December 19th, 2005 - Garden produce
Yesterday, I brought some currant juice–homegrown/homemade–to a Solstice celebration. I was a little nervous about whether anyone would try it, much less like it (I had to put a LOT of sugar in to compensate for the tartness, and it was a cold drink on a cold day! All other drinks were hot.). People raved about it!!! It was also a nice way to get rid of nearly a gallon of the stuff. I have at least another gallon in the freezer, plus a gallon of berries that I didn’t juice. Eric doesn’t like currants (they are very tart, as mentioned) so it’s all up to me to eat them. I like that they are free…but they are definitely not my favorite fruit. I have to force myself to eat or drink them.
I should make a committment to buy no more fruit for myself. We just bought 8# of navel oranges and 24 grapefuit. Plus I have strawberries, currants, applesauce, rhubarb, and peaches in the freezer. I do NOT need more fruit! (Except bananas….I eat one a day…..) It’s just hard sometimes to go to the effort of eating what’s in the freezer. I prefer fresh fruit. But I also prefer to not spend more money. I need to remind myself of the latter sometimes!