puttin' up greens ~

It was time to do some harvesting ~ yeah!

We cut off some swiss chard and some beet greens from the garden.  I set up a washing station on the deck.  Three pans filled with water ~ swish swish in one, transfer to the second tub, more swishing and on to the third.

 

It worked out quite well ...

Look how dirty those beet greens were in tub #1

But they were squeaky clean by time they hit the final rinsing in tub #3

 ~ there's nothing worse than gritty sandy greens ~

Into the blanching kettle they go ~

 

This was our first cutting of greens from the garden.  I ended up with 4 quart bags of beet greens and 6 quart bags of swiss chard.  Into the freezer they went for this winters use.  Now I'm hungry for some Italian Wedding Soup ... I love using the beet greens in it in place of the spinach.  

My Grandlove Bailey was here when I was washing the greens.  She helped me with the rinsing process.  She was so cute.  She says to me, "Grandma, is this one of those odd jobs?"  I questioned her on what she meant.  She says, "you know, something you just don't do every day".  I asked her if she saw me washing greens on the deck every day??  She says matter of fact, "Nope, I guess my guess was right. This is one of those odd jobs."

Also, speaking of Bailey ... thought I'd share her pic again with one of the 'goldenticks' ... the new breed of dog they have at their place, a cross between the golden retriever and the blue tick hound. 

Until next time ...
So it goes in my neck of the woods.
~mel