Kathi Jones wrote:
> "George Shirley" > wrote in message
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>> Kathi Jones wrote:
>>> "George Shirley" > wrote in message
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>>>> Last June I put up several pint jars of dilly beans from our garden. A
>>>> couple of days ago I remembered putting them up and put a jar in the
>>>> fridge. Today I opened the jar and had a few with my lunch sandwich.
>>>> This was the first batch I had ever used Pickle Crisp on. Joy, joy, they
>>>> are very crisp and very dilly. I think from now on I will use the pickle
>>>> crisp on all my pickles as the luncheon spears and bread and butters
>>>> also came out very crisp. Even very old dogs can learn new tricks.
>>>>
>>>> Side Note for Barb: Please close the back gate, weather heads say we may
>>>> get up to two inches of snow tonight. That would be four times it has
>>>> snowed here this winter. Where the hell is Al Gore when you need him, I
>>>> had planned on having beach property by now?
>>> good to know George - I made them once and was very disappointed with the
>>> mushy texture. Maybe I'll give it another go doing it your way.
>>>
>>> We're getting wet stuff this week, but hardly anything. Not gonna jinx
>>> in by saying we haven't got very much snow at all, so far this
>>> year...........
>>>
>>> Kathi
>> Just checked the forecast, now they're saying just heavy rain. By the
>> radar it looks as though snow is already moving into northwest and central
>> Louisiana. If so, we shall surely get some of it. Going to be 34F tomorrow
>> morning and then down to 33F by Thursday morning but up again to 60F by
>> mid afternoon Thursday. Weather reports are, at best, a leap of faith that
>> they forecast it right.
>>
>> Our peach tree is budding out as is one of the plums, maybe they will be
>> okay or bud out again as they often do here. Would like to get a crop of
>> peaches before the squirrels do.
>
> fingers crossed that the white stuff and cold temps dont get your peach and
> plum trees.....
>
> Kathi
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So far so good Kathi. Light rain fell last night and no snow. Woke up to
47F on the back patio, now is down to 37F. Still expecting 34F tomorrow
morning though.

Just came back from the daily ROMEO'S meeting at the local McDonald's
where an old friend and I were talking gardening and preserving. As I
left I noticed one of their ornamental pears was in full bloom, the
other eleven show no signs of blooms as yet. Weird thing with plants
blooming in the cold.

I hope this year will be a bumper year for stone fruits as we have
certainly had more than 400 hours of below 45F temps this winter.

Come on Barb, please close that gate, we're freezing to death down here.
We're not as hardy as you Minnehaha folks.

Chicken and sausage gumbo for dinner tonight, in honor of the cold.