Economy
Well, my 20 euros for 20 days was a COMPLETE success! I had money to spare! I then proceeded to spend all of my Decembers food allowance on my holiday menu. Now I’ll begin to “rebuild” my food budget surplus. Last month I ended up getting 5€ less than I had thought because our dollars exchange was at 1.28 instead of 1.26.
John got me my “dream gift” this year for Christmas and I have had the most fun with it! Yep, I asked for a pressure canner. Here are some of the results:
I canned chili with ground beef, beans (garbanzo, pinto and kidney) and 7 jars of canned potatoes. Fun, eh? I had such a great time doing this!!
more to come!
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Anita says:
the chili is excellent. i am so excited about your new toy.
pearsonsprogress says:
thanks Anita… this is so much fun!
John C. Pearson says:
It looks great! We’ve got three chickens going into the can this weekend. We skin them so we don’t have to pluck. Good work.-John
Anita says:
So, speaking of economy… we have guests coming next week for 2 weeks. i have spent money on meat this month (don’t usually spend very much on it) and bought in bulk. Then today I went and got LOTS of food for 57 euros (about 76$). This should last me the next 2 weeks, maybe longer if I do it right. The oranges were .80 a kilo and carrots .45 a kilo. We are keeping meals simple and well balanced, with dessert usually being fruit. Of course, then we got a box today from John and Cheri with all the treats we need! Chocolate, cheese wiz, tabasco, gold fish, a movie and more!
whooo hooo!