Fresh picked strawberries
2 of the 3 flats of strawberries we picked
Strawberry season is here in TN. A little bit earlier than it is in MA. I was a little worried about finding a place to go picking but found a wonderful place called Bussell farms. Diane Bussell and her family run this berry patch along with rasing many other fruits and vegetables which they sell at the local farmer's market and they also raise beef.
The kids, Jamie & I went picking Saturday morning and picked 30 lbs of strawberries, even Diane helped fill our flats with us.
Sunday was a day for preparing, I hulled and washed 30 cups of strawberries and seperated into bowls for each batch of jam I was making. I then took out two bowl fulls for us to eat and then froze the rest on cookie trays to have through out the year to make smoothies for the kids.
Later in the day I started making jam, I ended up with 15 jars of Strawberry Jam and 12 jars of Strawberry Kiwi Jam. It may sound funny but I love to can. I love to preserve local fresh fruit and vegetables knowing that later when the season is over I will still have some of that wonderful fruits and vegetables the my family can enjoy. Jam is one of the first things I learned to can, I make sure to make some every year so my kids can have homemade jam on their PB&J sandwiches.
Lots of Strawberry Jam
The finished product
Strawberry Jam on the left and Strawberry Kiwi Jam on the right
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