So, without needing to guess much, it’s likely going to be a shittacular Holiday Season. Everything is going to be expensive and stupid and extra scammy and shit. More so than usual (Subscribe for more uplifting messages every day delivered to your inbox. Or don’t. See if I care.)
Anyway, I cook, and make lots of homemade stuff as the season and market allows.
I just finished making 10 jars of super dill-y dill pickles, and a few of okra. Which I’m making with the plan of giving them to people I like for the holidays, as people usually love the recipe I use. I never planned on being “the pickle guy” but here we are.
Might also make some bubbly 7% ABV spiced honey wine, beer, vanilla extract, herbal bitters for coughs. We’ll see.
Just curious if anyone has any similar plans in mind and what y’all are making.
Apple butter. Picked up 12 pounds of apples from Costco for like 12-15$ and that gave me about 15 8oz jars of butter that keeps for months while canned. Add a little decorative filigree and boom tasty gifts for cheap. Oh and it makes the whole house smell awesome all day. In my dreams I want to have a 50 gallon cauldron and make a batch