Last weekend, we bought our first canning supplies. Our canning pot is beautiful and the jars and utensil kit were a very reasonable price. It would be nice if we could find jars in bulk somehow. Or stumble upon a jackpot of them for a steal. We have been monitoring Craigslist, but the few listings found for jars have either been worthless or they disappear too quickly. But at least we have what we need to get started. (Maybe a friend or family member will know where we could get discounted jars.)
We were so excited buying our supplies and both of us are just itching to jump right in and get our hands dirty. Well, maybe not dirty (Erin wants to get her hands dirty), but you know what we mean. We are working to assemble the ingredients needed for Recipe #1. Hopefully, this weekend we will be able to secure the final items. There is the possibility that we will not be able to purchase the produce for a few weeks or so. Therefore, we should have our first batch of home canned produce sitting in jars looking delicious within the next few weeks to a month or so.
The produce of choice will be posted with our next update. We will give you a hint: It is going to be pickled.
If we have our way about it, we will try to get some pictures up of our supplies and hopefully document our progress in photos. Can't wait to give it a go!
In other news, we made another purchase last weekend. We found an excellent listing for bicycles on Craigslist. In one purchase, we received 2 mountain bikes, a bike rack, helmets, and a bike lock. And all at the cost of one bicycle. They are practically brand new and exactly what we had in mind. Need some cleaning up, as they were in a garage for the last year, but once they are cleaned and “tuned-up,” they should be perfect for our uses.
We are hoping to get a chance to use these in the near future. This weekend, we are planning to head to the local farmer’s market. It is our hope that we will find some great buys there and we are looking forward to the experience. Farmer’s markets are very enjoyable.
Rob & Erin
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