Some of the plumcots (or pluot) butter that I canned today. It is amazing that 18lbs of plumcots turn into only 3 pints of fruit butter. Of all my preserves, this is my favorite, not only because of it’s tangy sweet flavor and gorgeous color, but also because of it’s simplicity; it only has two [...]
Ground cherries are a ½ to ¾ inch fruit encased in a papery husk, kind of like a tomatillo. They are ripe when the husk dries and falls from the plant, inside of which is the fruit ranging from a pale green to deep golden color. While ground cherries are in the nightshade family, they [...]
It’s been a busy day and if you follow me on twitter you might have noticed a series of maddening clues (or at least they were maddening to some who follow me.) I had my ultrasound, Michael brought home grapes and Shannon cut my hair. So to satisfy the curious:
Those grapes… After my ultrasound, Michael [...]
“Who loves a garden still his Eden keeps,
Perennial pleasures plants, and wholesome harvest reaps.”
- – Amos Bronson Alcott