Today I am frustrated and tired.\u00a0 This entire week, I have spent 3\/4 of the day in the kitchen.\u00a0 It feels like that means 8 or more hours a day. I realize this is probably not the reality but that is what I am feeling.\u00a0 \u00a0I have really been focused on making ahead lots of things for the school year.
\nI also have started working with sour dough. We absolutely LOVE the sour dough bagels so I now want to have 100 bagels in the freezer.\u00a0 This is alot of upfront work.\u00a0 I have even had to order an additional 50 pounds of flour.<\/p>\n
In addition, this week the tomato have started to come in.\u00a0 We have been harvesting approximately 4 to 8 pounds of tomato a day. This is exciting and exactly what I had hoped for but it is also a very busy and time-consuming process.<\/p>\n
Now to the every bit counts challenge, this is a challenge that occurs in August. The idea is that you do something every day to preserve food.\u00a0 \u00a0I actually have been working on this most of the summer. I am hoping to actually report on what I am doing for the month of August at least one day a week.\u00a0 \u00a0When I am in Florida of course I will not be doing anything.<\/p>\n
Monday- Salsa: canned 8.5 pints and one jar of eating right now!
\nTuesday- ! loaf of sour dough in the freezer and attempted bagels for the first time.
\nWednesday- Double batch of spaghetti sauce- 6 bags
\nThursday- Single batch of spaghetti sauce and 16 bagels in the freezer.<\/p>\n
Off to make another batch of bagels!<\/p>\n
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Today I am frustrated and tired.\u00a0 This entire week, I have spent 3\/4 of the day in the kitchen.\u00a0 It feels like that means 8 or more hours a day. I realize this is probably not the reality but that … Continue reading