We had another great harvest and this time we picked a over 20 pounds of grapes. We also picked over 100 cucumbers which means it was time for the pickle queens to make some more pickles. We did have some excitement down in the orchard before we started harvesting. George went down to check the traps and we did catch another raccoon but the other two traps were empty including the honey buns that were left for bait. George took the raccoon to the river and released it.
Lisa and I spent the rest of the day making 24 quarts of pickles: 6 quarts of whole dill pickles, 5 quarts of sugar free bread & butter pickles and 13 quarts of bread & butter pickles. We have it down to a regular routine that we just know what to do and just do it. While Lisa and I were busy with the pickles George volunteered to de-stem the grapes. We also shelled some fresh peas that were picked and we cut into our first cantaloupe. It was a successful day and another day from orchard to table.
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