Self Sustaining Pantry. Week 1 & 2

Self Sustaining Pantry. Week 1 & 2

I wrote a few weeks ago about having a self sustaining pantry and was going to post every week what had been done the previous week and some of the plans for the neat week but things here got busy so I am behind and will do two weeks worth today.

Also Daisy over at organic pepper has a really good article here on what you don’t want in your pantry and why.

　

　

In The last two weeks I found 50 lb bags of onions for 8.95 and bought 250 lbs I will can, freeze and dry these to use all year long. This time of year I buy a years worth when they are on sale.

We went to Napi and bought potatoes they wee 5.50 for a 50 lb bag I bought 500 lbs which I will dry, can and freeze and will keep some stored in a cool place to eat fresh.

I cooked down the turkey bones and got 3 quarts and 15 pints of turkey broth that I can use in place of chicken broth.

Our local store had sour cream on sale a dollar a tub I got 20 I will  freeze some and dry some.

Used some leftover turkey to can 5 pints of chicken (turkey) chipotle taco meat.

I got a bag of rags from the thrift store ( it is mostly T-Shirts) that I will use to cut out Hankies and family cloths.

Dug up about 15 pds of carrots from our garden ( carrots were about the only thing that did any good this year.) 
Planted my garlic I was a little late but the weather has been so nice I think it will be ok.

Since turkeys were on sale I bought 4 and put in the freezer to can at a later date.

Pasta was on sale for 59 cents a pack so I got 20 spaghetti and 20 macaroni I like to have these on hand for when I don’t have time to make my own.

　

So next week I would like to start putting up the onions and potatoes.

Make some jerky from the deer meat.
Dry sour cream
Make soap.
Can some butter.

I am hoping I will have time to do these things plus getting ready for Christmas and two collage graduations this month.