Jam Info!

We had a reader ask how we canned our berries. So as soon as possible I will post our instructions. If you have any more questions post it and I will get to your question!!!

Jam!

Yesterday at 5:00 p.m. Mommy, Rachel, and I all started making jam with all our strawberries from the farm. It was a long process, but very fun and a great way to work together! We worked to 8:30. All our other siblings played outside and we worked! For dinner Mommy made PB&J and we ate standing while they ate on the picnic table! Daddy was at a meeting so he missed the excitement. And to top it off Rachel sang the Star Spangled Banner at the top of her lungs.

Before when we made jam there was a ton of foam at the top. We didn't know what it was so Mommy asked Mrs. Brodock (from Teaching Good Things- she's a follower) what to do about it. Her daughter looked at us and said, "try it again". She was right. If you make a mistake pick yourself up, dust off, and try again. Think it through and do over. We read up on it, added some butter, and we have... NO foam! 

Thank You Olivia!!!

You may wonder what she is doing? She is crushing strawberries the old fashioned way! We have no potato masher!

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Strawberry Ice Cream!

So What do you do with ten gallons of strawberries? Well you make jam, smoothies, and ice cream! Today for lunch I made a batch of strawberry ice cream. And it was wonderful!

Erin liked it!

Rylie and Rachel liked it.

Ryan liked it!

Mommy and Sarah liked it!

Rylie REALLY liked it!!!

And Rachel liked so much she fell asleep!

Our Strawberry Day!!!

Michael literally stuffed himself!

A fun day at the fruit farm and ten gallons to can! We had so much fun picking this beautiful fruit and then we had a picnic with lots of fresh strawberries! Then a hike and a tour of Palisades Park and we are headed home!

Strawberries

We are learning that many Biblical truths are worked out in the garden...like perseverance!!!  Gardening takes work and is not for the weak of heart.  So

mething is eating our peppers and eggplants; this before we even have weeds.  

Still we found Strawberries yesterday and that is such a great encouragement at the beginning of gardening season.  We can see results from something we planted and cared for during the last two years.  Now we are encouraged to keep at the work because the food out of our own garden is so much better. 

Do not grow weary, for you will reap in due time.