Gonna Have To Face It...

 

I'm addicted to this. I said I was going to stitch yesterday, but I had to run to Sam's Club to return a Fitbit Luxe I purchased last week. I loved it, but the darn thing wouldn't take a charge. I decided to continue wearing the Charge 2 I have (even though it's a bit larger), and just get a refund.

While I was at there, though, I decided to take a little tour through their meat section. I saw chicken thighs at a ridiculous price. As I'd been reading all about raw canning meats, I came across using thighs or legs (bone in), and that I could even add seasonings, I bought two packages, amounting to about twelve pounds of meat.

 

 

 

$1.38 per pound for chicken thighs! I had to skin and remove the extra fat, but the bones were allowed. I put up the five wide-mouth pint jars with the Mexican seasoning (one package), and then canned the rest without seasoning. (My cookbook even had recipes for spice blends for chicken, as well as for other meats.)

 

 

This package yielded two quarts, plus one wide-mouth pint of chicken with only water. As the chicken cooked in the pressure canner, it also created a lovely broth that I can choose to use when it's time to consume the meat. Of course, I'll remove the bones, too, but this could be used to make a chicken noodle soup this fall, or perhaps used in a casserole or white chicken chili. The possibilities will be endless. I do think it's pretty cool, though, that spending less than $17 was turned into six or seven meals for two. All I'll have to do is add the sides. That's a win in my book.

 

I really am going to stitch today. My long-time friend, Laura is coming to visit today, and we'll get caught up over a cup of tea. Then, I plan to spend the rest of the holiday weekend needle dancing. I intend to have some progress photographs to share when we visit again after the holiday.

Happy Labor Day Weekend.

Stay safe!