Showing posts with label making jam. Show all posts
Showing posts with label making jam. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Frugal Friday on Tuesday....A Couple of Weeks Worth

Well I've been in the weeds as they say in the restaurant biz and need to "put out" as Ur-Spo's Board of Director's would comment.

As I didn't get around to Frugal Friday the last two weeks here's what happened that may pass for frugal during that time period..........

*  I found money!


.11¢ In the Shursave Market checkout when I went to buy .99¢ a lb. peaches.



And .10¢ when we took eldest son and his GF to the amusement park last Thursday.  I found this dime in the log flume we were assigned right next to my leg and you know darn well I picked that up! lol

*  I got free dental stuff that first week at Rite-Aid..........


*  I got better than free E.L.F. brushes last week, as well as Physician's Formula make-up remover at Rite-Aid.........


The $1 brushes were NOT giving Bonus Cash at my store, even though the signage didn't exclude these price point items.  I only bought 3 to test it and no BC printed.
I called Corporate Customer Service and I got my $3 BC but didn't feel like having to fight for more BC by calling again if I bought 3 more brushes so I didn't even try.


The Physician's Formula coconut milk make-up remover was a nice little Moneymaker(spent $2.54 total in BC, got back $6 in Bonus Cash).  I didn't jump right on here last week to mention it since the $4/1 Physician's Formula IPQs were no longer available and you would have needed 2 of those to do this moneymaker.  8-(

*  I got the Weis(PMITA)Markets Friday Freebie one Friday but not the other............


A free bottle of chocolate syrup.  I don't remember what the Freebie was the other week but it was something we don't use(plus I was in too much pain to go to the store)so I took a hard pass on that one.

*  A Weis deal worth noting I did...........


This dry dog food was on clearance 50% off at $4.72.  I had a $3/1 digital Q loaded to my Weis card making it $1.72.  In addition, there was a peelie Q on the bag for a free can of wet food wyb that dry dog food bag(and that peelie Q gave me .31¢ of overage(can was $2.19, Q took off $2.50)so I paid $1.41 OOP for both.

* I canned .99¢ lb. blueberries and peaches...............


4 1/2s and 3 full jam jars of blueberry(plus another full jam jar in the fridge).........

And 5 full jam jars, 1 tall 10 oz. jam jar and 3 1/2s of peach jam(plus a pint in the fridge).

*  I got a deal on leeks at the produce market where I got the blueberries too.........


$1.69 for two HUGE leeks and I sliced them up and filled 2 quart bags for the freezer.  Leek soup will be served sometime this Winter when it's freezing out to warm our tummies up.  ;-)

*  The only thing I bought on Amazon Prime Day was this............


A bottle of Turumeric Curcumin.  It was 31% off what they normally charge and this is a daily supplement I take for my HS.  I was happy to get it this cheaply.

*  The night eldest son and the GF arrived I roasted a whole chicken from the freezer, make up some asiago cheese rice and picked broccoli from the garden...........

Here's the head about a week before I picked it(didn't think to take a photo before I roasted it w/the chicken.....oh well.

That's about all I can remember that was frugal over the last 2 weeks. ER visits and medical tests were not frugal but having health insurance will make those costs a bit easier to swallow.




I hope everyone else had a good couple of weeks in the frugal arena.

I am still playing catch-up here.
I'm taking it easier physically and not trying to over do here and Hubs is giving me hell when I do too much.  Making adjustments and soldiering on.



Sluggy

Sunday, August 2, 2015

Happy August!

No rest for the wicked this first weekend in August!

We got home about 5pm yesterday from Virginia and there was work to be done.
Food bought to put away.......


And beans to snap, blanch and freeze.....

Then it was meat and veggies to marinate for the grill on Sunday before bedtime.

Today I've already made breakfast, cleaned the kitchen, cut up cantaloupe, stocked the fridge with drinks, and cut up peaches..........


And now if you'll excuse me I have peach jam to make and put up, then a deck to sweep and a bathroom to clean.  ;-)

I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend.

Sluggy

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Cleaning out the Freezer Challenge Jam or Where did I Find my Thrill?

If you are a regular reader of my blog, you might remember last Friday, when I picked up this flat of fresh NJ blueberries at Shop-Rite. They ended up costing me $2.99 total. That's 6 pints!
Blueberries are hubby's most-est favorite fruit.
But what happens when hubby eats 1 pint and you have to do something with the other 5 before they start going bad?
You make BLUEBERRY JAM!
I used this jam making session as an opportunity to "Clean the Freezer" too.
I had an opened/parital bag of frozen Organic Blueberries, as well as what was left from the wild Maine blueberries I had obtained on our summer vacation to Maine last year.

I mixed 2 pints of the new berries with those 2 bags of frozen berries and a bit of sugar. Boiled the whole mix down.....



Voici! Blueberry Jam.
There isn't enough to can so this large batch is headed for the fridge and will adorn many slices of toast, bagels, English muffins or peanut butter sammiches.

Making jam is pretty easy. It's not jelly so you don't have to strain it, just skim off the foam that appears when it first starts boiling.
No special equipment except a pot, and no special cooking skills needed. Just fruit and a little sugar, simple and tasty.

This batch took awhile to boil down....notice all the blue ice crystals from the store bought frozen berries. All that water had to boil off so it took that much longer to cook it down to jam consistency.
Since it's not being canned, you don't need pectin or to water bath process this. You could also put 'fridge jam' into the freezer if you don't think you'll eat it all within a month.

I still had 3 pints of fresh berries to tuck away as is, into the freezer for later.....almost 3 pints. I did have to put a handful aside to mix into my yogurt in the morning. Mmmmm....

Be sure and grab some fresh Blueberries while they are in season & the price is reasonable!

Sluggy