Our second salad of the 2022 gardening season complete with radishes.
It's so exciting to this (former) city girl to produce her own food and to see something grow from a seed to a seedling to salad almost overnight (not really; but it just feels like it sometimes).
The first salad was delicious with the greens and radishes so delicate and tender - complete with a light coating of homemade vinaigrette dressing. Already though, we're producing more than can be eaten by just Ed and I.
I'm continuing to monitor the greens "production". While I ferment a couple of half gallon mason jars' worth each season and use them little by little throughout late fall, winter, and early spring, I still end up with "too many". Last year I also dried a bunch and made a gallon jar of "greens powder" which I used in everything from soups to stews and more (I still have much remaining).
It takes an average of 28 pounds of greens to can 7 quarts or an average of 18 pounds to can 9 pints. That's a lot of greens and I'm unsure that I'll get that many at one time. I do want to can at least one batch for winter use though. Time will tell if I'm able to do it. Fingers crossed...
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