Wait for the pictures to come with this post - the cord is upstairs, and I'm not.
A fruit guy came to Homer this week and we went on the last afternoon and paid half price and got a bunch of fruit. The only bulk he had left was apricots and onions. So we got 2 boxes of apricots and 50 pounds of sweet onions. Alicia worked and worked for 2 days and put up 70 jars of apricot jam, preserves, and nectar. We didn't think the apricots had as much flavor as we wanted, so we had 7 peaches and we chopped them into teeny, tiny pieces and dispersed them thruout and it was just that little bit of flavor that we were looking for. Lots of Beta Carotene and Vitamin C to get us thru the winter.
Then today our ward put in a GIANT bulk food order and Alicia and Justin borrowed a trailer from Carlos's and went up to Anchorage to the church cannery and got the order for the ward. They had to load it and unload it 5 times and ended up moving over 11,000 pounds of food total. Plus the drove more than 10 hours to get there and back. WHEW - they are pooped.
Bad news from Anchorage - the fireweed up there is already blowing cotton and is an inch from the top. Ours hasn't even started to bloom. You know what they say - when the fireweed gets to the top, winter is here. We are relieved to have our food and wood in for the winter. We are still wondering when summer is going to get here, but it just might be one of those years when there is no summer. My apple tree just bloomed this week....???
Watch for the pics of the apricot canning to come soon. Love, Charlotte
4 comments:
I am jealous of your apricots. They are ripe and ready here now,but we don't have a tree and don't personally know anyone who does. We have seen some trees laden down with produce and most of it is ending up on the ground. Scott keeps telling me about trees he sees when he is riding his bike to and from work. I keep telling him to stop and ask if they plan to use them, or if they would like to have someone pick them. He's too chicken and I guess I would be too. The best tree is at a business which is closed when he goes by.
Way to go on making 70 jars of apricot "stuff", Alicia. I used to make nectar, jam and dried apricots every year. But, fruit here is so pricey, I haven't canned since we moved here, except a little jam here and there. I haven't even done that in the past few years.
And 11,000 lbs. of food. Whoa! I bet yourward members were grateful and excited. Way to go!
Earlene
What blessing for you and your ward. Godbless all of you andall the good work. Love grandma Marilyn P.S> Apricot is my favorite jam and a little peach in it must ve heaven. S"O glad you are prepared. Love ya
Wow- That's a lot of food. A lot of Apricots!
I wish our food storage was better. We've improved a LOT this past few months, but we still have a long way to go. It's SO hard in such a small space to really have enough stored. You are a good example to us all in that department!
There is such a shortage of furniture in Alaska that some people in our ward ( and family) do actually use the food storage for end tables. I know it is a cliche' but if you put a cloth over it, no one really knows what is under there.
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