2017 - Looking back, part 3

This continues the series looking back at our crop-list for 2017.  The first post is found here and the second is here.

Food Production
Unfortunately, we didn't weigh and catalog everything we harvested; there were times when Wifey would harvest something and not get a picture or times we'd get something for a recipe (or fresh eating) and not get a picture.  For example, there have been a number of salads and smoothies made using the spinach, kale, and/or lettuce with no accounting of how much was used.  Looking back, we regret not cataloging what we grew.  It's really nice to have an idea of how much money we saved (or not) vs buying at a market.

We'll have to resume that in the future.


Food Preservation
Tomatoes
Wifey canned 52 quarts of tomatoes as well as 7 quarts and 2 pints of marinara sauce.  There is also a 1/2 gallon of frozen cherry tomatoes.  Lastly, we have 2 quart bags of frozen marinara sauce.

Beans
We have 1 gallon bag as well as 10 quart bags of frozen green beans.  All have been trimmed and blanched to make for easy cooking when we need them.

Nuts
We have a gallon bag of float-tested hickory nuts (in shell) as well as 2 quart bags of shelled hickory nuts.  All the hickory nuts are in one freezer or another.

Apples
Although we didn't harvest any of our own, we made a couple of trips in the fall to Larriland Farm and picked apples there.  We dehydrated two gallon bags of sliced apples for snacking and addition to oatmeal.  The apples also provided for a lot of our breakfasts and lunches over the last two months.  Hopefully, I'll be able to do similar posts referencing our own apples instead.