When covid hit, I got a lot of bulk dry goods (flour, rice, beans, letils, etc.) before prices jacked. Sealed in totes, thank censored because while on the road, the downstairs resident flooded and black-molded the place. Which, if you want an example of brains just borking on heavy exposure: I had just enough brain to buy a truck, bleach the hell of out my totes, and get the hell out. Which took, I dunno, months - super-impaired brain did not have timeline, so this is based on garbled notes.

Somewhere in there, I also grabbed a couple instapots, one 1.5 gallon one for me-sized meal-weeks, and (I thought) one massive one for canning. Now, mold-brain after the purchase, remembered, “Oh, hell, instapots don’t come up to temp for canning.” So I hit the new place, eventually unloaded the big of-course-it’s-an-instapot to the place I’ve got an art-studio basement in, and hey, five years go by.

Hit the studio to transport some stuff, was planning on a large chili for a thing, and the 1.5 gallon instapot wasn’t gonna work. Grab the big one. Discover mold brain was so addled I’d managed to buy a proper electric canner – a nuwave – in big-big size. Very hand-staple-forehead, along with a lot of cussing, but. Just in time for the now-projected-August of food goods potentially running out in the states.

Cue the oh-gods, cutting it close, but at least can do the job now, rather than relying on dry goods alone. 25lbs of dried apricots to jam, maybe runs of dandelion greens, and come fall, an unspeakable quantity of berries, apples, etc. if we don’t drought out. Plus tomatoes, peppers, the works. Elderfolk out on the morrow to trawl through stores for bulk discounted meat.

Meanwhile, work at transfer station: Does not come with insurance, so I’m not going for that gig, but I’ll be putting in some hours to tide ‘em over until they’ve got their actual new employees in place. More time for canning!

As writing: Canner test, success!

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