Finished canning 14 quarts (actually did 14 pints sauce and 14 pints juice) of tomatoes. Things went smoothly. Used the double boiler juicer thing and the squeeze-o strainer. Used the pressure canner - 10lbs 15 mins. Got caught up on all the ripe tomatoes. Only a small number left to can here. Saving those for Katherine to do this weekend (not sure they will even be ready - I think they will be though).
I picked the rutabagas tonight. I was getting tired of seeing them decay out there and the tops were crowding out many other plants. The chard should do better now. I took the good rutabagas and cleaned them, diced them and roasted them with some salt. Katherine and I had them for dinner. Was just about 2 cups once cleaned. Not exactly thrilled with their productivity - but the soil here is a bit hard on most plants.
I finally got around to doing the next step in the winemaking on my zinfandel. Did the de-gas and added the "F-pack" (flavor pack?) and isinglass for clarification. Now wait 14 more days (Oct 3rd) and see if ready to bottle! I need to check to see if I have enough bottles!
I got my draw-knives and my hydraulic line adapters today. I got 2 different sizes (3 of the smaller and 1 of the larger) of hose adapters - not sure which size is correct though - if either! I am hopeful that at least one will fit the bill and then I can replace at least one of the lines and use the tractor for garden tilling and planting my cover crops this weekend! NO DIGGING with the tractor anymore! [unless I don't get the backhoe or excavator!]
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