Comments on: Squirrelling Away … http://livingsmallblog.com/2008/09/08/squirrelling-away/ Life, Literature, and the Subversive Power of Living Small Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:49:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: cmf http://livingsmallblog.com/2008/09/08/squirrelling-away/comment-page-1/#comment-10110 cmf Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:19:15 +0000 http://livingsmallblog.com/2008/09/08/squirrelling-away/#comment-10110 I don't really have a recipe for the plum jam -- I use the ratios in Joy of Cooking for all jams -- then I just grated a lot of fresh ginger and some lemon peel into the jam -- 20 pounds of fruit, 15 pounds of sugar, one big (3-4 inch) piece of ginger, and I think the rind of 2 lemons grated as well. I overcooked it a little -- it's sort of gummy, like fruit leather -- but yummy. I don’t really have a recipe for the plum jam — I use the ratios in Joy of Cooking for all jams — then I just grated a lot of fresh ginger and some lemon peel into the jam — 20 pounds of fruit, 15 pounds of sugar, one big (3-4 inch) piece of ginger, and I think the rind of 2 lemons grated as well. I overcooked it a little — it’s sort of gummy, like fruit leather — but yummy.

]]> By: dakota http://livingsmallblog.com/2008/09/08/squirrelling-away/comment-page-1/#comment-10096 dakota Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:05:39 +0000 http://livingsmallblog.com/2008/09/08/squirrelling-away/#comment-10096 Hi there... I can't remember if I've commented before or not. I may have started to and then chickened out. Yours was the first gardening blog I found in Montana though, so when I did find you (a few months ago) I was so happy! I completely sympathize with the urge to stock up! I also found myself standing in front of the Barilla section loading up my basket with boxes this last week... and there was a butter sale at one of the grocery stores this weekend. I've also been eying the few squashes at farmers market, and considering how much we'll eat over the winter. Conditions this year are preventing me from doing as much as I'd like, but next year.... oh yes, next year I'm planning to do so much more. We're planning on moving in two weeks, and there's only so much food my husband is willing to cart around. The gingered-plum jam sounds really delicious. Would you mind sharing the recipe? Hi there… I can’t remember if I’ve commented before or not. I may have started to and then chickened out. Yours was the first gardening blog I found in Montana though, so when I did find you (a few months ago) I was so happy!

I completely sympathize with the urge to stock up! I also found myself standing in front of the Barilla section loading up my basket with boxes this last week… and there was a butter sale at one of the grocery stores this weekend. I’ve also been eying the few squashes at farmers market, and considering how much we’ll eat over the winter. Conditions this year are preventing me from doing as much as I’d like, but next year…. oh yes, next year I’m planning to do so much more. We’re planning on moving in two weeks, and there’s only so much food my husband is willing to cart around.

The gingered-plum jam sounds really delicious. Would you mind sharing the recipe?

]]> By: Mouse http://livingsmallblog.com/2008/09/08/squirrelling-away/comment-page-1/#comment-8889 Mouse Thu, 11 Sep 2008 05:48:02 +0000 http://livingsmallblog.com/2008/09/08/squirrelling-away/#comment-8889 Yes, that's it! When the world feels wobbly... I also stock up my cave as the sun slips further away Yes, that’s it!
When the world feels wobbly…
I also stock up my cave as the sun slips further away

]]> By: Jennifer (Baklava Queen) http://livingsmallblog.com/2008/09/08/squirrelling-away/comment-page-1/#comment-8864 Jennifer (Baklava Queen) Tue, 09 Sep 2008 14:59:46 +0000 http://livingsmallblog.com/2008/09/08/squirrelling-away/#comment-8864 I thought last year I had stocked up on a lot of local produce, but this year it appears I've even surpassed that. There's something so deeply satisfying about looking through those clear glass jars to see the food I grew or at least put up on my own -- they just look so much more inviting than cans. I haven't stocked up on pasta, but I do need to call the local grist mill soon and put in my grain order so I can stock up on flours for pasta and breads. Ahhh, comfort food! I thought last year I had stocked up on a lot of local produce, but this year it appears I’ve even surpassed that. There’s something so deeply satisfying about looking through those clear glass jars to see the food I grew or at least put up on my own — they just look so much more inviting than cans.

I haven’t stocked up on pasta, but I do need to call the local grist mill soon and put in my grain order so I can stock up on flours for pasta and breads. Ahhh, comfort food!

]]> By: Jennifer http://livingsmallblog.com/2008/09/08/squirrelling-away/comment-page-1/#comment-8849 Jennifer Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:26:54 +0000 http://livingsmallblog.com/2008/09/08/squirrelling-away/#comment-8849 When the world feels wobbly I stock up on food, too: dried pasta and cans of fruit, mostly. I figure pasta sticks to your ribs and the peaches keep scurvy at bay. The weather here has been more forgiving: we still have our windows open at mid-day. But it's been such a weird summer that I expect an exceptionally snowy winter, even though we had an exceptionally snowy winter last year. When the world feels wobbly I stock up on food, too: dried pasta and cans of fruit, mostly. I figure pasta sticks to your ribs and the peaches keep scurvy at bay.

The weather here has been more forgiving: we still have our windows open at mid-day. But it’s been such a weird summer that I expect an exceptionally snowy winter, even though we had an exceptionally snowy winter last year.

]]> By: Meadowlark http://livingsmallblog.com/2008/09/08/squirrelling-away/comment-page-1/#comment-8847 Meadowlark Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:04:09 +0000 http://livingsmallblog.com/2008/09/08/squirrelling-away/#comment-8847 What a peaceful post. Don't ask me why, but I felt at rest reading it. I suppose it's nesting time. :) What a peaceful post. Don’t ask me why, but I felt at rest reading it. I suppose it’s nesting time. :)

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