Last evening my long, tall son dragged the last eight chickens from my freezer. This morning I cooked three in stock pots on top of the stove, baked two in a roasting pan in the oven and cooked another three in my electric roaster. All eight are cooling in bowls and pans on the kitchen table. As soon as they are cool enough to handle, the meat will be removed from the bones and stored in the fridge. Tomorrow some of the meat will be canned, part of it in half pint jars, which is a good size for sandwiches like a can of tuna, and more in pints.
My Thursday grocery delivery includes frozen peas and corn, potatoes, onions, carrots and celery. Lots of them. These will be chopped and added to chicken in pint jars with a bit of chicken bouillon on top for flavor. This will be canned as chicken vegetable soup. If there are any vegetables left over I will use them for vegetable bean soup.
So if things are quiet here, you know that I haven't run away from home. I am just up to my neck in chicken. :)
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I can just smell all that chicken cooking. Do you use any seasoning or just cook plain?? We will be coking more chicken for a while its cheaper then beef.
ReplyDeleteRob...I'm guessing the whole building knows somebody is cooking chicken. :) I just cooked the chicken plain. I might add a little powdered chicken bouillon to each jar before canning, but otherwise I season it when I use it.
DeleteYou're a regular glutton for punishment, Vicki, but I guess it keeps you off the streets and out of trouble! - lol
ReplyDeleteI know, Gorges...Must be a glitch in my DNA. And you guessed it. When my kids tease me about all the canning, I just tell them that it keeps me off the streets and out of the bars. :)
DeleteThat's a funny visual!
DeleteNot all that far away from the truth, Matt. :)
DeleteWow. Congratulations and God bless! Hope all continues to go well. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Linda G...So far - so good. Gotta keep filling the shelves. :)
DeleteI've got 5 pounds of organic carrots going in the dehydrator tomorrow after I blanch them. Just finished drying 6 pounds of raisins. The more each of us can put aside the better. Red
ReplyDeleteGood for you, Red...I can see no reason to slow down with the prepping. What with the complete insanity around us, pushing a bit harder seems like s pretty good idea.
Deletesounds like you are keeping busy! I need to stock up on peas and carrots in my freezer too
ReplyDeleteKristina...Yeah - trying to fill the holes in my food storage before winter sets in. Winter is my time for crafty stuff. :)
DeleteTo MOREPARSIMONY...I have wanted to comment on your blog for months but wish you had an Anonymous. I cant seem to get on Google with my device. Sheri
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