Picked up a huge box of pears from my house that I rent out, and then picked up two lugs of prune plums in Rio Dell.
Add three quarts of huckleberries, and this is what you get:
I love canning. The whole process is just enjoyable labor. And I enjoy the fruits of that labor all year long. The Christmas gift baskets this year are going to be mighty scrumptious, I do believe. :)
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| From left to right, pear sauce, pear butter, plum butter, plum jam, lemon-ginger-plum jam, royal plums. |
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| From left to right, royal plums (repeat), harlequin pear jam, pear chutney, pear marmalade, Asian pear sauce, plum chutney. |
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| From left to right, plum chutney (repeat), pear jam, spicy plum chutney, hot pear chutney, huckleberry jam, canned pears. |
Phew. I think it will be a while before I pull out the blackberries, peaches, and nectarines in the freezer to make jam!
Wow, you had a bumper crop! No dried asian pears from me this year, we only got about two on the entire tree. I think the cold and wet spring made the bees come out late even though the tree bloomed at it's usual time. Might have to get some mason bees.
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