The Every Day Counts Challenge was started (as far as I know) by Jessica at Three Rivers Homestead. Sarah at Living Traditions Homestead has a great video explaining the challenge. The main point of the challenge is to preserve something every day in August.
I’m not guaranteeing that I will be able to preserve/can something every day this morning but I’m going to give it my best shot. I think it’s also more for youtubers and I am not a youtuber but I’ll try to post on Instagram (which I probably won’t do) but I’ll show it here on the blog for sure.
The challenge isn’t limited to what you’ve grown yourself. For me, it’s more about having shelf stable products so I will be canning things from the freezer: roasts, ground beef, ground sausage. I will be making split pea soup to can for the winter. If I can find decent cabbage, I’d like to restock the shelf with canned coleslaw.
On the days I’m freeze drying, I will count the day I load the freeze dryer and not the day I take things out and vacuum seal them, though I may show them once the process is completed.
So . . for Day 1 of the Every Bit Counts Challenge:
There are two trays of rosemary, a partial tray of sage and one tray of basil. These should be ready to come out of the freeze dryer either tomorrow evening or Thursday morning.
patti says
i’m intrigued by the canned coleslaw… canning cooks food, so is this more of a side dish than a salad? i love coleslaw and make it often during the summer when it’s hot outside. i also will make it to take to a bbq but use a recipe that is not mayo based. will be watching for yummy food.
judy.blog@gmail.com says
No. It is water bath canned and it stays crunchy. A friend recommended the recipe and I was apprehensive but it’s delicious. In 2015 I wrote this blog post about canning coleslaw.
patti says
bookmarked and added to my calendar for when cabbage is plentiful. also thanx for the heads up on acidity in different vinegars. all that i checked the other day were 5% – even the “pickling and canning vinegar” that was in the canning aisle!
judy.blog@gmail.com says
I’m mostly seeing 5% too but was surprised the Mennonite store had 4% because probably a lot of canners buy there. We all have to pay attention to everything.
Susan Nixon says
I watched a video today about making pemmican. How interesting! I think I might try it. It uses only 3 ingredients, no nuts or seeds, and it’s an authentic Indian recipe from the 1800s, I believe.
judy.blog@gmail.com says
I’ve thought about making it but never have so if you make it, please tell me about it.