Jam on it!

It was all about grapes this past weekend -harvest time! I was completely unprepared for the amount of grapes there to get off the vine. The grass hid and protected at least half of the grapes. We managed to put up 6 batches of jelly and jam -not all are seen in the photo. Of course, I had to make some bread to go along with the new jam. Yummy!

I think it is time to get serious about providing something for the grape vine to grow on. I'm sure with a little more TLC we could really get some good crops from this little grape vine of ours!

Do you preserve your garden's bounty?

In a jam

The strawberries were a bit early this year!  Once again, we have lovely weather on picking day. The berries were pretty small, so it took four of us to haul in 10 pounds more than we did last year. Doesn't matter though, all 55 pounds of berries are hulled and either bagged for the freezer, or turned into jam!

I still don't feel very confident with my jam making skills. It is easy enough to do, especially if you make sure to have the jars and lids ready BEFORE you start cooking. We were only able to make three batches of jam.  I used larger jars for our personal use, but I would like to do another batch (or two) in smaller jars. I love having jam on hand to use as gifts.

Can you can? What's your favorite food to preserve?