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Dieter Zakas wrote:
> in article , George Shirley at
> wrote on 1/12/05 10:31:
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>>Dieter Zakas wrote:
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>>>George,
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>>>I like your advice, as I don't like wasting food; to me, it's basically
>>>throwing money away.
>>>
>>>While I'm not a senior citizen, my mother is, and she and my late father
>>>were born during the Depression. I'm a 36 y/0 bachelor living in a
>>>one-bedroom apartment, and I figured I'd like to grow personally. Mom never
>>>really did gobs of canning, though she would make a plum jam when I was
>>>younger. Later, she'd can the sour cherries harvested from the tree we'd
>>>planted in the backyard, and we'd use that as a spread. (Why my father opted
>>>for the sour cherry tree over one producing sweet cherries is beyond me.)
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>>>As to canning figs, I, too, like fresh figs, and I'd like to get a small fig
>>>tree from Gurney's that I can put in a tub and move indoors. Then, I can
>>>snack on fresh figs and even make a spread out of them (homemade Fig
>>>Newtons, anyone?). The same goes for other fruits, too.
>>>
>>>Now, as for friends and family opening something I'd made...they'd be great
>>>gifts, not to mention a way of breaking the ice with someone new. Such
>>>personalized gifts NEVER go out of style, and are appreciated much more,
>>>because they're that much more special.
>>>
>>>Dieter Zakas
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>>>P.S. Please keep the ideas and tips coming!
>>>
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>>I don't know where you live so can't make tree recommendations. Down
>>here the Brown Turkey is an old favorite. Mine is a scion from a
>>neighbors tree and has been frozen back to the ground at least twice. In
>>addition I have two kumquats, a plum, a pluot, a loquat, and a peach
>>tree on half of our city lot. It's surprising what can be grown, even in
>>pots. Look up Stark Brothers nursery on the web, they have lots of
>>"patio" plants available and I've always had good luck with their trees,
>>many of which are for colder climates.
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>>We're senior citizens on a limited income and we give home grown herbs
>>and home made preserves as gifts all the time. The following year folks
>>ask if we're giving those gifts again and tell us how much they enjoyed
>>them. Plus our grandkids and greatgrandkids are always asking for sweet
>>stuff. Makes it all worthwhile.
>>
>>George
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> I live in Warren County, New Jersey.
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> Today is a foggy day, which means several possibilities: baking bread
> (provided I had all the ingredients), canning (zilch there), or even
> photography (the fog has wonderful potential for effects).
>
> Dieter Zakas
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I do all of those things as a normal course, lots slower on the
photography these days but I do need to bake a loaf of bread, thanks for
the reminder. It's foggy here too, it's an amazing sight to see the red
ball of the sun coming through the haze at sunrise. We're looking for
29F by Saturday and then warming up again. All of which is normal for
our very short winter.
George
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