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Planning wickedness

I have been invited to Thanksgiving dinner at a friend’s house. And I have been instructed to bring an apple pie, homemade banana bread, and a large bowl of steamed carrots. The carrots were kind of an afterthought, but I asked if I could make anything else besides the pie and the bread. My stove will be relatively unused compared to hers, so an extra burner or two might be useful to her. “Carrots,” she said. The kids like them and she hates fussing with them. So carrots it is. I make good dilled carrots.

Well naturally, you just know that my mind immediately went to the gas meter and I shuddered to think what all that baking will do to it. And then I got to thinking...as long as I have to get apples for the pie, I might as well get the rest of the apples I need for making and canning applesauce. I am finally being forced to go to the apple orchard. Apple pie on Thursday morning and applesauce on Friday. Whoo, think of the gas I’ll use for that, too!

And then I decided...I’m calling a moratorium for week #26 of the 90 Percent Project. There is no sense in torturing myself over it. My numbers will already be bad, so what the heck. That’s pure wickedness, but I am sort of curious what the results will be if I live without counting watts and therms. Is it too ingrained now or can I throw caution to the wind and let ‘er rip? I don’t know. I have to admit that the idea of unlimited hot water kind of excites me...and stabs my conscience unmercifully. I guess we’ll see.

Posted on 11/17/07 at 01:49 PM
 




cassie-b

I canned applesauce a couple of weeks ago, and I think I’ll tackle it one more time this autumn.  That homemade stuff is soooo good.

Happy cooking!

United States   Posted by cassie-b on 11/17/07  at  05:37 PM





Pablo

I certainly think you earned a day off from the meter watching. (I wish I could try your apple pie!)

United States   Posted by Pablo on 11/17/07  at  08:38 PM





cyn

hmmmmmmmm, kinda like sneaking out when you were a teenager to meet your boyfriend or sneaking that cigarette you were not supposed to have, huh?  makes it all so much more fun!! ;)

United States   Posted by cyn on 11/18/07  at  12:16 PM





Kate

Yes, Cassie...homemade applesauce is The Best! I didn’t make any last year and felt horribly deprived by mid-January. I’m going to have lots this year.

Pablo, you would like my apple pie. Heck, I even love my apple pie! I think I will make two instead of one and leave the second one home. I’d like to have a couple of pieces and with two twenty-something lads at the table on Thursday, chances are slim for any left overs.

Yes, Cyn...very much like that. I dreamed last night about making applesauce on the wood stove. If it’s cold enough out on Friday, I might try it. At the very least I could sterilize the jars and lids in boiling water on top of the wood stove.... I don’t think I can prevent myself from running out to stare at the gas meter in fascinated horror. Need to mitigate the damages because I fully intend to crank up the hot water heater. ‘Cuz...I went and did another wicked thing this week and bought these. Could I possibly have found anything more dripping in plastic? I think not. I’m drawn to red like a moth to flame! And I want to luxuriate for at least one day.

United States   Posted by Kate on 11/18/07  at  12:38 PM





cyn

Oh yum!!  Definitely like sneaking out.  LOL

United States   Posted by cyn on 11/18/07  at  09:48 PM





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