Inventory

At the Co-op,  the end of the month is time for inventory.  In my current job, I don't really have to do anything for inventory, except occasionally troubleshoot some problems with our handheld terminals and the reports they generate.  So in the spirit of cooperation and in the memory of late nights counting bread in the freezer, I'll take an inventory of what I've canned so far this year.  All ingredients are either homegrown, local, organic, or some combination of the three.

Tomato Sauce- 12 quarts

Pickles (hot and regular dill)- 15 quarts

Salsa- 9 1/2 pints

Tomatillo salsa- 2 pints

Pickled jalapenos- 11 half-pints

Seitan Soup- 2 quarts

Summer Squash Soup- 5 quarts

Corn relish- 8 pints

Whole tomatoes- 3 quarts

Peach pie filling- 2 quarts

Apple butter- 3 1/2 pints

Cherries- 7 pints

Spiced Apple syrup- 4 pints

Peach jam- 9 pints

Peach chutney- 2 pints

Jalapeno Jam- 4 half-pints

Mulberry Jam- 5 half-pints

Strawberry Jam- 24 half-pints

See what I mean about needing a shelf for all this stuff?!

In the freezer is another story.  

By the way, I'll be participating in Vegan MoFo again this year.  For those that missed out on November 2007's festivities, Vegan MoFo is short for Vegan Month of Food.  It's essentially a blogging challenge.  I'll try to post 5 times a week during the month of October.  I'd say every weekday, but I'll probably post on the weekends and forfeit a weekday if needed.  For a list of all the other vegan bloggers participating, go here.  Beware, though.  Once you start following the 200 or so blogs, you'll never clean the house or cook or see your family again.