I have been wanting to post about our ongoing for a few days but just am now getting around to it.
Friday we went and gleaned a bunch of field corn. We feed the stalks and the corn and I brought some of the corn into the house for grinding. After we got the corn we picked 2 coolers full of apples.
Saturday I decided to stock up on bread and make applesauce which resulted in 10 quarts applesauce and 16 loaves of bread.
Sunday I rested.
Monday I finished off the apples resulting in 7 more quarts sauce and 10 1/2 pints of crock-pot apple butter.
I have enough apples left over for pie which I think I will make today.
Yesterday I grocery shopped and got ready for my mother-in-law coming to stay the night.
I took my frozen berries out of the freezer to make jam with and after that I am done with this years preserving. I just love putting up food, I like it more and more every year. I love to see the rows of jars with their various goodies. Jams, pickles, applesauce, they are all a treat in the winter.
Rob, Alyshia, and Randy were gone for the weekend helping my mother-in-law move, then Alyshia stayed until Wednesday to continue helping put things in order.
Since Alyshia was gone school was cut back since Randy and her work on somethings together and I was busy with the apples so I skipped on the school with Miriam but of course she is always hanging around and asking a million question about what I am doing and that is education in action.
I have been wanting to customize my blog a bit but haven't gotten to it yet. Today perhaps but this is all for now.
Happy Homesteading!
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Posted by RedneckGirl on Thursday, October 16, 2008 at 01:38 - Link
What a busy bee you have been! I put up some (4 jars) of applesauce but would like to try the apple butter next! Thanks for sharing your busy days!
Christy
Ramblings about what goes on around here.
I am a Christian homeschooling mom of five, we live on 6 acres with Nubian dairy goats, chickens, a garden, and various other critters.
