Charlyn’s Web

I am a pantry type of person. I buy things on sale and stock the pantry. When I notice something is getting low, I write it on a list on the refrigerator. I even remember to take it with me once in awhile. We usually don’t have troubles with things going unused or spoiling because I buy what I know we will use. However, this past week, I have found myself in an uncomfortable position of being out of some very vital things. Things that this household can hardly live without- like tortillas! Then some basic staples- like sugar, flour and baking powder. I was going to make a dessert using zucchini (we do have an abundance of that!) for our Church Potluck but had to scrap ideas like Zucchini Chocolate cake and Zucchini brownies because of the lack of baking powder. I found a very nice looking Chocolate Zucchini Roll with no baking powder in it and scraped the last of my flour out of the bin- barely managing to have enough. It was tasty! Even got a request for the recipe. In Potluck Land that is a high complement!

But the lack of sugar is what has really thrown me for a loop. No, I don’t eat it from the canister! In fact I often go for a long time without opening the sugar container. But it’s awful hard to can things like peaches, jams and zucchini relish (did I mention we have lots copious amounts of zucchini?) without sugar. I ran out after the Chocolate Zucchini Roll but during a batch of Zucchini Relish- that batch will be a tad tangy! So I am at a stand still. Which is probably good because I needed to tend to some other things- one of which is making it so you can walk around in my kitchen without fear of sticking permanently in one location.

Col. Panic will be bringing some home with him and I’ll be able to make some more peach jam, zucchini relish and, maybe even, some zucchini jam. Don’t knock it until you’ve tried it! You want some zucchini?