Jordan's Farm

Lessons Learned

With our potato crop not doing well this year, we did not get enough potatoes to last us until next year, first time in ten years, I bought instant potatoes and the dried sliced potatoes in boxes. First lesson, when trying something new with your family, only buy 1 box, (I bought 10). The sliced potatoes(with cheese, seasonings, etc.) I fixed twice, the dogs would not even eat them. And I even doctored them up, adding more seasonings. They tasted awful to us. I know some of you really like these kinds of potatoes, but after you have lived on real potatoes for years, these are really awful, and that's being nice. As for the instant mash potatoes, well we can eat them if I add enough butter and cream to them. I know you are supports to add milk, but I have a lot of cream, and the cream helps them taste better.  Store bought food is not looking good, we may not eat our usual  amount of potatoes this winter. Tommy says it's my fault they will not eat these things as I have spoiled them with fresh home grown foods. Now it's my fault, what am I to do?

Having to stay in the house to watch and listen for Tommy, I have knitted 2 pairs of house socks and working on my third. I cut a set of queen flannel sheets into 10" squares to use as tissues and napkins. Second lesson, that's a lot of hemming to do. And don't think you can get it done in one day at the kitchen table. This is not possible, the sack is very tall, and took me a whole day just to cut them out.

Third lesson , the harder you try to be quiet, the more noise you make. This goes for old and young alike.

Fourth lesson, don't try and feed your family store bought cakes or cookies, even if they are given to you. They make funny faces and weird sounds and want to know what they did wrong.

Last lesson, don't spoil your family as this makes it really hard on you. An easy night in the kitchen is 1 hour instead of 3 hours. So much for store bought. Please don't get me wrong, I love my family and love cooking for them, and will keep doing so. And at times I think twice about making something new from scratch as I know I will then always have to make it from scratch. But I keep doing it, just to see the smiles on their faces, and their big belly's.

I really enjoy the way we live. To me it's the best for all, a little work, a little good food, a little fresh air, a little fun, a lot of smile, a few tears, lots and lots of prayer, a little rain, a little sun, a lot of great friends. Boy, life is good, and God has blessed us all.

Well I better get this day started and see what I have to get into.

Becky

P.S. As an award to my family for having to eat store bought goods, I have to make a pineapple upside down cake today. Oh what a hard life I have.

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07:41 AM, Friday, October 10, 2008 .. Posted by Sweetmama2

My potatoes did not do well either, but a fellow worker of my husband brought us 4, 5gallon pails full of potaoes! Again I am blessed.
If I were closer I would share!
Peg

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08:46 AM, Friday, October 10, 2008 .. Posted by Nurseforlife

Our potatoes did fairly well this year, and for that I am very grateful. I have used the store bought boxed potatoes and found if you soak them for a bit before mixing them up to bake or cook it seems to help the flavor a bit. I hope your weekend goes better for you.

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09:23 AM, Friday, October 10, 2008 .. Posted by morningsunshine

well, you could always buy whole potatoes in the store. better luck next year. I hope we get some potatoes next year. (blasted grasshoppers!!!!!!)

Edited by morningsunshine on Friday, October 10, 2008 at 08:24 AM

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03:51 PM, Friday, October 10, 2008 .. Posted by kimbercup

My dd and I are not into those boxed potatoes, either.

As for the pineapple upside down cake...I have one on my to-do list after Baby R goes home.
This will be dessert. A friend of mine is coming to clean up my computer so it will be ready when I start my new WAH program.

Have a great one.

Jill (the big sister)