Texas Spring/Summer Thread

[NativeSon]

I just put 2 gallons of picante sauce in the freezer. This time, I made it hotter by adding a couple tablespoons of seeds and not cleaning out all the seeds from each pepper. I tested it and it seems just right or will be when it ages out a little and gets even a bit hotter. I'm pretty sure I'll be the only one to eat this batch. In another week, I'm sure I'll need to do the same thing again. Tomorrow I'm gonna slice my monster tomato and make me a tomato, lettuce and mayo sandwich on toast. I'm gettin' hungry just thinking of it.:licking:

This morning my wife started laughing while picking squash and zucs. It seems we missed a zuc that was hiding down near the ground on the backside of the plant. The zuc weighed 4 lb 2.8 oz. My wife is looking up her zucchini bread recipe. I also weighed my 1st ****** melon that I posted a photo of earlier. It weighed 5 lb 11.4 oz. I'm letting it sweeten up and fully ripen for a couple of days and then I'll cut it and post photos.

Jim-
Been eating Tomato & Mayonaisse Sandwiches for several weeks, but my favorite is Grilled Cheese & Tomato Sandwich.......MMMMM Good.

Charlie

 

[farmgirl19]

I fed the livestock this morning in a light rain. Picked tomatoes and okra in a light mist, and now we have light rain again. Not enough to settle the dust yet, but maybe it will continue all day! I guess today is for cleaning and doing laundry, and making a batch of okra and tomatoes for today's meal! (I LOVE Okra and tomatoes!)

There were some strong winds, this morning! Luckily, now it's just a breeze and the house is open! Who'd have thought I'd be able to turn the A/C off and open the house on July 14?!?! :cool2:

 

[jinman]

Charlie, do you put the tomato on the sandwich while you grill the cheese?:confused3: I don't see how you get the cheese to melt properly.

I've got 0.6" in my "spider/dust catcher" so far and it looks like more is on the way. The radar shows heavier storms moving down across the Red River into Montague County. They'll be here soon.:dance1:

Ron Hall: When the truck air conditioner failed while you were here, it was April. Just think how bad it is during the middle of summer. It was fun running from parts store to parts store looking for that hydraulic fitting for the dump trailer while we had no air conditioning. At least I gave you a break when we stopped at Subway in Chico and got a sandwich. Now that I have a spare fitting from the place in Bridgeport, it has never failed again.

Edit: Just while I've been posting, the rain has picked up to a nice steady slow downpour. I'm lovin' this.

 

[Bird]

The temperature here has gone from 78 at 4 a.m. to 71 now, and when I went out to move the sprinklers a couple of times, I'm sure I felt a few drops of rain in the air, but not enough to be visible.

My wife likes to put a slice of cheese on a slice of bread, toast it until the cheese is pretty well melted, then adds a big slice of tomato; I guess you're call it an open faced grilled cheese sandwich.

And farmgirl, I like okra and I like tomatoes, but I don't want mine cooked together.

 

[jinman]

Weather forecast for Sunset, Texas: Periods of heavy rain followed by giant grins expected. Woohoo! It's pouring out there.

 

[farmgirl19]

Weather forecast for Sunset, Texas: Periods of heavy rain followed by giant grins expected. Woohoo! It's pouring out there.

Forecast for here is for rain today, showers and storms tonight, and "some showers could produce heavy rain"! Not pouring here, but light rain still falling, and 0.4 in the gauge, so far! :thumbsup:

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Please Lord, bring some rain down here!

 

[Lou66]

:laughing: Lou

So Lou, is the caption to your picture the horse thinking: "So how many beers did he have, how long ago....."

 

[Lou66]

You ought to put some goldfish in your trough. Helped quite a bit in our 100 gallon cattle water trough.

