Monday, July 05, 2010

Project 365 Day 186: Planning for Canning

This magical device known officially as a "Sauce Master" is our newest kitchen implement, purchased from Theisen's with a gift card we had from Amy's parents. We walked into the store not knowing exactly what we'd end up walking out with, and honestly, it came down to choosing between this and a funny little fake-rodent-looking-thing that stood about 12 inches tall, and wiggled and rotated around on a tiny platform. Apparently it is intended to be used by hunters to draw wild animals out into the open at which point they are introduced to Mr. Rifle. I imagine it works on even the more intelligent animals who, like us, see it and know it is obviously a fake, but can't help walk it up to it thinking "What the...!?"

We decided the Sauce Master would be a more practical use of the gift card, and we hope to have a bounty of tomatoes this summer with which to produce various salsas and sauces suitable for canning, and then enjoy them throughout the winter months.

That little wiggling rodent sure was tempting though...

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