I see my friend Anne has been out Blackberry picking.Something Geoff and I do every year as I love to make Blackberry and Apple Jam.This week though I was given some Plums so decided to make Plum and Apple Jam.It made enough Jam to fill six nice jars and tastes divine.Once I acquire more plums […]
I have this huge desire to make some jam….. Apple and blackberry jam to be precise. After hunting high and low I finally found my Good Housekeeping Complete Book of Home Preserving First problem is I have no jars…. but I have asked around and they have started pouring in and I am sure I will […]
Today I took myself off on a walk, following a route that I had never taken before 🙂 I was able to do it with the help of ViewRanger and open street maps, using my iphone. The walk had a dice with death start, as I had to cross the very busy A149 at the […]
On Tuesday as I was leaving work I noticed that all the Rhubarb had been reduced. As Geoff loves Rhubarb I knew I just had to buy some. I love making Jam so I decided I would try some Rhubarb and ginger jam. It was the easiest Jam I have ever made 🙂 2 1/2 […]
At last I got round to making my first batch of jam this year. I decided to make strawberry jam for a change. I got my Strawberries from the Knights hill farm shop. They sell slightly imperfect ones especially for jam making. This year making the jam was so much easier as I had got […]
There seems to be an abundance of Plums this year. So I am being given loads We started with a Plum crumble Now my freezer is full of Plums ready for Jam making, not that I really need any as I have a cupboard full from previous years, but I do so love making jam […]
On the way to yoga I saw this for sale out side someones house It was there just to tempt me and of course with my love of jam making I could not resist So more Rhubarb and Ginger jam shall be made this week 🙂 I only have one jar of marmalade left now […]
Yesterday I made my last batch of Jam for this year. The Damsons had been a gift from someone at work. They have been sat in the freezer just waiting for me to find time for Jam making. My friend was pleased with her Jar of Jam and I must say it is rather delicious. […]