End of September, Weekly Wrap-up

On Monday, I was able to process the box of pears I purchased. I put 12 pints of pear butter on the shelf and one pint in the fridge.

On Tuesday, I decided to can some lentil stew. So in the end I put 7 quarts on the shelf. We had lentils for dinner and discovered that the majority of people in our house do not like lentils. So lentils are probably not going to be fed to the family much in the future.

Tuesday night, the new moon was finally sighted and we blew the shofar for Yom Teruah.  Our little shofar is quite hard to blow and it can be quite painful for me to do with my inner ear problems. However, seems every time Day of Trumpets comes, I am able to go out and blow a beautiful steady note for YHVH.  One day the trumpet sound won't be from the trumpets of men, but of the heavenly hosts as they proclaim the returning Messiah.

On Wednesday, I worked away at the box of sweet potatoes I bought. I pulled out six or so for the pantry and processed seven quarts. One quart didn't seal because there was a defect in the jar. Yes, it was brand new from the case. I knew the flaw was there, but wasn't sure that it would be a problem. So that jar as well as a few extra blanched sweet potatoes were put into the fridge for a meal or two. 

After the sweet potatoes, I pulled out all the frozen greens and cooked them.  Then I put them into pint jars for the pantry. This was 15 pints. 

When I was getting greens out of the freezer the day before, I noticed a bag of frozen cherries that were well over a year old. So today I pulled the solid block of cherries and juice and made a batch of chocolate cherry jam. (And can I add that I LOVE Pamona's Pectin? I can use so much less sugar!) This puts four jars (half pint) on the shelf. There was a half jar for the fridge. 

For history, we talked about St. Patrick and Ireland. So some of the kids made Irish soda bread. While we don't celebrate St. Patrick's, as a historical figure he is still worthy of a little study. 

It turned out quite tasty, but was basically a giant biscuit.  The lesson also mentioned trying corned beef, cabbage, and potatoes, but I didn't do that because I knew the kids wouldn't eat it. 

Well, time to clean house and get ready for the sabbath tonight. We will have pizza since I completely forgot that Thursdays are pizza night.  

On Sunday we will be working to get the back chicken pen cleaned up, and hens moved. We also need to trim hooves on the bucks and baby girls. They will also need deworming as we go into fall. The dry weather does help, but I want them going into wet weather with a head start. 

Blessings to you all.