Bounty

[greenstorm]

Most of a 5 gallon bucket of soap lard trimmings rendering in the oven, plus two crockpots' worth on the table. Instant pot full of dog scraps. Dehydrator on with bay leaves. Supergiant stock pot with bones on the stove overnight. Dishwasher on. Freezers all stuffed full, with more work to be done tomorrow.

Gonna be a big electricity bill for today, and small grocery bills for awhile.

Can one cook doughnuts in lard?

I'm incredibly tired, and I've been super sad and anxious all day except when I can get completely caught up in deboning a picnic shoulder or something. I don't want to be sad the whole time Josh is here. I want to be present and enjoy his company. He's a wonderful person to project with though.

There's not even any point in discussing my communications with Tucker right now. They go terribly, then really well for a bit, then terribly. Why am I doing them? What do I want to get out of them?

Lots of rain last night and today. Everything is muddy and chilly. Summer is over. Next dry day I'll take in grain and tomatoes I think. A dry day might be a bit if it stays this cool, since I don't think it'll dry quickly.

Demoncat hates the rearrangement of the kitchen for butchering and meowls piteously.

This is going to be my first full week's vacation where I don't have to manage a trip somewhere.

My mind doesn't exist. More tomorrow.

Comments

[greenstorm]

Is it the crunch of celery or the flavour? Do you grow lovage?

[yarrowkat]

both! the flavor was much richer in the locally-grown celery. i have not grown lovage. is it similar?

[greenstorm]

Lovage is a 6'+ perennial herb. You use the leaves as a flavouring, so it's not entirely like celery where you get the crunch. But. The leaves taste like concentrated celery so you need a very small amount, and do very well in a "celery salt" or any soups/egg salads/etc where you want the flavour.

I love things that you plant once and then forget about (or irrigate, in your case, I suppose).

If it grows in your area (it needs winter dormancy but you get that) someone local will be able to hack you off a piece of root for a start.

[yarrowkat]

it sounds delicious. i will look into how well it survives here, and see if i can find some.  thank you!

[greenstorm]

I'm so curious!

[yarrowkat]

looks like it is hardy here (we're in zone 7, it's good zones 3-9) as a perennial, but it prefers mildly acidic soil, which might be something i have to specially provide for it since our soil is alkaline, and cooler summers, so it would need good shade here.   i am going to get some seeds and give it a try!