♫Bringing in the Peas♫

♫Bringing in the peas,
bringing in the peas.
We shall come rejoicing
bringing in the peas..♫

The garden is FINALLY bringing forth food!!! Yesterday, I spent two hours picking sugar snap peas and an hour trimming off the ends.

This is almost a peck which is to say, it's almost a quarter of a bushel of peas. This was a little less than half of the peas that were ready to be picked but they'll keep until tomorrow.

These are the peas ready to be blanched. I just pinch off the tiny little tough spots on the ends so that my children have no cause for complaint when I make them eat a bite of veggies...the HORROR!!!

I measured out a pound of peas for each batch,

 and waited for the not-so-watched-pot to water,
(my dear sis was over, we were talking most of the time)

 added the pound of peas for a minute or so,

 cooled them off as quickly as possible,

bagged and sealed them in trusty Ziploc freezer bags,

and froze them for this winter when I will surely miss the fresh food from the garden.
Tomorrow, I get to start all over again! Maybe I will be able to try my hand at Rhubarb Punch...