My friend Linda’s yellow plum tree is having a stellar year, which means I was invited to pick plums! Last year there were only 20 plums, so I’ve been out of my favorite jam for quite some time.
I picked 8 pounds, enough for 2 batches, 22 half-pints of jam. This is the basic Sure-Jell jam recipe, with the addition of 1/4 cup of chopped candied ginger, and 1/4 cup of bourbon. Yum!
Orange jam, orange cat! I made jam, and then ran off to Sisters, Oregon to visit friends.
We had some time at Suttle Lake, which was lovely even with a bit of wildfire haze from somewhere not too nearby.
And we sang at B’s church on Sunday. It’s so nice to get together to sing songs of hope, joy, and peace.
Now I’m home and knitting another sample along with my test knitters. And more yarn has just arrived for what I’m hoping will be the perfect brioche/assigned pooling combination. More on that soon!
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Oh Michele, those plums look as if any jam made from them must be heavenly !!
And what a lovely break – especially as I tend to forget about your musicality. 😦 You are a true representative of the gentle arts, m’dear ! 🙂
Wow! What a great week! The jam looks so tasty, and sound like a nice visit with friends 🙂
That jam sounds amazing. Turns out our sour cherry tree has brown rot. Sadly we got very few cherries this year and the rot is extremely difficult to eliminate.
Your jam looks beautiful and sounds delish! I like the additions you make to it.