It's been fairly busy the last few days on the homestead.
It's this time of year that we like to prepare for the spring & summer seasons by having a number of food items ready for quick meals after a long day of gardening out in the sun.
Today we are canning chilli.
Here you can see we have 6 pounds of lean ground beef with onions and peppers cooking down while the beans simmer for a half hour. This should make 18 pints which will be handy when hungry!
Yesterday we canned beef stew. We made 7 quart jars. After cooling overnight, these jars are just waiting to be rinsed and dated:
On Saturday we canned 17 jars of chick peas. These are great for making hummus or adding to soups!
We also spent Thursday and Friday canning beans. On Thursday we canned beans in tomato sauce, and on Friday we canned beans in molasses for a total of 34 pint jars.
Maybe we'll take tomorrow off! What's happening on your homestead this week?