Yesterday, that is. Despite feeling like Washington forgot to have a summer, I took the weekend to celebrate the onset of my favorite season accordingly.
Friday night I gleaned the blackberries I could find from our own thicket. It was dusk by the time I got out there, and the blackberries were the same color as the twilight shadow. I am sure I missed a few. Nonetheless, I spent Saturday morning in the kitchen. We made blackberry muffins, lemon squares and pancakes. That afternoon, Paul picked up a crate of apples and I made a huge deep dish apple pie. Sunday, I canned apple butter. We still have about a dozen apples left. I can't decide whether to use them or let the kids have them. They've eaten at least three a piece since Saturday.
Learning how to can has brought an unexpected benefit. If she sees me take food out of the waterbath canner, G will eat it. She despises cinnamon and refused to eat the apple pie, despite it's sugary goodness. The apple butter however, she tore into, and swears it is the best thing ever. Same apples, same seasoning, NO sugar. Go figure.
Of all the peaches I canned, I only have 4 quarts left.
I need to get a steam canner! She'll eat like a normal person then!
I love this time of year, and canning, and jam. In my cohousing the common kitchen has been filled each weekend with people canning peaches. I want to get a crate of apples and make applesauce and apple butter, as well.
ReplyDeleteMmmmmmm Sounds wonderful and I too love the fall!!! :)
ReplyDeleteSounds so good. ALwyas wanted to learn how to can food.
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