Reminded

This past week I tried something new.  I had read about it in a book and was told not to waste my time doing it.
I know better than to believe everything I read.

However, the author seemed to have really given everything in the book a try and somewhat of an authority. The lady makes her own hair spray, breaking down the cost and environmental aspects. That's a lot of effort into something and seems that the info the book contained, should be considered.  So for the last 4 years --that I have had the book, not that I ever did it before I had the book --I went about my happy way believing that I shouldn't waste my time.
Then about a year ago, someone mentioned that they were going to do this.  I gave them my two cents that it's not worth one's effort, just buy a can or two.  I have a neighbor that mentioned doing it. Yes, God was nudging me to have an open mind.  And so I have been thinking about it.  Really, it shouldn't be hard, and at least I can say I tried.

Well God is LAUGHING at me and my foolishness!

Roasting pumpkins.
Last Sunday, with the girls' help, we cleaned out a pumpkin and roasted it.  The author of the book, said that roasting pumpkins take too long and don't yield very much pumpkin.  She said that a lot more effort is put into the process and just not worth the effort.

So after the first pumpkin was done, I had TWENTY FIVE cups of pumpkins, and Laurelei had stuck a knife several times into a second one, that therefore still needed to be roasted.  Um, in my book, that is A LOT of pumpkin.  The first pumpkin I bagged up and froze in 1 and 2 cup amounts.  The rest of the week has been spent making pumpkin bread and muffins and cupcakes, two batches of pumpkin ice cream -yum -OH MY!!!

 

And don't forget the seeds! These are 'sweet' roasted seeds.  The next batch will be savory...yes we have TWO more pumpkins, that need to be roasted.  I would skip it, but the girls ask every day if we can cook them today.
That wasn't the only laugh that God has had at me...remember how last week I felt like I had apples coming out of my ears?  Well this week in our produce food co-op we got close to another five pounds of apples!  So in addition to feeling like I had pumpkin up to my eyeballs, we dried some apples, to try and keep our supply under control. I have intentions of making apple pie in a jar (freezing instead of canning), but at the moment I'm not thinking about that or the oodles of apples still staring at me.

I was reminded, not to believe everything I read.  Everything I hear or even everything I see.  At the moment all I see is pumpkin puree and apples. I had a dream about dishwasher shopping, I was looking for a bigger one, and one that would hold bigger pots and bowls, scours them all clean ~even dried old yucky stuff and  still fit nicely under the counter.  Yes it was a dream, I know. When I got up and unloaded the dishwasher, a tine broke off...I pray that isn't a sign to come.