Monday, September 21, 2015

CAN-tastic DAY

Today was a day to use up the rest of the garden produce. 
I canned Beef Stew
Beef Stew
5# red potatoes, diced
5# carrots, diced
5# corn (I used frozen corn)
V-8 Juice original (it took about four large bottles)

Season the stew meat with Lawrys season salt, garlic salt and pepper, add a little flour and toss in the stew meat.  

Stuff quart jars with stew mixture. Pour in V-8 juice to within an inch of the rim. 
Process in pressure canner for 90 minutes at 15 pounds of pressure. 
Yields about 26 quarts. 

Then I made my Grandmother Fullmer's recipe for Chili Sauce. 
The smells in the house reminded me of my grandma and my mother as they would make this every year. 

I thought about them all day. 

It was a good day. 

Grandma's Chili Sauce
8 quarts ripe tomatoes, skinned
3 C onions , chopped fine
3 C green peppers, chopped fine
1 C apple cider vinegar
3 C sugar 

In a spice bag:
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp cloves
2 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp ginger
6 Tbsp salt

Put the spice bag in the tomato mixture and simmer for 3 hours until thickened. 
Pour into 1/2 pints jars. Process in water bath canner for 10 minutes. 

Yield about 25 1/2 pints. 




Thursday, September 10, 2015

WHAT IS THE NEW NORMAL?

Lynsey and Lexi have been gone about 3 weeks.

I miss them.
For over 2 1/2 years they lived with us. 
Our house was crazy chaos. 
And I loved it. 

Lynsey became more like a best friend. 
And I loved it. 

Denver is far. 
And I don't love it.

But they are happy and doing well. 

In the meantime I'm trying to figure out my new normal. 

I have been busy. 

Canning.
I love canning. 

I love fresh garden food. 
(Ignore the emesis basin...it is unused)

And I love getting pictures from the family. 
Technology.... I love it. 


Lexi's first day of 2nd Grade.

And then there is this little girl!

She loves her daddy.


She is just a smiling angel. 
Her big brothers going off to school. 

Kendrix to kindergarten and Krew to 3rd grade.

Then there is this little guy. 

Timothy Charles Egan
Those cheeks!!!!
They need some smooches. 

Then there are these kids!

How is it that they keep growing?
Stop!!!
Josh, Jessica, Justin and Jaren. 
They went down the Alpine slide in Park City over the weekend. 

Looks like fun.
We did that once as newly weds. 

They are sure cute!

But them getting older makes me older.

I'm not sure I want to be older. 
 
Is that my new normal?

And this picture....


I love this place.