PEAR PRESERVES

All right. We have 5 1/2 pints of Peach preserves. I hope it jells. I have enough for a couple more pints, but my pot runneth over. This year I have been using smaller pots and pans because I can't handle the big stuff anymore. I still get the job done.

I sweat bullets and my hair looks like I have been out standing in the rain. The kitchen was hot with 3 burners going. It is cool outside, but the humidity is high. The weather man says this may be the coolest summer on record for KY. I know it has slowed down the development of tomatoes.

Something got into the melons and hollowed the shell completely out. I think it was that possum tha Chuck kept catching and letting go. Big mistake. The possum will probably get the rest just as they ripen.

I have a container of HOT peppers to string and dry. When they are dry I will grind them up into hot pepper flakes. A little goes a long way.

I have zucchini that I will run through the food processor and bag 2 cups per bag and to put into the freezer. I guess I will start looking for tomatoes to buy. The price? $15.00 per half bushel. Who said the cost of food was going down. Some idiot in Washington, maybe?

I am trying to cool down from my peach project and thinking about the pears. The Pear tree is just overloaded. The pears are not very big, but they are really good when they are ripe. I guess I will make pear jam or jelly when they are ready. For myself, I don't need a lot. I hope to take some over to the home for the residents...that is, if Chuck and Judy don't want a lot. Last eve. they froze 10 heads of cabbage and there are about 20 left with small ones forming on the stalk. They tell me they love cabbage. I am thinking about making some cabbage soup.

I truly wish I could handle my big pressure cooker. I call it "my," but it was my mother's. No one wanted it after she passed away because it needed some minor repairs. I brought it back to Ky. and sent to to Chicago for the parts and repaired it. Now it is "where is Mom's old pressure cooker?" HeeHee, I got it. I fixed it, I think I will keep it. HeeHee.

There were a couple in the family that just grabbed whatever they could. I think every family has at least one family member like that. I used to see it a lot when I was working. Some family members would clean out the parent's room before they were even transported to the funeral homes. Their souls were probably still hanging around watching and saying, "I knew they would do that." That being said, some families are absolute saints, good and kind to their parents in life as well as in death. Hmm, wonder what got me off on that ...maybe because my Mother's birthday is coming up in Aug.

Well anyway, I am off to see if the peach jars are sealing; I heard at least one go "ping." END