Deep freeze came last night. We’ve been on a work sprint in the garden and I’m still exhausted from it. Now though, it’s time to process all the things that were harvested.
I find this sort of work incredibly boring, which is oddly something I never see anyone talk about, even in the homesteading forums. Sometimes it is satisfying, usually when it’s time to actually eat or drink things. But in the meantime, I’m thankful for podcasts to keep my mind company while doing absolutely mindless labor – labor like removing the husks from these tomatillos. They will be washed and then weighed so I can calculate the other ingredients to add in.
The plan is to use them in salsa verde. Some to be eaten fresh, and the rest will be fermented, which is pretty tasty and a nice treat in winter.
BTW these are probably the #1 easiest thing to grow in a garden. Just let ‘em grow wild everywhere. At this point we just have volunteers that show up and it’s great.
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