First things first, the laundry! Gotta get up earlier to line dry clothes because it gets darker earlier now. And yes, that is a ladder holding up one of the lines-- we haven't gotten around to getting another support rigged up yet and we are making do. Holds the bucket of clothespins nicely, though.
Hubby made breakfast this morning-- our favorite! Ham, egg and cheese sandwiches with tator tots and milk. Yes, I eat 2 sandwiches-- gotta make that milk for baby!
The day was spent peeling, coring, cooking and making applesauce. Lucky for me, baby took a long nap and I was able to do most of this without nursing him at the same time!
Results of the day-- 8 quarts and 1 pint of applesauce. I barely made a dent in the 2 bushels of apples we bought. Making more applesauce tomorrow!
7 comments:
You are so good in preparing and preserving fruits. The procedure looks so complicated to me that I've not attempted it at all ;)
Love, love, love your pic of the clotheslines. Why? No idea, think it is a fab pic. xo
You should start a series of Deaf Foxfire books!!!! :o)
Good job improvising the clothesline!! I have to use a stick to hold up the middle of the line sometimes, when I have too many heavy things out! I really need another line altogether, but will make do for now.
I agree that clothesline pictures are fab...weird, huh??
I hear ya on the not making a dent thing. I canned yesterday for hours upon hours. I don't want to face it again today!
Mishkazena-- Once you get the hang of canning, it's really easy. Applesauce is the easiest to do.. You only need to peel, core and chop apples; cook until tender then either mash or use a food mill to turn into sauce; then ladle hot sauce into jars and place jars in a big pot and boil jars in water for 20 minutes. done! The most time-consuming part is the peeling and coring.
Dj-- I don't know why either, but am glad you like it! :o)
Karen-- might be an idea there! :o)
Lisa-- On the other line is an old metal hook for hanging bird feeders or plants. We used to buy bird seed but have since stopped because of the $, so the hook works great for the line. I have another hook somewhere and have just been too lazy/busy to look for it.
Danielle-- I really enjoy the whole canning process, but I can't do it all day long with the kids and the baby. I have to plan ahead and make sure the husband will be around to help with the baby, otherwise, I have to do it in steps, which takes me a lot longer than I'd like. If the kids weren't around, I'd be finished with the apples by now.
Amazing!
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