Day 65 - Some Days Are Better Than Others

Some days I spend wondering why on earth I thought this experiment up, or contemplating how long a year really is, or fantasizing about really cold cans of Diet Pepsi, but some days I get myself under control and.....This is homemade blueberry syrup, which I made yesterday. And thisis a sourdough starter, which fermented overnight to provide sourdough pancakes this morning. If that isn't a good way to start a day, I don't know what is.

I've been asked for some of the recipes I canned last fall, and these are the two books we have to thank for what we're enjoying now:This one includes the spiced blueberry jam and the blueberry syrup--as well as the marvelous red onion relish, and this one:

provided all the salsas. Both HIGHLY recommended. If you get this one, try the carrot salsa. Amazing stuff, really. And if you get the other one--we're having pancakes again tomorrow just for the blueberry syrup. Some days, this is a really GOOD experiment.....