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Well today was somewhat productive. I am having the urge to preserve and stock up as much as possible. This is a fairly new concept to me so I'm still trying to figure out what I really need to can/freeze etc. My good friends' mom is selling her chest freezer so I am hoping to buy that. DH finally agreed to let me put it in the garage (his space) and says he can see how we could save money if I started freezing and canning things ahead of time.
I have never canned before, although my mom did for years but I never helped so i don't know the first thing about it. However I did find a great recipe for freezer jam and it seems to be easy enough. My husband goes through a lot of jam/jelly so I think this will be a money saver, plus i can use organic fruit and sugar alternatives so I am excited about that. So today I froze blueberries and shredded zucchini for future use. I also went and bought freezer containers and pectin so that I can do some strawberry and raspberry freezer jam later this week. I will be going to the Thursday Market tomorrow to check out the produce. I want to eventually can some green beans. We tend to eat a lot of those in the winter and it would be great to have them on hand.
Anyway aside from a little cleaning (cleaned my kitchen 3 times! I guess I cooked too much) all I did was prepare food and go for an early morning walk with friends. I guess that's productive though, huh? I'm pretty tired so I'm hoping that's a sign of a baby to come, but it could just be that I woke up early. We'll see........................................................ |
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