Farm Fresh Friday #18

Good Morning

and

Welcome to Farm Fresh Friday!

A short 3 day break away
from the hum-drum of 
the canning kitchen 
was just what the doctor ordered!

We had three fun-filled 
days celebrating our 
grand-daughter's
5th Birthday!

It rained 2 of those days,
and cancelled our visit
to the downtown farmer's market,
but that's okay!
The rain was wonderful
and it did not
affect our birthday bowling party!

Historic City Market

in downtown K.C. is one of our 

favorite places to visit!

The fresh produce comes in from

all over the area.

We've been there many times

and highly recommend it

to anyone visiting Kansas City!

I have been canning up a storm this summer...

Salsa and pickles are piling up...

but, it's never enough...

the more you make

the more you give away 

and the more you eat,

so I won't stop making it

until all of the great veggies 

quit coming into the kitchen 

from our garden!!

Salsa and pickles,

Salsa and pickles,

salsa one day,

pickles the next...

I've been stuck in this routine

for a few weeks now...

it's time for something different!!

The same great veggies,

just a little different process...

A new direction!!

Now I'm making tomato juice!!

Not quite as extensive as 

chopping all those vegetables

that go into salsa....

Just core and quarter the tomatoes

and throw in some onions!

the hard part is pushing it 

through the colander...

my arm is aching after

three batches!!

As I'm grinding away, 

I just keep thinking about the 

finished product...

mmmm, homemade tomato juice

is SOOOOO  delicious!!

Good home-canned food from 

home-grown vegetable gardens,

can it get any better??

I don't think so!

Well, maybe a fresh rain would top that!!

At least it's cooling down some here.

What's fresh in your neighborhood?

We'd love it if you would 

share it with us!!

{P.S. I'm posting a recipe

for refrigerator pickles over at

Pickles and Petunias today!

Stop in and check it out....

here's the link:

Pickles and Petunias}

 This is a place to share all things FRESH,

 homemade and/or home-grown.

There is no rule that it has to be made by you or grown by you,

just the fact that it was 

hand made or grown by somebody

and not mass-produced or imported from Timmbucktu is good enough for us!!

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