Wednesday, October 20, 2010

A weekend and some JAM making

Both dumpster challengers left the Los Angeles area this weekend.
A trip to San Diego and a trip to San Francisco.

We stocked up on portable dumpster supplies and headed for our destinations.

I luckily brought pasta and a can of tomato bisque which provided two dinners, and enough rolls, dates, and chips to last a few days.  However, I did break down and had a couple meals which I probably shouldn't have, but hey, I think we are proving the challenge possible, furthermore, I heard dumpster diving in San Francisco is quite a competitive sport to be involved in.

Aside from that, the most recent and exciting event of the challenge was a trash bag full of 30+ trays of raspberries.  They were slightly smooched, an it was well understood why they were in the dumpster, but they still looked highly edible and delicious.

We decided to make JAM and a lot of it.  Simply boiling down the fruit, and letting all the water evaporate off will eventually lead you to a delicious, if not very unsweetened, tart jam. We filled all the jars we could manage with the jam, and I have eaten no less than 2, and sometimes 4 or 5 jam sandwiches per day since this bonanza.

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