Starting this for Renee as I"m sure she is a canning fool right about now. One of my biggest fears is losing electricity or a freezer (especially now that they are so hard to come by) with freezers full of food. On that note, I have been canning a lot for the last month or so, trying to empty the freezer and keep up with the garden. Yesterday, I canned up 11 1/2 quarts of chicken and 7 quarts of mixed turnips and potatoes.
Another week of working every other day. Many of my co-workers hate that kind of schedule, but I find it helpful. I start meat in the roasters when I get home from work, it cooks overnight, then I can can it the next day. It also allows me some rest from one type of work to another. Today, I am off and it is hotter than blue blazes. I plan on finishing laundry, putting a load of broccoli and peaches in the freeze dryer (I try not to can and use the FD at the same time - too hard on the electricity and the FD). Most of what I need to do today is inside work - computer stuff, saving seeds from my ginormous squash and cleaning the house.
My plans for the week include more canning and gardening. I have a client coming out on Monday, so that will take a bit, but not long. I really need to get caught up on some things for the herbal business - I just dislike being on the computer doing things that are new, and especially when I feel like I don't know what I"m doing.
Another week of working every other day. Many of my co-workers hate that kind of schedule, but I find it helpful. I start meat in the roasters when I get home from work, it cooks overnight, then I can can it the next day. It also allows me some rest from one type of work to another. Today, I am off and it is hotter than blue blazes. I plan on finishing laundry, putting a load of broccoli and peaches in the freeze dryer (I try not to can and use the FD at the same time - too hard on the electricity and the FD). Most of what I need to do today is inside work - computer stuff, saving seeds from my ginormous squash and cleaning the house.
My plans for the week include more canning and gardening. I have a client coming out on Monday, so that will take a bit, but not long. I really need to get caught up on some things for the herbal business - I just dislike being on the computer doing things that are new, and especially when I feel like I don't know what I"m doing.