Muddy Bucket - Last of the season

ContainerTed · October 7, 2012

Here's some of the last of this year's harvest. I still have a bunch of green tomatoes trying to hang on and beat the frost, but it doesn't look like much more will be left to enjoy. Some of that okra will not pass the "tenderness" test and be escorted to the compost pile. Cleanup of the garden is coming pretty soon.

Even so, it's been a good year. Now looking forward to tasting some of this summer's flavors in December and January.

It's time to start planning next year's garden. Another cycle is complete and we can begin anew.

Rockporter · October 8, 2012

Looks good Ted, I hear that you can dry tough okra, grind it to a powder and use it as a thickening agent for sauces and soups.

ContainerTed · October 8, 2012

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Originally Posted by Rockporter

Looks good Ted, I hear that you can dry tough okra, grind it to a powder and use it as a thickening agent for sauces and soups.

Yes, we've already dried about 6 quarts of okra powder. We put the powder in quart or pint canning jars and vacuum seal for storage. We also use a coarse grind of dried okra in biscuits and cornbread to add color and interest. You can also add dried, coarse ground peppers (as in flakes) of all the colors to help with presentations of dishes.

Red and green jalapeno flakes with some sharp cheddar cheese in cornbread really "knocks it out of the park." We made some last evening to go with my wife's stew. The cold rain outside and the warm food inside was very much a comforting and delicious experience.

**carolyn137** · October 8, 2012

Red and green jalapeno flakes with some sharp cheddar cheese in cornbread really "knocks it out of the park." We made some last evening to go with my wife's stew. The cold rain outside and the warm food inside was very much a comforting and delicious experience.

*****

Any of that cornbread left over you've got my address Ted.

MarinaRussian · October 8, 2012

Lovely! Isn't it nice to still have your own veggies, when it's almost wintertime? We have a little bit of tomatoes left. They don't taste as good as they used to, but they're edible and they are organic.

jerryinfla · October 8, 2012

Nice haul, Ted -- excellent photos too!

FILMNET · October 8, 2012

Nice ted i have over 30lbs or more of green tomatoes, 10lbs inside now, the rest outside

FILMNET · October 8, 2012

10lbs of green tomatoes 20lbs more on 3 plants outside very late fruit. Nice anyway

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Rockporter Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Texas Coastal Bend Posts: 3,205	Looks good Ted, I hear that you can dry tough okra, grind it to a powder and use it as a thickening agent for sauces and soups. __________________ In the spring at the end of the day you should smell like dirt ~Margaret Atwood~

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carolyn137 Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Upstate NY, zone 4b/5a Posts: 21,169	Red and green jalapeno flakes with some sharp cheddar cheese in cornbread really "knocks it out of the park." We made some last evening to go with my wife's stew. The cold rain outside and the warm food inside was very much a comforting and delicious experience. ***** Any of that cornbread left over you've got my address Ted. __________________ Carolyn

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jerryinfla Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Central Florida Posts: 377	Nice haul, Ted -- excellent photos too! __________________ Jerry - You only get old if you're lucky.

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MarinaRussian Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Russia Posts: 176	Lovely! Isn't it nice to still have your own veggies, when it's almost wintertime? We have a little bit of tomatoes left. They don't taste as good as they used to, but they're edible and they are organic.

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FILMNET Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: North Charleston,South Carolina, USA Posts: 1,803	Nice ted i have over 30lbs or more of green tomatoes, 10lbs inside now, the rest outside