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1 hour ago, Treepep said:

No soil here.  Just dead sand.

Start composting and add a little around the trees each year. Soil amendments can do wonders.

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17 hours ago, 953 nut said:

Start composting and add a little around the trees each year. Soil amendments can do wonders.

 

 

Been composting 45 years.  I do here as well.  I also have a horse farm near me that gives away composted manure.  Free or for ten clams they will load your truck.  EASY choice.

 

I canned 4 gallons of bland tomatoes this year.  Not terrible, not great.  It will get better each season.  

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On 5/15/2020 at 9:47 PM, oliver2-44 said:

@Ed Kennell

Sorry for the delay, my wife had a busy week and I finally got the recipe, which was pasted down from her Mother.

 I'll post this in the recipe thread as well.

 

 (My Wife's Mom’s) Blackberry Pie

Place blackberries (fresh or frozen) into an unbaked pie shell - should have approximately 2-3 layers of berries in the shell (about 2-3 cups).

1/2 c. flour

1 ½ c. sugar

1/8 t. salt

2 eggs, beaten

½ to ¾ cup evaporated milk or cream (I use evaporated milk – mixture should be thick and creamy)

 

Mix above ingredients thoroughly and pour over berries.

 

Let stand 10-15 minutes while preparing the following topping:

 

6 T. flour

6 T. sugar

3 T. butter

 

Work these with a fork until the mixture is crumbly. Sprinkle over the top of the pie.

Cover the crust edge with foil to prevent it from over browning. 

Bake 1 hour (or longer) at 325 degrees – the center usually rises slightly when baking is complete.

 

 

 

I can attest to the tastiness of this pie.  Stuck in the house because it's too dad gum cold to be outside so grabbed a homemade pie crust out of the freezer and filled it with blackberries from last summer and WALA good eating .  This one is a keeper!  I used about 1/2 cup of evaporated milk and about half brown sugar/white sugar mix.  Baked for 1 hour and fifteen minutes--maybe could have stayed in oven a little longer--but is still warm when I cut it.  I've had the recipe printed out for some time and finally got around to concocting it.   It's wife approved and I'll take a chunk to mom tomorrow at assisted living--she gets tired of the food there.

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@Beap52 As you found the pie is excellent warm, add ice cream and it gets even better.   

Its also excellent cold, straight out of the refrigerator.

 

Now you went and made me hungry for some!

Edited 3 hours ago by oliver2-44