More fencing to do

Not much new going on here that's for sure.

Our daughter Coral is now over in Afghanistan :(

The surgery on my foot went well and I am sitting here with it in the air.  Supposed to keep off of it.  So I have been knitting and reading etc.  Finished a pair of fingerless mitts and a cowl.

Dave is up working on the back fence, putting up new fence and tearing out the old.

Last Saturday he had some help late morning until around 5 or so.

Recipes:

 Basic Tomato Sauce

2 pounds Italian tomatoes

2 tab. olive oil

2 gloves garlic smashed

½ c minced onion

1 & ½ tsp. basil

½ tsp. salt

½ tsp. pepper

Pinch of sugar

Peel and dice tomatoes. Heat oil ass garlic. Sauté over a low heat, add onion cook until soft. Add basil, salt, pepper and sugar, let simmer a few minutes. Cook 30 minutes. Can in water bath or steam bath.

 

Jellied Cranberry sauce 

1 pound cranberries, that’s about 4 and ½ cups cranberries 

1 c. water

2 c sugar 

Grind or chop to med. course cranberries. Then combine with water and sugar in a pan. Bring to a boil and reduce heat and simmer stirring occasionally until the fruit is translucent, 10 – 15 minutes. This can be forced through a food mill or put in a blender.

To can:

Reheat sauce to boiling and put in hot jars, water or steam bath.