I pulled 2 bags marked “wings” out of the freezer and thawed them. They were marked 2014 so I was hoping they were still good. They were quite frosty and I was hoping that they were not freezer burned. They weren’t, but imagine my surprise when I poured them into the crockpot and some were chicken wings and some were turkey wings!
I made a sauce with the 2 little cans of orange juice I found on the shelf, soy sauce, green onions, and the last of the honey from the bear. I then let it cook all day in the crock pot. It turned out great. We ate it for dinner that night, some on salads a couple of times, and today I made chicken and dumplings from the rest of the meat.
I got some cream cheese that has been lingering in the refrigerator drawer and had expired last November. It was perfectly fine. I made a cheesecake with 3 packages of it for tomorrow’s family Sunday dinner. I also thickened up some peaches with cornstarch and a little sugar for a sauce.
For the last 2 years, the OSU Extension booth at the county fair has been giving away free lettuce seeds. I got some both years, and also got a huge handful of the packets after the fair was over as they were not saving them for the next year. I have been using them up as they are old seed, but am planting them thickly in case some don’t sprout. As you can see, I am still getting a lot of them to come up. This year, I have bought only a very few seeds. My sister and I are both using up our old ones. We will plant more things this coming weekend.
Honestly, it seems like the more I use from the shelves and freezers, the more shows up! Kind of like my belongings–they keep multiplying, too:) I will keep plugging away at it for the next few weeks before we move and hopefully won’t have as much to pack as I do right now, but there will still be a bunch left over. That will come in handy when we get to our new place. I am deliberately using the oldest items, and the odd ones, so what I pack will be good and desirable when it comes out of the storage unit. That’s the plan, anyway.
I need to do this. My freezer is packed and I need more room. I’ll be making some blueberry muffins and working really hard this week and next to eat all of the frozen soup for lunch instead of food from the fridges. I really need a stand alone freezer hehe.
I’ve been on a mission to clean mine out–I had several. I’ve emptied and given away 2 freezers this year. I just had too many, and now we are moving, so I want less. It is going to be great to have the old stuff gone. I’m excited about that part of it all. Good idea to eat the soup:)