the mother of 4 children. . .
a cooking leader. . .
a fanatical canning machine. . .
or you might just be PLAIN CRAZY
when you can go through 14 pounds of sugar in one single day. . .
and have to start buying your sugar in bags like this
. . .AND be able to use more than 3 sacks of each in a year!!
I opt for Crazy!!
Only the coolest of the coolest have to use a fork lift to load their flour and sugar for the month. ;-)
ReplyDeleteThanks for a great day Saturday!
Back in my day of raising teenage boys, I bought flour in 50# sacks; potatoes in 100# gunny sacks to be used after my canned potatoes ran out. Always had a tupperware-type cannister that held 25# sugar, & another in the pantry. Bought chickens(whole) by the case when they came on sale (29 cents/lb). Those days of canning, hauling meals to the field, huge garden, etc...takes a loving crazy mom to do those things that you are doing. Raising your kids on wholesome food, the satisfaction of a pantry full of beautiful foods, and the mental workout involved with constant planning ahead! Can't be beat! And, by the way, I DON'T miss those work days! Miss the foods that I made, but not enough to revert to gardening again.
ReplyDeleteMom has 4 of us boys. We ate well. Oh the stories she could tell! No wonder she has osteo arthritis. We went through 2 fat steers a year along with all the other great stuff out of the garden. Dale
ReplyDeleteI can tell from the bag of sugar fall is nearly here. Have fun canning and cooking. Kids don't stay small very long.
ReplyDeleteLOL! 25 pounds of sugar. I can see that usage would go up during canning season. I finally made my plum jelly last night(it turned out fine btw), and it used 7 cups!
ReplyDeleteSuzanne