Continue the change and enjoy the journey!

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Just back from a 2hr fruit scrump walk with my dog and collected rather a lot of crab apples that I'm now going to attempt to turn into something tasty!

First up is crab apple vodka then crab apple jelly then see how many are left to turn into apple butter and so on....

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Crab Apple Vodka is brewing away in the back of a dark cupboard - let's see how that turns out!

8 jars of Cider Apple Butter make from 1.5kg of free Bramleys, 600ml cider and sugar with a few spices
Costs = £2.60 approx price per jar = 32p
Had a little taste - taste's pretty good!

Tomorrow will have a go at the Spicy Crab Apple Jelly and also the Apple Chutney if I have enough jars as running out rapidly! Looks like a little visit to Lakeland is in order to pick up some more jars and lids

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Thursday's plan of things to do to free up the weekend
Finish off jelly
Stick apple chutney on to make
Clean bathroom
Clean kitchen
Clean LR
Hoover downstairs
Sweep and mop kitchen and bathroom floor
Do some garden clearing
Pot up chutney
Sort out some tea
Write shopping list for Friday

Friday
Go shopping
Clean bedroom
Tidy up spare room
Wash bedding if fine to dry dry or do on Sat
Catch up on washing if fine to dry

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Up at last - another lie in!

So today is catching up on housework day - rain stopped play here then tackle the chutney

Aim for a NSD to make it 13/15 today and go for a run this afternoon then start jelly as didn't bother yesterday

Tried the apple butter on toast today, tasty and good job I didn't boil it any longer otherwise it would have been rock hard!

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So far today

Have made 4 jars of apple chutney using up the rest of the bramleys - 1 x 500ml jar and 3 x 250ml jars
Costs came in low estimated total costs without jar costs of £1.20
Cost per 250ml jar = 24p (classing 500ml jar as 2)

Then dragged myself up to clean the LR and bathroom
Next is the BR and then out for a run and walk the dog. Back to a kitchen clean and sweep and mop the floors then start the jelly making process

Friday is town and shopping day and ironing day and practically all is done ready for the weekend leaving sat free!

Oh yes, a NSD too making it a definite 13/15

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Thursday's plan of things to do to free up the weekend
Start jelly
[STRIKE]Stick apple chutney on to make
Clean bathroom[/STRIKE]
Clean kitchen
[STRIKE]Clean LR
Hoover downstairs[/STRIKE]
Sweep and mop kitchen and bathroom floor
Do some garden clearing
[STRIKE]Pot up chutney
Sort out some tea
Write shopping list for Friday[/STRIKE]

That might be about it for today apart from starting the jelly. Just come back from a run and that was really hard going. Don't think I had enough to eat today to fuel myself.

Planning to do the garden work on Saturday now and fit in a kitchen clean at some stage

fedupandskint

Swept and mopped the bathroom floor then put the crab apples on to make jelly - nearly forgot!

Had a big tea and feel better now although still very tired legs plus a toenail hanging off now from the running!

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1. Spicy crab apple jelly
2. Herb jelly (mint, sage, parsley, thyme)
3. Picalilli
4. Apple chutney
5. Apple sauce / pie fillings (freeze) if enough apples arrive
6. Apple and blackberry butter (if find enough of each)
7. Elderberry sauce (if get around to it in time)
8. Harissa paste
9. Rosehip syrup
10. Beetroot relish
11. Hazels in honey
12. Plum and russet mincemeat
13. Christmas chutney
14. Flavoured gins
15. Lemon squash

Looks like I'm going to be busy over the next few months

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3 and half jars of crab apple jelly made - hoping it sets as I took it off the heat a bit early to try and avoid the rockhard nature of setting I got last time I attempted jelly making

Have ordered 2 fleeces from spargos to collect today which come in at half price the cheapest I can find them elsewhere. That's 2 more presents done for the winter hamper and its almost done now

Off to do some grocery shopping and errands now before physio later on and then curry making for tea - yum!

fedupandskint

Bl**dy h*ll how much food has gone up :mad: almost double the cost a year ago :mad: £67 for this week, not very happy about this and will have to reign in for the rest of the the month

Anyway collected the 2 fleeces for £10.99 each. Great softshell jackets - one for me to replace my absolutely knackered one (rrp.£36 or £24.99 depending upon which shop they are from). Other one for brother's hamper, got this instead of the jacket as he already has a couple of these and this softshell should come in handy.

Fleece £3.99 rrp. £16
Fleece £4.99 rrp. £16
Jacket £12.99 rrp. £36
Softshell £10.99 rrp. £36
Total £28.97 rrp. £88
Saving £59.03

Pretty good going :T
Will update my lists and budgets tonight to check the costs against the budgets