After a scarring
documentary regarding processed food, Ryan and I are doing our best to eat
fresh fruit and vegetables, as noted with our baby garden (it looks like a bush
from far away – it has gone crazy!), and smoothies to substitute the ice cream
cravings. But summer always
reminds me of freezer jams, canned fruit and pickled veggies. I wanted to give it a try! So, last weekend, my dear friend Elora
and I picked a couple buckets of cherries, pitted them with our bare fingers,
carefully pureed them and added pectin and sugar.
We learned our
lesson…follow the pectin directions to the T! Instead of delicious, thick and creamy jam, we ended up with
more of a Jyrup- half syrup, half jam. Mostly syrup. But, being that
it was our first time, we were still happy with our homemaking efforts.
With a freezer full of
jam I was eager to share with neighbors and friends. Ryan did the taste test and gave me the “ok”, so I shared
some jam with a neighbor and my aunt. I felt so satisfied with my homemade spread. However…I regret to say and am
embarrassed to admit that this morning I opened the jam to top my toast and it
smelled (and looked) yucky. I sure
hope my “gifts” didn’t backfire on any tummies.
P.S. Ryan and I just realized
there is an apple tree growing in our backyard with baby apples already
forming! I will be sure to blog
about my applesauce-making efforts as well, and I will do my best to actually
follow the recipe :)
It always takes me twice to get stuff right. Whether it is food or a craft. It's such a fun process though that it doesn't matter : )
ReplyDeleteWish we could make jyrup together!
ReplyDeletelove you guys