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George Nemeth · Eating local in season and out
September 7th, 2008
I’d like to do the same with my mulberry tree:
In an effort to eat fewer imports during Cleveland’s winter I made a decision to learn to preserve food this summer. I began with the fruit that grows in the backyard of my century-old, Ohio City rental. First, I tackled the annoying mulberry tree by my driveway. Giving myself an attitude adjustment about the mushy, stinky, fly-attracting mush, I decided to pick the ripened fruit before it hit the ground. I got some recipes online, some mason jars, and some pectin and made my first ever batch of jam. It was fun, edible, empowering, useful and gift-worthy…
You really should click thru and read the rest of this post, it’s packed with info and well-written.
September 7th, 2008 at 6:15 pm
nice to hear you have embraced the concept and are now enjoying local food. the north union mkt has held a winter mkt for many years now inside the north side near cvs. you can get the info at the mkt. wend in lakewood,sat. at crocker or shaker. the winter mkt starts after new year’s.
September 7th, 2008 at 6:53 pm
Michael, thanks for the information on the winter market. I will be sure to check it out after the New Year.
September 8th, 2008 at 4:45 pm
We did this when I was a kid in Mid-Michigan. In our yard we had little semi-wild patches of grapes, red and black raspberries, strawberries, and a mulberry tree. Plus whatever we cultivated. We’d freeze berries in baggies, then make pies all winter long. Cheap fun!
My mom canned a lot. Corn, green beans, tomatoes, pickles, beets, carrots, we had shelves groaning with the stuff. When I bought my first house, I put in tomatoes (way way too many tomatoes!) and froze dozens of pints of chopped tomatoes. Again, they lasted all winter.