I haven't been on my blog the past few days. 50/50 Sorry/happy if you missed me.
We had another cold front move in and had 2 nights that we dropped below freezing again but things are warming up once more.
Before the cold moved in I found another neighbor who'd bagged their leaves. Most just rake or blow them to the curb where the city sends a truck to suck them up. Anyway I picked up a total of 28 big industrial type leaf sacks full in 2 truckloads. I first stood some 10 or so upright, near waist high around the duck & goose house for insulation. Now their house looks like a WWII bomb bunker! All that matters is my quackers and honkers are warm and cozy.
Another couple sacks got dumped into their yard and they got an extra couple scoops of feed to stay fat and happy. Another sack went into my compost bins and a few more sacks got dumped into the soggy spots in the back yard.
I fetched home I think 8 small sacks of pine straw and a few small logs/large limbs which went into the swamp up front.
Meanwhile I bought a sack of chicken leg quarters and made a huge pot of chicken soup with veggies and rice. I pulled most of the skin off and froze it to later render off the fat. I think in Jewish cooking chicken fat is called "schmaltz". I don't do any Kosher cooking but love the flavor animal fat gives food. From boiling the chicken I made about a quart and a half of homemade chicken broth that'll be fine dining later on. One pinch of Kosher salt plus a squirt of soy sauce should be fairly low sodium, eh?
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