Last ʻOno Food Hui Class for the Year

Today was the last food preservation class that the Kohala ʻOno Food Hui is holding for the year. Sandra has now spent all the grant money for supplies. Michelle & I came on part way through the year to assist with the classes; we had both been in earlier classes. Today Sandra told us, when she writes the grants for next year, she will include a small stipend for each of us along with the amount she requests for supplies. She said if the supplies end up costing less than what was expected, they use the rest of the money to continue buying supplies but there are no stipends for the instructors. Next year she hopes to be able to do a couple classes in Honokaʻa as well as a freeze drying class at the Kohala Food Hub. Today was another Fermentation & Pickling class; these have been so popular we did 3 of them.

Sandra (center) demonstrates how to cut cabbage for sauerkraut.

My team watches demonstration; (L to R) Sandra, Cindy, Marian, Matt, & Candice.

I got a surprise today as class was starting; cousin Candice from Waimea was in the class! She & her husband Matt were the last ones to sign up. Apparently Matt has been wanting to learn how to make kim chee & other fermented foods; this class was her birthday present to him. They ended up on my team. FYI Candice is Leilani's daughter.

Matt & Candice (center) prepare to salt won bok for kim chee, while Cindy (L) & Marian watch.

I was supposed to meet up with Chris after class to talk about turning the closet at the top of the back stairs in to a canned good storage area. But I was too tired. Hopefully, we can set up another time to do it so the storage area can be finished before the canning classes start up again next year. 

I had originally thought that these numbers were for cumulative views over the previous 7 days. However, that might not be the case. The US has gone down by about 700 & Brazil has gone up by about 200, with Singapore dropping about 600 & Bangladesh remaining about the same. Oh well, more confusion for me. I think I will stop looking at these.

The next episode  of the eruption at Kīlauea is imminent! There was precursory spattering today & they thought fountaining would start today. Since it has not yet started, it makes tomorrow the more likely day for it to start.

Hauʻoli lā Hānau e Erin, Val, & Mariah!