The polder was good but iirc we broke the probe

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Yesterday I picked over and cooked the blackcurrants, sterilized a pile of half-pint jars in the dishwasher, and made and canned 7 and a half jars of jam. Something is wrong with the probe thermometer, since it never managed to read at temperature but the jam is thoroughly jelled; hopefully not over cooked.

I went to make some nut and seed bars, but the pan I planned to use was shedding aluminum oxide dust everywhere so I oiled it, wiped off the dirty oil, oiled it again, then seasoned it in the oven for an hour. Seems to have worked. Nut and seed bars with almonds, pepitas, sunflower seeds, and coconut, partially ground in a food processor for texture, then mixed with enough brown rice syrup to hold together, pressed into a parchment-lined pan, and baked at 325 for twenty minutes. Needs salt, and maybe more syrup next time as they’re a bit crumbly in places but otherwise good.

After the jam and bars were out of their respective heat areas I escaped upstairs to sit under a fan and continue patching up Monster. Watched the rest of season three of Sherlock and started season four. Dinner, trash, crossword, Blown Away, snack, lye-d the disposal side of the sink which was backing up and gross, sleep.