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:hugs You sound irritated enough to have that baby girl tonight, after midnight, of course! ;) We had our last daughter on 8/8/08 - and people still forget that one. So, you could always try for 9/9.

Another whoopin 5 1/2 quarts of tomato soup in the steam canner. Going with Dad to pick about 3 5-gallon pails of tomatoes for us tomorrow. Nothing is ripening here, so having to pick stuff and can one canner full at a time. Guess I don't get worn out doing marathon canning that way. I have...

For my applesauce, I quarter the apples - that's it. I usually mix a couple of kinds together. Then, I cook it with a little bit of water, to start it. As full as the kettle will go. When they are soft, I run the whole thing through my Victorio strainer. I only use sugar if I have to, and...

As my husband would say, That's what the guard is for! :D

Check with your homeowner's insurance. You might be able to get some reimbursement from them on the lost food. Usually has to be because of electrical outage, but might be worth a shot.

9 pints of spaghetti sauce.

Jamie - your generosity makes me speechless - doesn't happen too often. :D

:hugs Thanks. And I can technically LIVE without one, but I DON'T WANNA!:barnie

I know right where to buy them. Know someone who is trying to liquidate his herd, so can get 2 bred cows with daughters at side for $1000. sigh. responsibility sucks

Thanks for the "no liquid" warning, because I would have sprayed the computer. I tried reading it to my husband and just didn't get it and my kids thought I was a loon for laughing so hard at that.

I had one right below my thumb that would pinch nerves and make my hands go numb. I had to have my surgically removed. I accidentally whacked it one time, because I couldn't do it on purpose and it burst, but it actually came back bigger. Mine got to be about ping pong ball size on the back...

My nephew was funny. He played with the youngest girl for most of the afternoon, but you could totally tell when he'd had enough of all the girls. THen, he had to go run around and be rough and tumble for awhile. Ugh - girls. Had one of the girls get stuck in a tree. One of them ran in to a...

I hate responsible people. Fine. That's what I decided to do with it. :(

Not a whole lot accomplished at home yesterday. I did my last farm audit of the year, which was 1 1/2 hours away. 3 hours in the car doesn't bother me, but it sure was enjoyable to have some "me" time. Anyway, back to enjoying my day. I knew I wasn't going to be home for lunch and I had a...

I'll say it again, I'm in awe at your good bounty and your totally awesome attitude about sharing it with others. :ya You just made my day better, because I got caught up in the "woe is me" attitude. Just needed someone else to have a great experience and be so positive about it. :weee Have...

You have the greatest attitude! Have fun and enjoy your OWN food.

My BIL grows them and freezes them - its a good thing they have a REALLY big freezer. The local microbreweries will buy from him through out the year and some actually prefer to buy the frozen, so they control the hop mix. But they take up LOTS of room. THey harvested for 20 hours last...

I took my oldest daughter with me to go get the jars tonight. Mardelle, the older lady, was so sweet. I brought over a couple of jars of my canned stuff for her. She had just pulled an apple cake from the oven and gave it to us!!!!!!!!!!! :celebrate Then, she had masks for us to wear in her...

Just did a whoopin' 4 1/2 quarts of tomato soup. The way my tomatoes are going, which is very S.L.O.W.L.Y. - I'll be lucky to do this many at a time.

I never peel or seed my tomatoes. I quarter them and cook them. If I need to, I run them through my victorio strainer, otherwise, I just use my stick blender and blend everything up in the pot. WAYYYYYYYYY easier - and I'm a lazy canner so any and all shortcuts that are safe are being used here.