Jars, Jars, Jars, and Cooking

52°f, overcast. One light showers this morning then clouds and sun mix. High of 63.

Well, it's canning time again! Yesterday we made pear cider, and I made some onion salt and celery salt while I was in the kitchen. 

I made chocolate black walnut banana bread too, to use up some over-ripe bananas. 

Some of you have wondered how we use all the food we put up, so here's an example. This is what I brought in from the cellar yesterday:

This is, from left, black cherry jam on top of a jar of turkey, an empty jar that was another jar of canned turkey, and a jar of mushrooms in the back row beside an empty jar that contained broth---i had already started making soup when I thought to take a photo! Then I front, a jar of pepper relish, a pint of dill pickles, and another empty jar that contained broth. 

From this I made turkey noodle soup, and turkey salad for sandwiches. The full jar of turkey, the jar of relish, and some of the pickles went into the turkey salad for sandwiches. The jam went into the breakfast jam jar. The mushrooms went into the soup along with the partial jar of turkey. There was also a jar of tomato juice that didn't get in the photo because I put in the fridge for breakfast.

Tomorrow I will be making chili so I will need two jars of pinto beans, two of tomatoes, a partial jar of tomato juice, a jar of salsa, and one of venison broth, along with some ground venison from the freezer. It will be a big batch; granddaughter Sarah arrives tomorrow evening from Colorado so it will be good to have this on hand to eat on for a couple days.

So as you can see, we can go through a lot of jars in a few days. There are weeks when we may used only a few, of course. It just depends on what I decide to cook.

Today I am canning more turkey. We're running low and turkey was on sale, so that's what I am up to today, and making bone broth which I will can tomorrow, after it simmers overnight. 

Oh, and this evening I am telling stories for the first time in 5 years. I kinda got coerced into doing ghost stories and ballads for the open mic. I am so rusty, it's a good thing they aren't paying me!

Meanwhile, Mr. Bones rides his trusty if bony steed in the yard!

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