I’m in such a busy season right now with all the canning and
preserving, not only of the produce we’re growing, but also of what I can find
on a good sale at the grocery store. That’s
why it’s been a while since I’ve done a ‘The Ways of My Household/The Vicky
Challenge’ post, I’m having to prioritize how I spend my time because garden
produce won’t wait!
Here’s what this past week looked like. I’ll have to figure up my savings later,
right now I just don’t have time.
I saved seeds for next years planting of armenian cucumbers.
I sprouted some moringa seeds and sometime this week I’ll
get them planted.
I canned 4 pints of sweet pickle relish.
I canned 6 quarts of potatoes (this is the last of the
potatoes we grew this year).
I canned 9 pints of peaches (I shared about getting them HERE).
I finished up the bread crumbs I’ve been making from
sourdough bread.
I started making kombucha this week.
I found fresh walnuts on sale for $3.99/lb, regular price
$9.99/lb. I’ll be canning walnuts this
upcoming week!
We were in the town where JoAnn’s Fabrics is located this
week and while there I purchased McCall’s patterns ($1.99 each) and Vogue
patterns ($4.98 each) on sale. I
purchased 5 patterns and paid $18.98.
We found Washington sweet cherries on sale this week for
$1.77/lb, regular price $3.99/lb. We
purchased several pounds, brought the them home and I canned 9 pints of
cherries in ACV using this method on
a Homesteading Family video. I also
froze a few to go into smoothies, made 4 pints of cherry jam and canned 1 pint
and 1 half pint of cherry juice using the pits.
(Please note: The method calls for using apple cider not ACV. I used ACV because I'm experimenting a bit here!!!)
(Please note: The method calls for using apple cider not ACV. I used ACV because I'm experimenting a bit here!!!)
I’ll use the canned cherries in smoothies, yogurt and
flavored water. The ‘cherry juice’ left
in the jar from the canned cherries will be used in my Kombucha.
I also found Mcintosh, Gala and Granny Smith apples on
sale. I’ll be making chunky applesauce this
upcoming week and using the peelings/cores to start a batch of vinegar.
From the garden we’re harvesting cucumbers and our okra is
just starting to bear. Our lima beans
are full of blooms and we have lots of baby lima beans on the vines. The
prospects are good for us to be able to harvest our first lima beans from a
garden we’ve grown since moving to this area.
We have baby peppers and baby green tomatoes as well.
From my herb garden (pots) I’m harvesting basil, nettles,
lemon balm, plantain, feverfew, calendula, peppermint and spearmint. My elderberries are filling out really well,
it shouldn’t be to much longer before they will be ready to harvest.
One more thing, this week over in my Pillowcases by Patsi group, we're having a $8 pillowcase sale all week long. The only catch is that you must be a member of that group in order to get the sale price (otherwise the price is $12 each or 2 for $20). We're also doing a 'Christmas in July' event as well and those pillowcases are just $8 each this week too. After this week the Christmas pillowcases will go away until November 1st. If you'd like to be a part of that group and take advantage of this sale as well as future sales click on the link, request to join and I'll get you approved as soon as possible.
That's it for me, what kind of week did you have?patsi
She looketh
well to the ways of her household … Proverbs 31:27
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