In the last week, we have gone from getting 10 chicken eggs per day to 7 eggs per day. They have done pretty well this fall in terms of giving us some eggs, and I am thankful. It won’t be long before they are all resting for the most part. It’s always the worst between Thanksgiving and the Winter Solstice. Thankfully, they will be laying again within weeks of the Solstice. That light is like magic for the hens.
The ducks, however, are all getting older, and though we would normally get between 1 and 3 eggs per day from them in October, this year, we are lucky to get a single egg. They are all over five years old now, so this is to be expected. Still, I’m always sad when the ducks take a break for the winter because they take a long break. That’s probably what helps them live to be like 15 years old though, so I am thankful the ducks get to rest.
The night before last, Ron made his famous-to-us challah bread and potato soup with potatoes and onions from the garden. It’s one of my favorite meals of all time. This was our first soup and bread of the season, and it felt extra special. When Ron was making the challah bread, he held up a duck egg before he cracked it and said “the first challah and the last duck eggs of the season.”
I knew exactly what he meant.
can you share that potato soup recipe? It’s getting to be soup season. Thank you.
I am going to get this from Ron, I promise! He’s one of those people who hoards recipe with secrecy instead of sharing with the rest of us, but I have been wearing him down on this issue. I am pretty sure I am close. I’ll get this recipe!