I like at the end of the summer when i have a pantry full of preserves. I have no air conditioning in my house, and the hood above the oven is just a fan.. so canning in the heat of the summer is pretty brutally humid and sweaty. I am really pleased with everything this year, especially the peach jam... yum! Pealing peaches though... ugh.
So far in total, I've put up:
6 Qt Jars of Garlic Dill Pickles
8 Pt Jars Curry Peach Chutney
6 Pt Jars Orange Ginger Marmalade
10 1/2Pt Jars Blueberry Jam
12 1/2PtJars Strawberry Rhubarb Jam
8 1/2Pt Jars Peach Jam
I have two more canning sessions to do.. One for Sweet Pickles, hopefully around 6 Qt jars, and another for a 4th type of jam, hopefully maybe apple pear. I much prefer making jams and chutneys to pickles... only because buying ice and doing the whole 'cucumbers in the sink with ice and salt' is a pain. I get grossed out by drains, and even though i give the sink a thorough cleaning, it still grosses me out. I don't know how to do it otherwise so that it drains as the ice melts. meh.
Other than that, I've been continuing to weave the shawl on my big loom. I'm still knitting those socks, which are taking forever, mostly because I go to the gym at lunch now. I'm still working on the quilt... and .. I've been painting my warhammer 40k army. space wolves! Noodle and I are hittin up the fan expo I think on sunday.. and hopefully also hitting up the store where we can get some daiya vegan cheese and dinner at fresh! :)
Chi Chi Chiefers waiting for brekkie kibbs
Noodle and I waiting for pizza. Him with murder, mine sans cheese.
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