I have been quite the Martha Stewart this weekend! So much so that people will start calling it being a De when they are quite the homemaker!!
Yesterday I got up early and headed to the Farmer's Market - strawberry season is coming to an end and raspberry season has just started. I was able to get a flat of strawberries and a half flat of raspberries - the strawberries are so ripe that the stall I went to gave me half a flat at half price. They are very very ripe! Good thing I planned on using them right away because they would not have lasted past this weekend - in fact, I lost some overnight so quickly finished up today. Yesterday I made my very first batch of strawberry jam - it was fun and easy - the jam set-up real nice!
Today I made a batch of raspberry jam and then a batch of wild berry jam - mixture of strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries (which I had in the freezer). They are all set-up and ready to go in the freezer tomorrow. I had some strawberries leftover so I just made a strawberry-rhubarb crisp to bring in to work tomorrow.
I have jam coming out my ears now and I still want to make more! I am going to need a bigger freezer! I think I will need to give some away - especially before blackberry season gets here! After I make jam my next project is going to be canning - I will try peaches first I think - then when fall gets here it will be time for applesauce. I so need a bigger kitchen!
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