Mamaw's World

Monday Monday can't trust that day. Today is Monday for me, As it is for everyone.

However I have had a very busy weekend. Monday means my day of rest.

We invited friends to pick vegetables, and have breakfast with us on Saturday.

All we had to serve them was Homemade biscuits and Fresh Hot plum butter and Jam.

It was pretty good.

While we were eating another friend came over and I had just made a second pan of biscuits so they could share in the bounty.

The Plum Story.

On Davids 70th birthday, Margaret brought over bags of plums. Several bags! I was to give each family a bag. I forgot.

When everyone left I walked into the pantry and there they were, all still piled in the floor.

Darn it, I can not waste food. I could not take a bag to each family, so I did the next best thing. I froze them until I had time to work with them.

That time came last week. I cleaned and cooked them down into a pulp. Then I used a fruit strainer and removed the juice. I then froze the juice, in gallon bags, and began making plum butter and Jam on Saturday morning. It was so goooooooood.

Lots of sugar but good.

We had a wonderful visit with our friends, and we all shared in the bounty God had provided our home.

Now I will be giving each family a jar of butter. Guess that will suffice as giving them their plums. It may take a while but I will see each one eventually. See I feel guilty in keeping them all. Like I wanted that many plums.

Later in the day, I began putting my peas away, Peas I had shelled earlier in the week.

I put 17 over full quarts in the freezer. It looks great to see that freezer full of vegetables. David and I have become more veggie eaters than meat, Plus we do not like to buy fresh vegetables because of all the unsanitary conditions. E-Coli that keep popping up. Who knows what goes on in those fields. I know what happens in mine and believe me it is perfectly clean and sanitary with very little insecticides. I have had to use a little, as I had Black Aphids on my peas but they seem under control now. And my lady bugs are still multiplying out there.

I guess I have not upset the balance of nature too much.

I try not to, I know God created all things for a purpose. Just not sure what the aphid purpose is.

On Saturday Gwena (my daughters, MIL) brought me a basket of apples. That is my chore today, get those cleaned and cut up for pies. They look like Granny Smith Apples. I learned a trick several years ago. Freeze the apples with all the spices in a pie plate, then place them into a zipper bag. (minus the plate) When you are ready for a pie, dump them into the pie pan, Ready to go. Good and not a lot of work. At that time, It sure helps for last minute company.

Right now I have to dress and go into town. I need quite a few things, Mostly necessities. Like dish soap and Milk.

We ran out of milk again this weekend and we both refused to get dressed and drive up the road for milk. We would do without first.

Above is a photo of my freezer, first shelf are the beans, green and yellow, with two bags of plum juice.

Second shelf is the corn, All individually wrapped and sealed. In additon is the cream corn. (looks like a bag of beans made it to that shelf.)

Third and fourth shelf are the peas and peppers and squash. I still have Peppers to put away and will have more peas and beans very soon.

I say Thank God for the bounty.