Probably should take the rest of my moose out and can it. It is over a year old now. We enjoy spaghetti sauce canned, so I could can some with meatballs in it. Depend so much on my two freezers that I have to think how to get along without them if we experience a power loss. Thank goodness for my wood cookstove. We have used it almost exclusively this winter and have gotten very used to moving pans to get the heat I desire. Will miss it when it gets too hot to have a wood fire. At this point, I wonder if that is going to happen this year. The electric stove seems to serve as a counter, only used when I need the oven at an exact heat for something fussy.
>>>Will miss it when it gets too hot to have a wood fire. <<<
Fortunately up where you are, that should only be about 7-8 weeks isn’t it? I know in New Hampshire, even on most summer days, the evenings and mornings were pretty chilly.
I love a wood stove breakfast! Just seems to really start the day with everything right with the world.
Oh, speaking of stoves, I bought another Butterfly Kerosene stove this week. I wanted a bigger one for when I am canning out in the porch. Got the 22 wick 14,000 BTU model. Tried it and it really works great. Used it as a trial run for scalding the next batch of chickens I have to do. It heated the pot quickly on high and maintained the 150º temperature with ease - on the low setting, even outside with a strong breeze blowing and the temperature about 50º outside..
I was really impressed with the service from St. Paul Mercantile. Ordered it on Monday and UPS brought it Tuesday (with standard delivery). I figure that since I have 2 55gal. drums of kerosene, I have about 5 months at least for cooking plus additional heating if necessary.