tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838234360213313454.post4087430170095703085..comments2024-03-18T16:49:08.253+11:00Comments on All the Blue Day: A Little JauntJohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17803297366197086152noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838234360213313454.post-5258945689987885662016-09-13T00:30:22.712+10:002016-09-13T00:30:22.712+10:00I come from a long line of German sauerkraut growe...I come from a long line of German sauerkraut growers, sellers and lovers. They would think the human race was improving if they knew about all the people who are now making sauerkraut at home, including one of my housemates who make it for gifts. She likes to add some red cabbage so it comes out pink. I am the black sheep of the family because I never learned to like it, but I am satisfied because that means it is one of the few things I don't feel the need to spend time on ;-)<br /><br />It is splendid that you have a group of friends who can teach and support each other and laugh together! I loved seeing the pictures of the old stairs and the new garden.GretchenJoannahttp://www.gretchenjoanna.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838234360213313454.post-29484235310146558072016-09-05T20:29:28.705+10:002016-09-05T20:29:28.705+10:00Specks, so glad to meet you, and I do hope to see ...Specks, so glad to meet you, and I do hope to see you here often. I love the community of commenters that gathers round here and my life so rich and interesting:)<br /><br />I am gazing at a vase full of daffodils, jonquils and forget-me-nots as I write. Isn't Spring just exquisite in Tasmania??Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17803297366197086152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838234360213313454.post-8110530703910832592016-09-02T20:39:41.418+10:002016-09-02T20:39:41.418+10:00Yay ! I finally got one to print. I'm chuff...Yay ! I finally got one to print. I'm chuffed.<br /><br />Just wanted to say hello and how much I love your blog. You write well, and about subjects dear to my heart. I love it so much, I've read it twice :)<br /><br />I'm also in Tasmania and am loving the blossom and slightly warmer days (like you, I am no fan of the heat). <br /><br />Now that I've figured out how to do this, I shall be a regular commenter and make a right nuisance of myself !<br /><br />Take care<br />SpecksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838234360213313454.post-6828512076076027882016-09-02T20:30:03.305+10:002016-09-02T20:30:03.305+10:00Test. No luck with commenting so far. Test...Test. No luck with commenting so far. Test...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838234360213313454.post-73730186591341243562016-09-02T18:08:17.938+10:002016-09-02T18:08:17.938+10:00Chris, yes, I have used the same stainless steel l...Chris, yes, I have used the same stainless steel lids for years. Brilliant. Well done on the ginger! was it in a greenhouse, or out in the elements? I would like to give ginger a go as well, but all of my garden gets very frosty in the winter.<br /><br />So sad about the chickens. Not nice to lose animals to illness..<br /><br />Bek, pressure canning looks very technical! Well done you:) Perhaps you will can salmon about the same time I successfully make sauerkraut:) :)Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14196528348800205276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838234360213313454.post-65776513614443568462016-09-02T16:54:44.968+10:002016-09-02T16:54:44.968+10:00I have a presto pressure canner and I love it! I u...I have a presto pressure canner and I love it! I use it to pressure can tomatoes and salsa (can be done with water bath method but you want to be sure of proper acidity, in the pressure canner it doesn't matter!) and chicken stock. No need to freeze! Yay for freezer space. One day I'll get around to canning my own salmon. One day. Bekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02225621037420851059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838234360213313454.post-76765633299612557322016-09-02T09:30:45.887+10:002016-09-02T09:30:45.887+10:00Hi Jo,
I am in total awe of that cupboard with th...Hi Jo,<br /><br />I am in total awe of that cupboard with the preserves. All those Fowlers bottles neatly stacked and sorted. Awesome! I can chuck in a little hint with the Fowlers bottles. Get the stainless steel lids rather than the more yellow tinned variety. The tin variety lids break down in only a few years and start to rust on the inside. I have seen no damage at all to the stainless steel lids.<br /><br />What a beautiful house too. I love old houses and repairing them has been something of a hobby for me for about two decades now.<br /><br />As a bit of a confession, my sauerkraut completely failed too. I look forward to reading about your sauerkraut success! Hey Asian salads can be quite tasty too with cabbage, although by tasty I actually mean exotic. I eat a lot of those salads during summer as the greens grown here are the same as those grown in Asia. A good use for Vietnamese mint. I may have managed to get a ginger tuber through all of the snow and cold weather this year!<br /><br />I've got a cold today... And speaking of chickens, one died yesterday and another had to be given the coup de grace. One thing about chickens is that when they get sick, they rarely recover and August when it is wet and cold is the most likely time.<br /><br />If at first you don't suceed, try, try, again! At least that is what the old timers used to say.<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />ChrisFernglade Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06950962122594709186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838234360213313454.post-70493729146014763572016-09-01T18:09:05.910+10:002016-09-01T18:09:05.910+10:00Skippyherron, yes, this group has been a wonderful...Skippyherron, yes, this group has been a wonderful place to make friends:) It's great when you can talk enthusiastically about chickens and meet with corresponding enthusiasm, instead of eyes slowly glazing over..<br /><br />Today I really, seriously thought about making sauerkraut:)Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17803297366197086152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838234360213313454.post-50377930081280853042016-09-01T14:51:05.225+10:002016-09-01T14:51:05.225+10:00What a wonderful bunch of friends you have. I hope...What a wonderful bunch of friends you have. I hope their/your sauerkraut turns out better next time. Such a lovley history in that home. Beautiful home, very interesting fire place/stove for the witches lol. Have a lovley day xx kel Skippyherronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08268672346051254402noreply@blogger.com