bring on the rain :)

Yesterday I ran out of water from my cache. Today it rains! I rigged up the new 55 gallon barrel I picked up so that any overflow from the original (smaller 35 gallon) barrel should pour into the new barrel. I think I might go browsing for some plumbing fixtures and make this a little fancier.

In other news I'm on the look out for a good baked beans recipe to alter. Ideally I'm looking to use honey instead of maple syrup (too pricey) or brown sugar (imported) and I don't want to use ingredients like "ketchup" or "barbeque sauce." Or for that matter, I don't want to use cans of beans. Its amazing how many recipes call for baked beans. I mean...why not just open the can and eat it? I don't really take a recipe serious if its ingredients aren't real ingredients, but other food products. I've certainly eaten and enjoyed some assemblies, but that's what they should be called, assemblies. "Can I have a copy of your Baked Bean Assembly?" that would mean the thing using ketchup and a can of pork and beans.

Another interesting observation is that a number of these recipes seem to follow a 2:1 or even a 1.5:1 ratio of beans to bacon. Unfortunate for me, 'good' bacon costs too much and I can no longer eat cheap bacon in good conscience. So these beans will end up being vegetarian.

With any luck today will see 100 gallons of rain water and some beans soaking tonight. Stay dry.