At this time of year I nearly always get the urge to squirrel away food for the Winter.
It's probably got something to do with living on farms and smallholdings that were quite a way from the shops in our recent past. Here in our small town we are literally a three minute drive away from the shops, but still the urge is great.
At the moment I literally have a five pound note and a box full of change to my name, so I might 'scratch the itch' to stock the store-cupboard by using my Nectar points ... I have almost £25 worth.
It's a shame my hairdresser doesn't accept them as I need that exact amount to have my hair cut tomorrow. I think I will have to dip into savings this month. 😀
Some free food this week came in the form of the final tub of homegrown potatoes, tipped out, washed and weighed and then split between the two of us. It gave me a lovely addition to three meals.
One of which was a nice simple potatoes and fish. No other veggies were needed as I had already had more of my seven a day that is now 'officially' recommended.
Sue xx
I love that black and white picture reminds me of a simpler time. The eagle eye in me spotted Farley's rusks straight away, to this day I enjoy those lol. Also I was in Tesco recently looking for baking powder & I spotted an old fashioned black & white tin with one of those lids that your prise open with a knife like the lids you find on treacle or golden syrup lol. That tin would look right at home in that photo 😄.
ReplyDelete£5 odd is not alot to your name, thanks goodness your savvy with money!
In the museum I visited today they had a wonderful basement pantry styled as in the late 1800 and early 1900. Pantries are what are missing from new houses these days. I remember my mum bottling tomatoes, pickled onions and peaches at this time of year.
ReplyDeleteThis morning I defrosted the garage freezer so that I can start squirrelling away some frozen food for the Winter months. I'm with you on being prepared well in advance 😉 I have quite a lot of prepared apples, green beans and summer fruit in boxes (well labelled!!) Now I intend to chop up the butternut squash and freeze it for future soups and stews alongside the sliced leeks and celery.
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Angie
Your potatoes look beautiful. Fish and potatoes is a splendid meal and very satisfying.
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