Spyclasses and End of Summer Salsa

In my pursuit of fascinating antique objects, I came across these old monocle test lenses - what a delight! I'm going to make them into long dramatic necklaces paired or grouped with other objects and gemstones.


Since much of my life is about multi-tasking, I'm starting the monocle necklaces while I wait for a batch of end of summer garden salsa to process. I made some excellent salsa a month ago, so excellent, it is gone.


Since It's my first year gardening in this location - we're north of San Francisco and it gets both cold and hot (by California standards) - our crop is not overwhelming. Supplemented with a bit of harvest from my mother-in-law, I have plenty for another batch.


Here is the recipe - it's from my mother in law. It's excerpted from a cookbook I made of Dutch family recipes and other favorites at www.enoughbutter.com.
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