Surviving the Refuge (Survivalist Reality Show Book 2) by Grace Hamilton

Author:Grace Hamilton [Hamilton, Grace]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-04-09T06:00:00+00:00

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“I admit, I was curious as to why Wolf had so much vinegar stockpiled. I thought it was odd, but knew there had to be a valid reason,” Regan commented.

Tabitha laughed. “I thought it was for pickling food. I had no idea we could use it to make cleansers.”

Regan stuffed one of the clean, quart-size Mason jars full of the orange peels they had been piling up as they peeled orange after orange. It was still early in the morning, but they’d already made a dent in the work, having pulled out Wolf’s food preservation books the night before and done their research on how to preserve oranges. They figured their best bet was to try a few separate methods, but it would take time.

“I just hope it works,” Regan mumbled.

“Make sure you fill it to the top so all the peels are covered with the vinegar,” Tabitha instructed.

Regan nodded her head, pouring the pungent vinegar over the orange peels before putting on a clean jar lid and tightening the band.

“I hope it smells better than what it does right now. The vinegar is making my eyes water,” Regan complained.

Tabitha nodded in agreement, handing another orange to Geno, who was sitting at the far end of the table. “It’s supposed to smell like one of the citrus cleaners you would buy at the store. I’ve heard of people doing this before. It’s safer than bleach or any of the other cleansers that have nasty chemicals in them. I always wanted to try it, but never had the time. I guess I have the time now,” she said with a laugh.

Regan grabbed another jar from the box, lining it up on the table to get ready for the canning of the oranges. Wolf had all the necessary supplies for home canning. However, they didn’t want to be standing over a hot stove and heating up the house until it was unbearable. That meant they’d be doing this part outside over the fire pit.

RC had told them it was safe enough to use the method with fruit, but he’d strongly advised against it for vegetables and meats. The heat from the fire wasn’t enough. Fred, always the scientist, had gone on to explain that the pressure canner could definitely be used over the fire. That, however, was a problem for another day. Today was about the oranges.

“I don’t think it’s that much cooler than it would be at noon,” Tabitha complained as they sat at the picnic table, tediously peeling oranges.

“I’m glad we’re not doing it in the house. We’d all be sleeping outside with Lily for the next week if we heated the house up that much,” Regan replied.

“This sucks,” Geno complained as he picked at the left-over rind on the oranges.

Regan nodded, glancing up to see that he was fully focused on the work at hand. She still couldn’t believe he’d meandered out to the picnic table and offered to help. He’d said he couldn’t sleep without Tabitha and might as well, which Regan found adorable.

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