Posted on 09/07/2019 5:27:20 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
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Thank you for the compliment! We’re all working hard to make this the go-to spot when people need a break from politics. ;)
And, your wish is my command! I found this recipe online at least a decade ago. Been making it ever since to RAVE reviews. I don’t know who ‘Joan’ is, but we all owe her a debt of gratitude! You can substitute any other soft/canned (drained!) fruit for the topping.
You DO need a Tart Pan with a removable bottom, though you can substitute an 11” spring-form cheesecake pan with the removable bottom. The tart pan makes a more lovely edge though, IMHO.
https://www.food.com/recipe/joans-pear-tart-45475
“Time to turn over that new leaf!”
I SO want to fill my kitchen porch with MUMS and all things FALL, but...Puppies. :(
Beautiful! Nothing better than a perfectly ripe, juicy pear!
Pears with cream cheese....what could possibly go wrong?
>>A prune tree? Who knew? I always thought prunes were dried plums. <<
Prunes are dried plums, but not just any dried plum is a prune; prunes are freestone varieties grown for drying, and have their own flavor profile. Eating plums are generally clingstone varieties.
Prune trees are just plum trees suitable for producing dried prunes.
To complicate matters, there’s also gages, as in ‘Greengage Plums” (my own favorite.) and damsons. It is never simple!
About as bad as apples or squash. LOL
Thank God for help from other gardeners. I plan to let our garden rest the 7th year as in the O.T.
That’s a great idea. While it’s resting you can pile on the compost. :)
Bosc pears - yummy!
But what perfect perfection.
My fave way to eat a ripe pear.
Eve considered making lamps out of them? I’ve done several canning jar lamps. Easy. I used to fill the big ones (1/2 gallon) with different things during the year. The 3 I have left just have seashells in them. Those jars would make cute lamps. You could even modge podge more all the way around and even do the shade.
I was just on ebay looking too and you can actually buy vintage seed packets and they have some old seed packet art too. Well at least it's Sunday, a good day to get distracted. BTW Boston Marrow squash is the absolute best. I had tons of seeds and by the time I had any left they were from 2013. Only 1 sprouted and the plant just did not make it. :(
I love that so much! We need a ‘Bee Watering Hole’ in our yard. :)
The birds love it, fresh water fountain made with pvc pipe and hose hookup. Tray is stainless steel so it cleans easy - which it needs. I wanted a shallow one and found a tatoo instrument tray (LOLOLOL). Perfect.
I have 4 good tomatoes growing. Will I see my peppers? Maybe a few. Still pretty slow despite a second application of Epsom Salts.
There are other small tomatoes starting. May get a few before it’s all over.
I have one pepper plant that has some small fruits on it and is still blooming. I’m going to pot that one up and put it in the greenhouse to see if I can get a few more peppers off of it.
Our 55 degree nights aren’t helping any fruit ripen thee days. But, I’m ready for Fall. :)
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