Friday, February 23, 2007

Expecting snow... got key limes... say what?

That's right. All the forecasts pointed to a strong snow storm headed our way overnight. In fact, Bev came home, grabbed a clean uniform and headed right back to St.George to stay with a cousin.

Wisdom said navigating the pass at daylight wouldn't be prudent.

When I put the first two dogs out at 5:40 AM, there was a dusting of snow, and that's the way it has stayed. Oh, we've seen several intense showers pass by to the west and east, but none have given us more than a flurry.

Now, about those key limes...

Since Iron County is the poorest "per capita" income county in Utah, they've got this "gleaner's program" called Care to Share. Every couple of weeks, we drive down to the junction (7 miles) and pick up food that is delivered. We never know what we'll get.

This time we got a case (12 doz) cookies, 6 bags of baked pita chips, 6 bags of frozen corn on the cob, a case of powerade, a case of Mountain Dew X stuff, 4 loaves of bread and 6 bags of key limes.

Now, if you've never seen a key lime, they're about the size of a golf ball. They're juice has a completely different flavor than the standard lime and you only get a few drops of juice from each one.

Mom has a recipe for Key Lime Pie... so Cindy and I spent about 30 minutes juicing the little devils. We did one bag today (enough for two pies) and will do another bag every couple of days. By freezing the juice, we can extend the shelf life nicely.

We also cut the corn off the cob. That yielded 7 quart bags. So much for Dusty (the horse) getting any treats.

All in all, not a bad haul.

Posted by Shari Thomas @ 3:09 PM

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