Thread: pbdc's

On 8/13/2012 11:23 AM, songbird wrote:
> all done for the season with these.
> another 8 quarts done last night.
>
> one of my brothers came over yesterday
> with his truck to help pick up a few things
> and move them for Ma. i'd steamed some
> beets plain and they were sitting on the
> counter cooling. he was hungry and started
> picking at them and said, "These are good.
> What are they? Give me a fork." i
> told him, then he asked us to give him some
> pickled beets and bean salad so was sent off
> with those.
>
> some of the dried peas are sprouting in
> the pods, so i'm not sure how well those will
> store once they dry again or if they will
> taste ok afterwards?
>
> anyone here try to use them again after
> they've been hydrated and sprouting or almost
> sprouting?
>
> i went through several patches yesterday
> and today to get as many of the dry and
> almost dry pods off the plants as we are
> forecast to get more rain. i think the rest
> of the beans aren't at that stage yet, but
> i should get out and wander around the bean
> patches and check them all anyways. it'll
> give me a chance to check on the okra.
>
>
> songbird
>
Be careful with the okra, we planted nine okra plants three years ago
and we're still eating frozen okra from that crop. The things were
loaded on an every other day basis until January and they were planted
the previous March. Beware the Ides of Okra!

George Shirley wrote:
>songbird wrote:
....
>> i went through several patches yesterday
>> and today to get as many of the dry and
>> almost dry pods off the plants as we are
>> forecast to get more rain. i think the rest
>> of the beans aren't at that stage yet, but
>> i should get out and wander around the bean
>> patches and check them all anyways. it'll
>> give me a chance to check on the okra.
>
> Be careful with the okra, we planted nine okra plants three years ago
> and we're still eating frozen okra from that crop. The things were
> loaded on an every other day basis until January and they were planted
> the previous March. Beware the Ides of Okra!

no worries about any okra here getting to
January. we'll be well below freezing by then.


songbird

In article <[email protected]>,
songbird <[email protected]> wrote:

> all done for the season with these.
> another 8 quarts done last night.
>
> one of my brothers came over yesterday
> with his truck to help pick up a few things
> and move them for Ma. i'd steamed some
> beets plain and they were sitting on the
> counter cooling. he was hungry and started
> picking at them and said, "These are good.
> What are they? Give me a fork." i
> told him, then he asked us to give him some
> pickled beets and bean salad so was sent off
> with those.

> songbird

There's just no accounting for taste, is there?
--
Barb,
http://www.barbschaller.com, as of June 6, 2012

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>songbird wrote:
>
>> all done for the season with these.
>> another 8 quarts done last night.
>>
>> one of my brothers came over yesterday
>> with his truck to help pick up a few things
>> and move them for Ma. i'd steamed some
>> beets plain and they were sitting on the
>> counter cooling. he was hungry and started
>> picking at them and said, "These are good.
>> What are they? Give me a fork." i
>> told him, then he asked us to give him some
>> pickled beets and bean salad so was sent off
>> with those.
>
> There's just no accounting for taste, is there?

i wouldn't begin to try.

even my own tastes change. i used to like
beer and especially dark beer, now i don't
even like the wimpy ones.

root beer, though, is still grand.


songbird

On 8/17/2012 11:05 PM, songbird wrote:
> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>> songbird wrote:
>>
>>> all done for the season with these.
>>> another 8 quarts done last night.
>>>
>>> one of my brothers came over yesterday
>>> with his truck to help pick up a few things
>>> and move them for Ma. i'd steamed some
>>> beets plain and they were sitting on the
>>> counter cooling. he was hungry and started
>>> picking at them and said, "These are good.
>>> What are they? Give me a fork." i
>>> told him, then he asked us to give him some
>>> pickled beets and bean salad so was sent off
>>> with those.
>>
>> There's just no accounting for taste, is there?
>
> i wouldn't begin to try.
>
> even my own tastes change. i used to like
> beer and especially dark beer, now i don't
> even like the wimpy ones.
>
> root beer, though, is still grand.
>
>
> songbird
>
I used to really like Dad's Root Beer, now I drink Dad's diet Root Beer
that has been decaffeinated. How the mighty have fallen.