I am feeling like a bit of a pioneer woman today. I was so lucky to collect 2 big bags of apricots from Chick and Mona's tree. I let them sit for a couple of days and get nice and ripe and then I got to work.
Somehow I suckered Nanette into doing this with me (just so you know, she has a six week old baby...and is planning a birthday party for her daughter in 3 days). And baby Archer barely made a peep...
Got some canning jam jars and got started on the cooked apricot jam. Now seriously, I know I don't HAVE to answer the phone, but it probably rang 8 times while I was trying to read directions, puree fruit, stir pectin, boil sugar, etc. I guess pioneers didn't have technology to worry about. Once the cooked jam was done, we realized that we had ALOT of fruit left...so....
We made freezer jam (a bit quicker than the cooked stuff) and then I proceded to puree the rest add a bit of geletin and made some fruit rolls in the dyhydrator.
It was a GREAT afternoon of chatting, cooking, and hanging out, all while the kids played and Archer slept. Good times, good friends, and now good jam!
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
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