- Everything you need to get started with waterbath canning (fruits,pickles, jams, jellies, salsa, sauces and tomatoes)
- 21-1/2 qt. enamel water bath canner
- Funnel, jar lifter, lid lifter, bubble freer spatula
- Ball Blue Book
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It
is real, it is a water tower, and no, it is not a "giant butt".
The Giant Peach (referred to by knowledgeable locals as "the Peachoid water
tank") is located in Gaffney on Interstate 85 near the exit for S.C. Hwy. 11
(the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway) .
It was built by the Board of Public Works In Gaffney, S.C. in 1981. It
took them five months to design and mold the steel for the project. 10 million
pounds of concrete 1.5 miles of welds were used! The stem on the top is 12 feet
long and 18 inches in diameter. An even larger leaf, 60 feet long, 16 feet wide,
and weighing 7 tons, seen in the photo at left, was attached to one side. The
cleft along the entire height of the peach was molded into the shape (not a
painted illusion) by steel paneling attached to the structural sphere of the
tank. The nipple on the bottom of the tank can bee seen from the other side,
adding to the peach-realism! Crews painted the tank stem brown, the sphere
yellow, and the leaf green. An artist was hired to paint the tank in
colors matching the peaches grown locally.
Dennis Hardiman, the foreman on the construction crew in 1980-81, has a
webpage devoted to the
giant peach (or peachoid, as he calls it)
And nearby, you'll find the S.C. Welcome Center, 864-839-6742, at 100 HWY I-85
South Bound
Blacksburg, S.C.
Apparently, there is also a 1/2 million gallon peach water tower on I-65 near Clanton, Alabama (south of Birmingham). That area is also known for it's peaches.
This page provides a detailed list of the state's pick-your-own (PYO, U-pick, pick-it-yourself) farms. I'm always looking for suggestions of more farms and events to add and feedback about any you have visited, so if you encounter any, just click on the preceding link, as appropriate! And if you have a farm and want to add it or correct the information, please click on the link to "add my farm".
Remember to ALWAYS either email, call or click the link to the farm's own website (if they have one) on the morning before you go, to confirm hours, conditions and availability of the specific crops you want!!
And if you want simple instructions how to make jam or how to make applesauce, just click here.
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Home Canning KitsFeatures:
This is the same type of standard canner that my grandmother
used to make everything from applesauce to jams and jellies to tomato and
spaghetti sauce. This complete kit includes everything you need and
lasts for years: the canner, jar rack, jar grabber tongs,
lid lifting wand, a plastic funnel,
labels, bubble freer, and the bible of canning, the Ball Blue Book. It's
much cheaper than buying the items separately. You'll never need anything else except jars & lids! To see more canners, of different styles, makes and prices, click here!For more information
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Remember to ALWAYS call the farm or orchard BEFORE you go - weather, heavy picking and business conditions can always affect their hours and crops!
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Remember to ALWAYS call the farm or orchard BEFORE you go - weather, heavy picking and business conditions can always affect their hours and crops!
PYO Farms in Other Countries: [ Australia ] [ Canada ] [ South Africa ] [ New Zealand ] [ United Kingdom ]
EHSO.com - Environmental health and safety information and guidance for the
home
ConsumerFraudReporting.org - Information about identity theft, frauds and
scams; how to report them and how to protect your identity.
FitnessAndHealthScience.org - Practical fitness, health and diet information
that works.
And our other related
websites!
Care to Donate to help me keep the website going? Donate to me at Benevia here:
Use the
feedback form for questions, comments and
feedback about farms - Use this
form suggest a farm to add to the website?
Or as a
last result (I reply to the forms FIRST),write me at
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2010 All rights reserved.
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If you'd like
to advertise or have your own web page(s), click here!
Remember to ALWAYS call the farm or orchard BEFORE you go - weather, heavy picking and business conditions can always affect their hours and crops! PYO Farms in Other Countries: [ Australia ] [ Canada ] [ South Africa ] [ New Zealand ] [ United Kingdom ] Our other free, informative sites you may like:
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