I know I could wait until later in the day to post in the hopes of coming up with something more interesting, but that’s asking for trouble. I can already tell that posting for 30 straight days is going to require me to stretch. That was the point, so I guess I’m glad about it.
Yesterday was spent making applesauce, 7 hours (okay, I took 20 minutes for lunch) of washing, peeling, coring, chopping, cooking, canning and processing 20 jars of applesauce (6 12-oz jars and 14 pints). The anti-fatigue mats turned out to make a huge difference, so I’ll make those standard equipment for canning. Yesterday was the first day I ended a long day of canning not in pain.
I’ve got another half bushel of apples left to do before I can assess where I am on my goal to 40 quarts. I think I’ll be close. I can’t do them today, though. My wrist needs a break. Frustrating, because everything I think I’d like to do today involves wrist use. Ironing, laundry, writing, sewing, knitting. Maybe I’ll just give up and read a book.
I’m considering getting one of these babies when we visit Lehmann’s this weekend with Andy’s parents. My only hesitation is wondering whether cooking the non-organic apples with the skin on them might put more pesticide residue in the finished product. I don’t really know how that works, maybe it’s the same difference. I wish I could just buy organic apples, but we haven’t found a good local source yet. I’d rather not have to choose between the two, local and organic, but I feel lucky to at least have the choice. So far, local has been winning out.
Today’s fun includes going to vote a big fat N-O on issues 2 and 3 (keeping big agribusiness from being given unchecked power to screw over our food supply and preventing giant giveaways to casinos, respectively). I’ll be honest, I’m not that prepared for, or even aware of, the rest of the items on the ballot. Maybe I’ll try to do some last-minute research online before I head over there. In an ideal world, I’d be a more informed voter, but at least I’m voting, so I console myself with that.
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I love hearing about your domestic life. Since I do not have one it is nice to live vicariously through yours.