Today, however, it is extremely hot and humid all ready (humidity at 93% due to overnight fog that hasn't quite burned off yet), and I'm contemplating the reality of low customer attendance at tomorrow's market--projected temps during market time: 97 degrees with heat index of 104--and that baking is seriously going to heat up my house, which is not air conditioned.
And so, I sit, stalling, on the computer, looking up weather forecasts for tomorrow, calculating, contemplating, and procrastinating turning on the oven. I have strawberry jam made in June that I can sell tomorrow, as well as "Dinner in a Jar" which is pasta with a dry seasoning mix in a canning jar that you add to cooked ground beef, or diced chicken, along with water and simmer to make a quick, easy, and tasty dinner to feed 4 (or up to 6 with side dishes). Perhaps this would be a good time to try a new non-baked item that I have been thinking of mixing up and selling: taco/fajita seasoning mix. I've been making it for my own use for years, perhaps it might sell well at the market too.
I will go to the market, despite the heat and humidity. It's not the idea of sitting out in that weather that intimidates me; I love being outside and I love being at the market. It's a relaxing afternoon/evening spent visiting with my fellow vendors and loyal customers. No, what is slowing my production this morning is trying to figure how much to make--that will sell and not be a 'loss' (actually a gain to my waistline because what doesn't sell always gets eaten at home, and I don't need to eat pie, cookies, and brownies everyday!). Figuring how long to run the ovens, how much discomfort indoors is not imposing on the family too much, for what I know will be a low-sales day tomorrow.
M&M Brownies and Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies
Banana breads.
Crumb top apple pie.
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