the art and craft of putting food by

saturday simplicity
from maggie's farm




“...Following her instructions, I joined her in the chopping and mixing. The magical smell of pickling spices wound around us and it wasn't long before we were in another world. I was suddenly immersed in the hand-written recipes Mother resurrected from the back of the Hoosier cabinet--in the cheesecloth filled with mustard seed and pungent dill. As we followed the recipes her mother had followed and her mother before that, we talked--as the afternoon wore on I was listening to preserve the stories in my mind. 'I can remember watching my grandmother and mother rushing around this same old kitchen, putting up all kinds of vegetables--their own hand-sown, hand-picked crops--for the winter. My grandmother would tell her stories about growing up right here, on this piece of land--some were hilarious and some were tragic.' Pots still steamed on the stove, but Mother's attention seemed directed backwards as she began to speak about the past. She spoke with a slow cadence, a rhythm punctuated (or maybe inspired) by the natural symphony around us.” ― Leslie Goetsch, Back Creek


4 comments:

  1. Such an amazing week of posts and is getting me inspired to take advantage of the peppers that are so abundant at the markets!

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    1. Hi, Sommer!
      Thank you! All this talking about, studying about, thinking about preserving got me on a kick, too. I'm determined that none of my food go to waste this year, as has in time's past, since gardens are very much feast or famine in this part of the world. I'm making pepper jelly this week, too! Keep me posted on your successes!

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  2. Beautiful. You just keep inspiring me!

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    1. Hi Mary!
      Thank you so much for stopping by and offering your support and encouragement for my little blog. It's kind words like yours that keeps me blogging along. I appreciate you!

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