This past Sunday I spent a very hot, very sweaty two hours picking blackberries. They're so plentiful this year! I'm sure it's a combination of all the rain we've been getting and the run off from the crop fields next door. Whatever it is, it's working! I ended up with a 9x13 casserole dish plum full of them, so we're making jelly! It's my first time making it, so keep your fingers crossed that we don't botch it!
I had a little helper cooking the berries. His name is Lyle and he's from Colorado. He's my Little Visitor from a swap over at Craftster.org and he'll be here until September. I think he's really getting into this!
Here we're sorting out the berries and getting them ready for the pot. We've already thoroughly washed them.
Lyle mashing the berries to get all the juicy goodness out of them (just before we let the pot boil over...ooops!!)
Tonight we're gonna get on top of making the jelly.... dad gum it! We've been busy this week!
I ADORE blackberries! I can imagine how wonderful your kitchen smells because of those plump berries!
ReplyDeletemmm... blackberry jam sounds delicious! Ours aren't ripe up here yet, too much rain and not enough sun. :(
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