It has been a busy summer for us here on our urban homestead. It is really astounding how much time and energy is required for gardening and food preservation. Things have slowed down considerably as of late giving me time to catch up on all the things around the house that were ignored all summer. While many would probably question my spending hundreds of hours doing this, they do not know what they are missing.
There was a time in my life when I thought nothing of purchasing jam from the grocery store. That was before I started to eating homemade. This year our dining will feature strawberry, strawberry rhubarb, and mixed berry jams as well as dandelion jelly. All were picked at the peak of freshness and quickly processed to preserve maximum flavor. Cost of supplies figures to about $1 per half pint jar (if you are reusing jars - add another $1 or so for a new jar). That obviously does not include the hours required to make the jam or can it. However, we will be enjoying jam all year that tastes considerably better than even the fancy stuff from the store.
You can go buy your "locally sourced" stuff at the farmers' market. We will stick with our even more locally sourced and produced version.
There was a time in my life when I thought nothing of purchasing jam from the grocery store. That was before I started to eating homemade. This year our dining will feature strawberry, strawberry rhubarb, and mixed berry jams as well as dandelion jelly. All were picked at the peak of freshness and quickly processed to preserve maximum flavor. Cost of supplies figures to about $1 per half pint jar (if you are reusing jars - add another $1 or so for a new jar). That obviously does not include the hours required to make the jam or can it. However, we will be enjoying jam all year that tastes considerably better than even the fancy stuff from the store.
You can go buy your "locally sourced" stuff at the farmers' market. We will stick with our even more locally sourced and produced version.
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