I grabbed all the saved veggie scraps I'd frozen over the past month (from cleaning vegetables for meals), and popped everything into my stock pot yesterday morning. I topped it off with spring water and a bit of salt, and then let it simmer all day.
Shortly before dinner, I strained all the scraps, and jarred the broth. Into the pressure canner for 20 minutes while we prepared our evening meal, and turned it off as we sat down to eat. It depressurized and cooled so we could pull the jars before going to bed.
I got a lot done yesterday (and even took a little nap late day), and kept my mind busy. It's the best I can do right now, so I'm not just sitting and missing Tag. The Kid and her mama are great diversions, as are Claudette and Crystal, but it's still best for me to keep moving. I can safely say it was a good day, and I know each day will get a little easier.
These three quarts of vegetable broth will go into the pantry to be used with my home-canned soup starter, or in some other dishes. The fact that they were made with kitchen vegetable scraps was bonus. All the good parts of the vegetables made it into the pot. Nothing went to waste, and I really like that.
I'll be thinking about Dad today. It would have been his Birthday, but I know even though he's not here, he's celebrating. That makes me happy, but I miss him, too. Happy Heavenly Birthday, Dad.
I work at 4 today, and I have a lot I'd like to accomplish before I have to leave. I'll be back tomorrow to check in on everybody. What do you have planned this weekend? I'll tell you tomorrow what I'll be doing.
