I have a very strong love/hate relationship with fall. My husband is working 12 hour+ days and the garden is rewarding us for all of our early work. But this is the work that I enjoy most preserving the fruit and veggies from our garden and other sources. This year I have canned peaches, pears, grape juice, pickles, salsa verde, and green beans. I have more pears, sauerkraut, apple sauce, more grape juice and salsa to do. I have frozen grapes, cantaloupe, strawberries, boysenberries, jams, peaches, blueberries, zucchini, corn and cherries. Luckily we scored on a freezer from craigslist and so now I have two and a half freezers to fill. I am looking for something to do with an over abundance of watermelon and zucchini. Any ideas? There is one area of life that I find a lot of satisfaction-filling my pantry and freezer with yummies from my garden and other sources-to enjoy all winter. This is one time where I can feel nothing but gratitude th...