Tater Time!

Ronnie and I worked on our new potatoes yesterday and we ended up with about 80 lbs. from 2 rows.  We have 3 more rows.  Ronnie dug with help from the girls, he peeled and I blanched and put in freezer bags.  We had 15 half gallon bags when we stopped for the day.  We like the smaller red potatoes, but sometimes they grow larger.  There's really no way to prevent that so we just cut them into smaller pieces. 

Here's a picture of the first bucket full.  The best time to can or freeze vegetables are as soon as they are picked.  We figure it took us about 2 hours a bucket from ground to freezer.  You can't get much fresher than that.

We are planning to work on more tomorrow.  Of course I will save some for fresh eating now.  
Until later,
Neppie (GeeGee)