jenn&charles Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 That pile took us about 7 hours or so to prep (the picture was taken after some were already processed). After we finished the plums we had nectarines and some apricots to deal with. My dehydrator is going and I've got bags of chopped up fruit in the freezer ready to be turned into jam, cobblers and fruit roll-ups! Anyone want to come over and help me when the peaches are ready? LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto10blessings Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Wow! Looks delicious! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink and Green Mom Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Those look amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 That pile took us about 7 hours or so to prep (the picture was taken after some were already processed). After we finished the plums we had nectarines and some apricots to deal with. My dehydrator is going and I've got bags of chopped up fruit in the freezer ready to be turned into jam, cobblers and fruit roll-ups! Anyone want to come over and help me when the peaches are ready? LOL Me! Me! Me! I think we are pretty far from each other, though, if those are fresh local fruits for you. :-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenn&charles Posted June 24, 2014 Author Share Posted June 24, 2014 Me! Me! Me! I think we are pretty far from each other, though, if those are fresh local fruits for you. :-( Awww, I wish you could! I'm in CA and all those plums came off my tree in the backyard. Where are you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 That is so cool! I'm in western NY. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Are those Santa Rosas. We just picked our from our back yard branch (we have a fruit salad tree, so one branch is Santa Rosa plums, one is Fantasia nectarines and one branch is Elberta peach) and those look exactly like ours. Yumm! We're eating some for lunch right now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim in Appalachia Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Wow! That looks like a lot. Our peaches didn't do well this year, so we won't have any to can. I'm a bit sad about it, but I won't miss not doing the work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoobie Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 From your yard? That's so cool! My grandmother's best friend had plum and apple trees. I'm trying to grow a couple but have a black thumb. Plums warm off the tree are amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 That's incredible! I'm entirely jealous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idnib Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 My mom had a similar situation every summer but no dehydrator. She would use old clean screen doors, lay them on the ground, put the fruit on top, out another screen on top, and seal the edges. She dried lots of fruit at once in this way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truscifi Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Wow! I can't wait until our fruit trees are mature enough to start producing like that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenn&charles Posted June 24, 2014 Author Share Posted June 24, 2014 Are those Santa Rosas. We just picked our from our back yard branch (we have a fruit salad tree, so one branch is Santa Rosa plums, one is Fantasia nectarines and one branch is Elberta peach) and those look exactly like ours. Yumm! We're eating some for lunch right now! Yes, they are Santa Rosas. They are so good! That's neat that you have a fruit salad tree. We tried a 3-in-one cherry tree but it died. :-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenn&charles Posted June 24, 2014 Author Share Posted June 24, 2014 Wow! That looks like a lot. Our peaches didn't do well this year, so we won't have any to can. I'm a bit sad about it, but I won't miss not doing the work. Sorry about your peaches, but I know what you mean about the work. That's the only downside to having a bunch of fruit trees - that and maybe the mess of fallen fruit if too much falls to the ground. The thing I really hate is that you have to process the fruit RIGHT THEN AND THERE or it goes bad. I didn't exactly feel like dealing with 7 hours of work from the plums, but just had to or it would have been a waste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenn&charles Posted June 24, 2014 Author Share Posted June 24, 2014 That is so cool! I'm in western NY. It'd almost be worth it to fly you out, LOL...it is SO much work I'd love an extra pair of hands! ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostSurprise Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 I'd love to come too. I'm jealous. :) Enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenn&charles Posted June 24, 2014 Author Share Posted June 24, 2014 I'd love to come too. I'm jealous. :) Enjoy. The more the merrier! It would be a wtm mom fruit processing and canning spree! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewe Mama Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 I don't envy the work, but I do envy the finished product! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serenade Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Wow! That's a lot of fruit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brehon Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 My mom had a similar situation every summer but no dehydrator. She would use old clean screen doors, lay them on the ground, put the fruit on top, out another screen on top, and seal the edges. She dried lots of fruit at once in this way. That's funny! My grandmother and great-grandmother did the same thing! The only difference was that my grandmother would would lay the screens on an old sheet on a bed in an upstairs bedroom. The house, needless to say, was not air conditioned at that time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
readinmom Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 I'm California also...my plum tree hasn't produced anything yet. Your kitchen must smell heavenly right now! I can hardly wait for the peach pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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