You Too Can Evaporate Your Own Milk

This feeding your family can take you to new places whenever you let it. And for as long as I have been at it, I need some new places to inspire me.

Last Sunday, Halloween, I went to make a pumpkin pie. In observing the Sabbath, I did not run out to my favorite corner grocery to pick up the evaporated milk I forgot. It occurred to me in that moment that I could EVAPORATE MY OWN MILK! Cowabunga!

I put a bunch of milk in a pan and started to simmer it until it (kinda) was cut in half. Wow! Look at that, the water was evaporating from the milk. Like who da thunk?

Then I cooled it a bit and put it into the mixer with the rest of the ingredients. This is the pie I made and it worked!

Also, I want to mention, that I did not use an already pie crust. This is the real thing.

I am really feeling like a pioneer woman now.

So the next day, Feast of All Saints, I went the next step. I baked my Jack-o-lanterns and put up almost a gallon of fresh pumpkin. Large yield for these two guys.

So we have had pumpkin bread and pumpkin soup. I have been threatening myself to do this for years. All it took was home evaporated milk. Lydia might call this a “reduction”.