Today is a day for jam making. Seven jars of plum jam are done and cooling on the counter. Blackberries are smooshed and waiting in the frig for my dear, darling K to finish making breakfast (he’s the Sunday morning breakfast man here at our house). I think I’ll stop with that for today, saving another recipe for next weekend, Autum Jam, a combo of plums, apples and pears.
Yesterday, I put up four jars of hot salsa and four jars of garlic dill pickles. Except for the half flat of raspberries and strawberries, everything else I have preserved has come from my garden or from my neighbors. Always a good feeling and talk about easy on the pocketbook.
Ok, so I did not make my deadline of last night for my second sleeve. With K home for the weekend, we went over to the neighbors for a bit to hang out and chat. Home by 10pm and sound asleep.
This afternoon will be a good time to work on it after I finish the blackberry jam as the temps will get into the 80’s and sitting to knit on the porch will keep me cool.
I miss gardening and canning
. I almost contemplated purchasing store bought jam while at FM yesterday. I do have berries in the freezer though and I have easy access to my jelly jars so once the THREE girls are in school I can whip some up. Happy Sunday!
You’re still not going to tell us who the rant was about yesterday?!!
Ooooo cool on the jam. That’s very cool you do that. My in-laws all do that from Canada and I haven’t learned how to yet. I’m diggin’ the hot salsa idea. They also make some sort of anti-pasta jarred. SOOO dang good!
Hey, I’m not anonymous! I’m Mary-Kay! Sorry about that!
Ooooh, yummy! That combo of plums, apples and pears sounds fabulous!
I’ve been making more jam today as well – all the Victoria plums have suddenly gone ripe, and they have some kind of maggot business going on, so they can’t be stored for long. Took us ages to cut out all the infested bits, but hopefully the jam will be worth it.
Now if I only had somewhere to store it! I have ordered jam jars from ebay, but they won’t arrive before Wednesday so I will have to reheat the jam and then transfer it into the glasses…