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D. Folts Field and Tavern Garden
1. Harvesting
a. tobacco
b. broomcorn
c. corn
d. bush or pole beans
E. Leinbach Garden
1. Harvesting
a. flax (see specific information on flax harvesting
in Single Brothers Workshop training manual
111. Food Preservation and Cooking
Vegetables and fruits appropriate for demonstrations
of various types of food preservation are listed below with
their approximate time of harvest.
A. Gooseberries - (last week in June through first week
in July)
1. Preserve in bottles.
2. Preserve as jam.
3. Cook a gooseberry pie.
B. Apricots - (end of June through first weeks in July)
1. Use them in jam/jelly.
2. Preserve fruits while still green.
3. Dry them in the sun.
4. Ferment them for brandy.
C. Peaches (middle of July through last of August)
1. Dry them in the sun.
2. Preserve as jam/jelly.
3. Ferment for brandy.
D. Apples (end of June through September, depending on
cultivar/variety)
1. Sun dry them.
2. Make applesauce.
3. Press appropriate types for cider.
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