We have ONE apricot tree in our yard. Unlike last year when we let them all go to waste, this year we picked them and picked them and are still picking them! The branches were so heavy with fruit, they layed on the ground. We gave so much away and ended up keeping a whole bunch!
We picked, washed, pitted, blended and froze them until I was ready to make jam. We ended up keeping over 150 cups of blended fruit! That was just a small portion of what we gave away.
So, the past several days, I entered the jam making world and I love it! I now have jams up to my eyeballs, but what a fun thing to do. I look forward to giving it as Christmas gifts. Here's the statistics:
2 1/2 days
125 lbs of sugar
1 1/2 cases of pectin
2 1/2 cubes of butter
3 bottles of lemon juice
17 cases of jam jars
150 + cups of fruit
1 burned oven mitt
1 good time
Emily even helped and I look forward to the day when my girls and I spend time making jam together! I will post pictures later.
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