New Hobby: Jammin'

Lately I ran out of jam. Peanut butter is no good without jam, so I went to the store to buy some. After reading In Defense of Food, you can imagine my dismay when I discovered that almost ALL the jars of jam contained high fructose corn syrup. gasp. I was left with no choice but to try making jam on my own, and conveniently, Bethany had organized a trip for local mommies to visit the organic u-pick strawberry patch.

 My last attempt at making jam was with Poppy, and I have to admit that he did most of the work. I picked apricots and chopped them into bits. The next morning I returned to Seine Avenue and Poppy had filled jars and jars with tasty jam. Then he gave me too much credit. He was like that.

 (The food processor I was using was too loud for Siena's taste.)

Anyway, this time I endeavored to make jam, enlisting only the help of my ever-ready Siena. She picked many berries, ate most, and left a few in my bucket with which to make jam. In my first attempt, I didn't take the advice to "use a LARGE pot." Oops.

 

The next time through, the Ganyos joined us!

And voila. We're looking forward to more fruit picking and jam making, so let us know if you have fruit trees with an overabundance of fruit. We'll take it off your hands! Also, my sister found a lemonade/jam stand for Siena to set up on our street! $2.50/jar. Organic. Tasty. Picked, tasted, and sold by a cutie. Come by! :)