We have the luxury of having quite a few fruit trees at our house, and our latest crops have been beautiful Angelina plums! They are the ones with the deep, dark red skins and a yellow/green flesh inside - when stewed they turn out beautifully red!
The eternal problem of having fruit trees is that they all harvest at the one time, which has meant lots of bottling, stewing, preserving and jam-making in recent months! It's awesome - I love having things in our cupboards, things to give away, and reaping the benefits of gardening.
We were lucky enough to pick up some strawberries in Tassie at Christmas time, and along with raspberries they have been turned into jam as well in the last 2 or so months - so I think it's fair to say that we are well-stocked at the moment!
Now all I need to do is get some more pasta sauce happening for the winter months (while tomatoes are affordable) and I'll have done the major part of my "squirrelling" for another summer! Well, until the zucchini finishes up anyway!
LOVE this time of year!
The eternal problem of having fruit trees is that they all harvest at the one time, which has meant lots of bottling, stewing, preserving and jam-making in recent months! It's awesome - I love having things in our cupboards, things to give away, and reaping the benefits of gardening.
We were lucky enough to pick up some strawberries in Tassie at Christmas time, and along with raspberries they have been turned into jam as well in the last 2 or so months - so I think it's fair to say that we are well-stocked at the moment!
Now all I need to do is get some more pasta sauce happening for the winter months (while tomatoes are affordable) and I'll have done the major part of my "squirrelling" for another summer! Well, until the zucchini finishes up anyway!
LOVE this time of year!
