Greetings, All.
Mama Cando: I hope your DIL2 is doing well. It is tough being the responsible one in the family. I hope everything eases soon and she will actually have a chance to grieve.
Muffy: Enjoy your lack of winter. Ours has been both mild, above record temps in Jan., and lots of snow. Keep up the exercise.
CrowBar: I enjoy looking at your bread pictures. I can just taste them. Hubby makes our bread, but it has so many healthy ingredients in it is does not taste light and fluffy and yeasty the way yours look.
Granny Smith: Don’t pare down on jars. You will use them. Remember, the foods will last for more that one winter. If you have ever ready Jackie Clay-Atkinson, she looks at it this way: a pint of beans for the two of them times 52 weeks, a pint of apples x 2 x 52 weeks. List what you like to eat then make is x 52 weeks, or twelve months. That will help you figure it out. I think about that when I can. My pantry is not organized/designed to handle to do, or even get that many done.
Granny: was it you that said you found a can of seeds? I would open them. Check to see if they are even any good. They may have gotten wet and will not sprout. They may not be anything to would use. If you did not put them there before, then you should check them. Be sure to get some more this spring and vacuum seal them into a jar. Put the canning jar into the freezer to preserve for future use. Keys to keeping seeds from sprouting: lack of moisture, light, and heat.
Take care, All.