It has finally rained here. We have had an extremely dry summer. Our
rain gauge (a pot sitting on the deck) was full this morning, so we
have had at least 2.75 inches of rain. More predicted today. I will
have to get out and pick tomatoes, watermelons and cantaloupes before
they start splitting. I still have 35 pounds of tomatoes waiting to
be made into salsa and I need to make another batch of butternut soup.

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The Cook wrote:

It has finally rained here. We have had an extremely dry summer. Our
rain gauge (a pot sitting on the deck) was full this morning, so we
have had at least 2.75 inches of rain. More predicted today. I will
have to get out and pick tomatoes, watermelons and cantaloupes before
they start splitting. I still have 35 pounds of tomatoes waiting to
be made into salsa and I need to make another batch of butternut soup.

I like to just eat butternut steamed and mashed. ;-d
A little salt and butter, maybe some shredded jack cheese...
--
Peace! Om

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.
- Edmund Burke (1729 - 1797)

On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:51:30 -0500, The Cook
wrote:

It has finally rained here. We have had an extremely dry summer. Our
rain gauge (a pot sitting on the deck) was full this morning, so we
have had at least 2.75 inches of rain. More predicted today. I will
have to get out and pick tomatoes, watermelons and cantaloupes before
they start splitting. I still have 35 pounds of tomatoes waiting to
be made into salsa and I need to make another batch of butternut soup.

We must have gotten your share of rain. I have a fairly decent weather
station and since June 1st this year we've had 374.4 mm of rain
(that's 14-3/4 inches).
We've also had one of the coolest summers in a long time. Much of our
garden is a bust.

Ross
Southern Ontario, Canada.
AgCanada Zone 5b
43º 17' 26.75" North
80º 13' 29.46" West
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"Omelet" wrote

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The Cook wrote:

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... and I need to make another batch of butternut soup.

I like to just eat butternut steamed and mashed. ;-d
A little salt and butter, maybe some shredded jack cheese...

on top of that I grind some pepper corns yum!

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"Steve Young" bowtieATbrightdslDOTnet wrote:

"Omelet" wrote

In article ,
The Cook wrote:

[...]
... and I need to make another batch of butternut soup.

I like to just eat butternut steamed and mashed. ;-d
A little salt and butter, maybe some shredded jack cheese...

on top of that I grind some pepper corns yum!

Absolutely!
--
Peace! Om

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.
- Edmund Burke (1729 - 1797)

On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:18:39 -0500, Omelet
wrote:

In article ,
The Cook wrote:

It has finally rained here. We have had an extremely dry summer. Our
rain gauge (a pot sitting on the deck) was full this morning, so we
have had at least 2.75 inches of rain. More predicted today. I will
have to get out and pick tomatoes, watermelons and cantaloupes before
they start splitting. I still have 35 pounds of tomatoes waiting to
be made into salsa and I need to make another batch of butternut soup.

I like to just eat butternut steamed and mashed. ;-d
A little salt and butter, maybe some shredded jack cheese...

I prefer the soup, especially when I have several to do something
with. I will freeze the soup.

On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:31:57 -0400, wrote:

On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:51:30 -0500, The Cook
wrote:

It has finally rained here. We have had an extremely dry summer. Our
rain gauge (a pot sitting on the deck) was full this morning, so we
have had at least 2.75 inches of rain. More predicted today. I will
have to get out and pick tomatoes, watermelons and cantaloupes before
they start splitting. I still have 35 pounds of tomatoes waiting to
be made into salsa and I need to make another batch of butternut soup.

We must have gotten your share of rain. I have a fairly decent weather
station and since June 1st this year we've had 374.4 mm of rain
(that's 14-3/4 inches).
We've also had one of the coolest summers in a long time. Much of our
garden is a bust.

I wish you could have shared with us. It looks like we have had about
22" so far this year. Total rainfall for the storm was 2.8" and the
total for the month is 3.8" Those are the measurements from the
Community College about 10 miles from here.

"Omelet" wrote in message
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I like to just eat butternut steamed and mashed. ;-d
A little salt and butter, maybe some shredded jack cheese...

It's also good mashed with real butter, brown sugar, cinnamon and raisins.
:-)~

--
Peace! Om

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.
- Edmund Burke (1729 - 1797)

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"Marie Dodge" wrote:

"Omelet" wrote in message
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I like to just eat butternut steamed and mashed. ;-d
A little salt and butter, maybe some shredded jack cheese...

It's also good mashed with real butter, brown sugar, cinnamon and raisins.
:-)~

Yes, sweet instead of savory.

It can also be made into "pumpkin" bread and frozen, or pies for
immediate consumption.

Granted, there is naught wrong with soup. We get burned out on soup
pretty quickly.
--
Peace! Om

"Crime does not pay as well as Politics".
-- Anon.

"Omelet" wrote in message
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"Marie Dodge" wrote:

"Omelet" wrote in message
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I like to just eat butternut steamed and mashed. ;-d
A little salt and butter, maybe some shredded jack cheese...

It's also good mashed with real butter, brown sugar, cinnamon and
raisins.
:-)~

Yes, sweet instead of savory.

It can also be made into "pumpkin" bread and frozen, or pies for
immediate consumption.

Granted, there is naught wrong with soup. We get burned out on soup
pretty quickly.

I'm no soup eater myself. I don't find it filling or satisfying. I make it
for my husband. He enjoys soup with crackers in the winter.

--
Peace! Om

"Crime does not pay as well as Politics".
-- Anon.

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On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:51:30 -0500, The Cook

We must have gotten your share of rain. I have a fairly decent weather
station and since June 1st this year we've had 374.4 mm of rain
(that's 14-3/4 inches).
We've also had one of the coolest summers in a long time. Much of our
garden is a bust.

You must have gotten all our rain also. We've had no more than 5" since June
1st. We had to irrigate but lost over 1/3 of the harvest to insect pests
and disease.