I can't keep them in there,, this is the only water spot with in a mile or so it is 8ft by 2 and half feet deep..about 1000 gal. tank.. I have a lot of things drinking there other than livestock.. Some of them are stealing my goldfish,:licking:, I have a small bayou that runs across my land and holds water year around but with no rain it has turned salty,, So I have to fill this every other day,, I don't have electrical power to this well so I take the welder/generator out,, crank it up and set and wait for about 20 minutes,, that well water is cold when it's 100 degrees outside,,:shocked::laughing: Lou

 

[jinman]

Never drink downstream from a man with an empty six-pack.

 

[EddieWalker]

We're watching the radar and it looks like everyone North of the Metroplex is getting a lot of rain. Not sure if it's going to work it's way East and get to us or not. My fish are thirsty and hoping for some rain!!!!

Eddie

 

[Western]

Cant believe it's a nice 66*!! Not sure how much rain I've got so far. Still have to wake up and get some coffee down:laughing:

FG19, I picked some Okra yesterday while the compressor was filling so I could air up my tires, how do you eat the "tomatoes and okra"? stirred together?

Eddie. I think you will get some good rain in turn!, I was going to be working in East Tx this comeing week, but the forecast changed that idea.

 

[Western]

Never drink downstream from a man with an empty six-pack.

:laughing::thumbsup: Good thing no "drinkers " live north of our aquifer huh Jim Your garden still looks to be taken care of the Rockin' Anchor too:thumbsup:

 

[farmgirl19]

Here is a pic of me running naked in the rain! I wanted to enjoy every drop that fell! Of course, you have to use your imagination, since I am running behind the trees! :laughing:

Edit: Reminds me of the old Loretta Lynn song about running naked in the rain.

 

[farmgirl19]

Western; Okra and tomatoes is easy, and GOOD! Here is today's lunch, from start to finish! I cook a couple of pieces of bacon, and set aside, then cook the onions until tender, in the drippings. Throw in tomatoes, okra, and a little salt and pepper, and simmer 10-15 minutes. Serve over rice, and garnish with the crumbled bacon.

 

[bindian]

Robbyr,
Are you getting rain now?
hugs, Brandi

 

[Lou66]

To all that's getting some rain congratulation,:cool2:, Willie Nelson said, He can see clearly now the rain has stopped,, Well Willie I've been able to see clearly for 46 days now,, sometimes after six o’clock in the evening it gets a little fuzzy,, other than that it's been pretty clear.:laughing:. Lou

 

[jinman]

Western; Okra and tomatoes is easy, and GOOD! Here is today's lunch, from start to finish! I cook a couple of pieces of bacon, and set aside, then cook the onions until tender, in the drippings. Throw in tomatoes, okra, and a little salt and pepper, and simmer 10-15 minutes. Serve over rice, and garnish with the crumbled bacon.

Farmgirl, everything looks great except for that big Psycho knife. You don't carry that while runnin' naked, do you?:laughing: Your okra and tomatoes dish looks mighty tasty.:licking:

 

[farmgirl19]

Farmgirl, everything looks great except for that big Psycho knife. You don't carry that while runnin' naked, do you?:laughing: Your okra and tomatoes dish looks mighty tasty.:licking:

Thanks, jinman! No, it doesn't leave the kitchen! But I couldn't live without my Henckel's chef's knife! Got to have the ones from Germany, not the "International". BIG difference! Good knifes make working in the kitchen so much nicer, and will last a lifetime, if cared for. Worth the investment!

And that dish uses lots from the garden, with onions, okra and tomatoes. Only thing to buy is bacon and rice. I used to get a hog slaughtered each year, as it would be from the Hood County Stock show. Putting it in the freezer was $1.49/pound. Dogs and I could eat most of the year on that! And there was always bacon for such as this. Try finding bacon, even on mark down for that price in the stores. No wonder I have so many freezers!

If anyone needs actual measurements to get started with the recipe, I can post them. I just usually do it as I feel, since I've been making it so long!

 

[Western]

FG19, Looks great, but the "pok"

I dont think it has stopped either raining or at least a drizzle here since 5am:thumbsup: It can do this all week for all I care!! Nice temps too a wonderful 69* and thats the wet temp:laughing: no dry heat today