
<li>4 ounces good candied ginger (I use Williams Sonoma brand)</li>
<li>10-12 whole cloves, buds removed</li>
</ul>
<p>Combine and low-boil all above ingredients for approximately 40 minutes or until the…</p>
<p>Okay, LS, here are the recipes:</p>
<p></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Tomato-Ginger Conserve</p>
<p><u>Ingredients:</u></p>
<ul>
<li>2 -1/2 pounds tomatoes (3 pounds, if homegrown, to allow for blemishes), scalded, peeled,and sliced</li>
<li>3 medium lemons, sliced thinly, seeded</li>
<li>4 ounces good candied ginger (I use Williams Sonoma brand)</li>
<li>10-12 whole cloves, buds removed</li>
</ul>
<p>Combine and low-boil all above ingredients for approximately 40 minutes or until the mixture is reduced very close to 3 cups.</p>
<ul>
<li>5 cups granulated sugar</li>
<li>½ bottle Certo or other liquid fruit pectin</li>
</ul>
<p><u>Procedure:</u></p>
<p>Combine 3 cups of tomato mixture with 5 cups sugar.</p>
<p>Bring to a rolling boil. Boil for 1 minute.</p>
<p>Remove from heat. Add ½ bottle Certo.</p>
<p>Stir and skim for several minutes.</p>
<p>Jar and seal with paraffin.</p>
<p></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Plum Conserve</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Ingredients:</span></p>
<ul>
<li>8 cups pitted and quartered purple or red plums</li>
<li>¼ teaspoon salt</li>
<li>4 cups granulated sugar</li>
<li>2 cups light Karo syrup</li>
<li>1, 3-inch stick of cinnamon</li>
<li>1 cup chopped seedless raisins</li>
<li>1 large orange</li>
<li>4 ounces walnut halves</li>
</ul>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Procedure:</span></p>
<p>Peel the orange, removing the pith. Thinly slice the peel and chop orange pulp.</p>
<p>Add sliced orange peel, orange pulp, plums, and all ingredients except walnuts to your kettle or heavy, non-reactive saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 1 hour, stirring occasionally.</p>
<p>Remove from heat. Skim and cool for 5 minutes.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, cover walnuts with boiling water. Soak for 3 minutes, drain and cover with cold water until nuts are cool. Drain, chop, and add to plum mixture.</p>
<p>Remove cinnamon stick.</p>
<p>Pour conserve into 10, 6-inch, hot, sterilized jelly glasses and seal.</p> I'll look for the recipes (I'…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2018-08-27:1991841:Comment:18211352018-08-27T10:50:07.740ZAngharadhttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/Angharad
<p>I'll look for the recipes (I've got recipe books from my mom and grandmother and grandfather to go through). There are actually 2 recipes--both old family recipes from Britain (England and Scotland).</p>
<p>My mom was a fanatic for fruit or sweet/savory with meat and the tomato conserve fits the bill. I once made a large batch of it with late summer tomatoes. My mom worked her way through the half-pint jars one by one. She was terribly sad when she came to the last one. About 4 years later,…</p>
<p>I'll look for the recipes (I've got recipe books from my mom and grandmother and grandfather to go through). There are actually 2 recipes--both old family recipes from Britain (England and Scotland).</p>
<p>My mom was a fanatic for fruit or sweet/savory with meat and the tomato conserve fits the bill. I once made a large batch of it with late summer tomatoes. My mom worked her way through the half-pint jars one by one. She was terribly sad when she came to the last one. About 4 years later, I noticed she was nibbling something which looked suspiciously like the tomato conserve. Somehow, from her wheelchair, she had spied one last jar waaaaaay back in the under-the-counter cupboard where the conserve had been stored. I was surprised she didn't get food poisoning--even with the high acid and sugar content. ツ</p>
<p>Cool documentary. Ahhhh, the joys of urban sprawl--NOT!</p> Things have changed dramatica…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2018-08-27:1991841:Comment:18213652018-08-27T07:07:37.784ZLip Servicehttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/LipService
<p>Things have changed dramatically in the valley</p>
<p>Here is a rare view of what it used to be</p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3i7ICoAkKxY&t=378s&frags=pl%2Cwn" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3i7ICoAkKxY&t=378s&frags=pl%2Cwn</a></p>
<p>I saw the last days of the biggest cherry orchard in the valley</p>
<p>The farmer said he did not want to sell it and did not sell it for the profit but because he could no longer easily move his farm equipment…</p>
<p>Things have changed dramatically in the valley</p>
<p>Here is a rare view of what it used to be</p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3i7ICoAkKxY&t=378s&frags=pl%2Cwn" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3i7ICoAkKxY&t=378s&frags=pl%2Cwn</a></p>
<p>I saw the last days of the biggest cherry orchard in the valley</p>
<p>The farmer said he did not want to sell it and did not sell it for the profit but because he could no longer easily move his farm equipment and chemicals through what has become a densely urban environment </p>
<p>I sure would love the recipe for tomato and plum conserve. I am the only cook in our household. The preserves are very easy to make and the farmer's market provides ample good resources. Local farmer's market allow only produce farmed less than one hundred miles away. Santa Clara valley no longer is the main source but it is still local. The strawberries were particularly flavorful this year.</p>
<p>The recipe is very simple: to every pound of cup up fruit add 3/4 pound of sugar. Cook as needed then squeeze one lemon to stabilize the end product. Can and refrigerate.</p> Oh, how wonderful! I didn't k…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2018-08-27:1991841:Comment:18212102018-08-27T05:07:59.996ZAngharadhttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/Angharad
<p>Oh, how wonderful! I didn't know that about Silicon Valley. Valley of Heart's Delight is such a lovely name--it's a shame that technology overtook even that. (Sunnyvale's water tower made me smile.)</p>
<p>I had guessed correctly about your jam and preserves. :>) Does your wife make them or do you or is it a collaboration? There's simply nothing like growing your own food and preserving summer's bounty to bring the taste of sunshine to winter.</p>
<p>If English conserves interest you, I…</p>
<p>Oh, how wonderful! I didn't know that about Silicon Valley. Valley of Heart's Delight is such a lovely name--it's a shame that technology overtook even that. (Sunnyvale's water tower made me smile.)</p>
<p>I had guessed correctly about your jam and preserves. :>) Does your wife make them or do you or is it a collaboration? There's simply nothing like growing your own food and preserving summer's bounty to bring the taste of sunshine to winter.</p>
<p>If English conserves interest you, I have recipes for tomato conserve and plum conserve to which you're welcome.</p> On the left is strawberry jam…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2018-08-27:1991841:Comment:18212092018-08-27T04:51:03.790ZLip Servicehttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/LipService
On the left is strawberry jam on the right peach preserve<br />
Missing is apricot preserve (it's the first thing to go)<br />
<br />
Silicon Valley used to be called Valley of Hearts Delight and it was a vast collection of orchards that produced cherry, apricots, plums and peaches the water tower of Sunnyvale is in the shape of a Libby's peach can<br />
<a href="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2079/2097914705_25b9d02e89_z.jpg" target="_blank">https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2079/2097914705_25b9d02e89_z.jpg</a>
On the left is strawberry jam on the right peach preserve<br />
Missing is apricot preserve (it's the first thing to go)<br />
<br />
Silicon Valley used to be called Valley of Hearts Delight and it was a vast collection of orchards that produced cherry, apricots, plums and peaches the water tower of Sunnyvale is in the shape of a Libby's peach can<br />
<a href="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2079/2097914705_25b9d02e89_z.jpg" target="_blank">https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2079/2097914705_25b9d02e89_z.jpg</a>