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| Zucchini on Monday morning. |
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| Another one on the vine. |
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| A full basket! |
Also in the basket in the picture above is the largest beet we have ever seen!! Somehow it was overlooked in the garden from last fall's planting. Others have been harvested that were not near this size! We enjoy Harvard Beets, made from a recipe in Betty Crocker's Dinner for Two from the late-sixties.
HARVARD BEETS
1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
2 teaspoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
dash of pepper
1/3 cup liquid (beet juice plus water to make 1/3 cup)
1 1/2 teaspoons vinegar
1 can (8 oz.) diced beets, drained (1 cup)
- Mix cornstarch, sugar, salt, and pepper in saucepan. Combine beet liquid and vinegar; slowly blend into cornstarch mixture. Place over medium heat and bring to boil; boil 1 minutes. Add beets and heat through. Two servings.
We, of course, didn't need to use canned beets. We were able to use the liquid from our initial cooking of the beets, and that has worked very well for us. In past years we have also made pickled beets. I know beets are not popular with everyone, but perhaps some of you enjoy them.
Thank you so much for following along. I really enjoy your comments.
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Food, from your own garden. It doesn't get much better than this!!!
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Me, I have all my chicks gone from the nest so I don't cook much and I live on the edge of the Greenbelt so deer and antelope play (and eat the garden when I had one). Raccoons, foxes and coyotes too. :-))) SO I just have a container garden and one tomato plant..half of which tomatoes I give away though I eat one a day when they ripen, and one red bell pepper plant. But it's fun.
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beautiful harvesting from your garden, that beet was a real prize!
ReplyDeleteI love zucchini! Steamed, batter dipped and fried or made into bread or cake. I hope my son in law's brother has some in his garden that he will share this year.
ReplyDeleteThe beet is awesome! I have to confess though that I had too many beets when I was growing up and they are not a favorite.
I do love beets!!! I found my last jar hidden in the back of the fridge. I had a couple and then the next morning I found the empty jar. My daughter loves them too. :) That is a huge beet.
ReplyDeleteYour squash looks so pretty. I could eat it right now, nothing better than eating out of the garden.
Well, I have to say that I'm among the ones who do not enjoy beets. It's not so much the flavor, but the texture that bothers me. My hubby does like them, though, and I have a can in the pantry that I should get out and fix for him with your recipe. Thanks for sharing that with us! You will do many wonderful things with your zucchini, too, and I look forward to hearing about those adventures as well! :-)
ReplyDeleteI love that you are already gathering from your garden. We are just getting our seeds and plants in here. My father LOVED Harvard beets! xo Diana
ReplyDeleteI love zucchini, I like it just about any way possible but especially love it grilled.
ReplyDeleteWow, my little bit of garden is just bared sprouted out to the true leaves. Enjoy all your summer produce. Have a great weekend, Connie :)
ReplyDeleteLove fresh veggies from the garden
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