Monday, October 3, 2011

The Taste of Summer

Apple butter. The last jam we will make this summer. It is quite the cumbersome jam to make too. After picking, slicing, boiling, smashing, stirring, and stirring, and stirring for hours, you get to enjoy 10 jars of it. Perfect jam for fall. Nothing says fall like pumpkin either. The two go hand in hand really. Pumpkin pancakes with home made apple butter and a dollop of whip cream, oh my, I can see my waist band expanding already.


Milton Freewater grows the best blueberries in the world, I think. Sweet, almost huckle berry flavored. We have made many crisps, smoothies, muffins, and pancake topping with blue berries. We really can't get enough.



Apricot jam. My favorite! Weston and I fight over this one too, making sure the other person doesn't take the last drop. James, he likes to add pineapple to his apricots. I must admit, I like it too.



Alli in Grandpa Clark's orchard picking cherries. I freeze these for the kids so they can enjoy them through out the year.



Strawberry jam. I made it all by my self this year. It came out delicious and beautiful in color. We also made cherry and blackberry jam. Both of those turned out amazing too. So, these delightful treats should help fight the winter blues. Good-bye summer...already looking forward to seeing you next year.