I Know What I Did Last Summer...the Final Tally

A few days after my last post we had our first snow here....it snowed for about fifteen minutes one morning, just long enough to glue ourselves to the windows and marvel.  It was gone as quickly as it came; but it was fun while it lasted!

We also had a few more hallmarks of fall this week...bringing the woodbox in and having the first fire of the season, first batches of mulled cider and hot cocoa, and the fields around the house are  being harvested this week.  Corn makes a great privacy fence, I'm a little sad to see it go, but I do enjoy being able to see farther than just the edge of the yard!

I am also done preserving for the year, so we piled all of the canned and dehydrated produce out on the kitchen table and took a tally:

It doesn't look like much n the picture, but the list itself is a bit more impressive.

In the Freezer:

• 6 gallons of sweet corn kernels, frozen in 3 cup segments
• 5 gallon freezer bags sliced apples
• 4.5 gallon freezer bags raspberries
• 2 gallon bags of tomato sauce frozen in 1/3 cup disks in muffin tins
• 2 gallon bags of chopped green peppers
• 2 gallon bags of whole jalapenos
• 1 gallon bag of sliced green tomatoes
• 5 quarts preseasoned spaghetti sauce
• 4 quarts turkey broth
• 2 qt bags of chopped swiss chard stalks, for soup
• 2 qt bags whole pepperoncini
• 1 qt bag whole hot banana peppers
• 9 pints mexican rice seasoning
• 3 messes of cooked swiss chard greens

Dehydrator Goodies:

• 2 gallon of green "shelly" beans
• 3 qts of chocolate mint leaves, for tea
• 2 qts green pepper slices
• 1 qt jalapeno slices
• 1 qt dried cherry tomatoes
• 1 qt mushroom slices
• 1 qt parsley flakes
• 2 c sweet corn
• 1 c pepperoncini slices
• 1 c corn and peas
• 1 c basil leaves
• 1 c thyme
• 1 c sage leaves
• 3/4 c chives
• 1/2 c grated zucchini
• a few tablespoons of dried carrot slices

Canned Food:

• 21 quarts applesauce
• 3 pints apple butter
• 5 quarter-pints apple jelly
• 3 quarts vanilla-cinnamon pears
• 1 pint vanilla-cinnamon pears
• 5 quarter-pints pear preserves
• 4 half-pints vanilla-orange syrup
• 8 quarter-pints green tomato pickles
• 13 half-pints sweet & spicy jalapeno pickles
• 2 pints sweet & spicy jalapeno pickles
• 14 half-pints strawberry jam
• 9 half-pints pepperoncini
• 3 pints pickled pepperoncini
• 1 half-pint green tomato relish
• 3 pints green tomato relish
• 6 quarts green tomato juice
• 10 half-pints tomato sauce
• 14 pints ketchup
• 6 pints seasoned tomatoes
• 29 pints basil tomatoes
• 14 quarts salsa
• 45 quarts plain tomato juice
• 4 pints dilly beans
• 35 quarts green beans
• 2 pints kosher dill pickles
• 1 pint sweet and spicy meat glaze
• 7 quarts chicken broth
• 6 pints sliced peaches

In a few days....reflections on what I learned this year, both in my garden and preserving.