I had some rare toddler free time thanks to the miracle that is a friends sleepover. I decided to put my butt in gear! I harvested fresh basil from the garden and made some yummy pesto! I froze this batch into little discs to pull out this winter.
And I picked five lbs of apples for making jelly. I was a little disappointed that after cooking I only got four cups of juice when the jelly recipe called for seven. Jam and jelly require precise measuring so I had to fudge a little and used some of apple sauce pulp mixed with some purified water to get to seven cups of liquid. The jelly is very cloudy as a result and set very very firm. I’m definitely going to taste this before sharing with anyone…
I had been cleaning out the freezer and found four gallon sized bags of last years tomatoes. I decided to cook them down into sauce. I managed to get eight whole pints!
The house was very warm all day and I ended up running the dishwasher three times but it was very nice to stock my pantry and feel like I accomplished something off my list!
So nice! I often find that for whatever reason fruit does not always work out as recipes say. I am sure it will be good.
It always feels good to use up some delicious food to savor later. I’ll be cleaning out and defrosting my freezer tomorrow (garbage day is Wednesday 😁). I wonder what goodies I’ll find that are hidden away!
wow – you certainly were productive in your free time! Was there at least a nap or a few minutes of knitting in your day? 🙂
A small amount of knitting but no nap
Well, knitting is almost as good as a nap. 🙂
I think canning is in my future. Especially strawberry jam, but then that means I have to wait until next season. I guess that gives me time to read up on it.
Since my garden has been pretty much a total fail this year I’m going to use last year’s tomatoes for sauce and maybe cherry salsa. Thanks for the idea!
It’s amazing how productive you can be when you have the time