Two batches of Strawberry-Rhubarb Jam on Thursday and Friday; Apricot
Butter in progress as we speak. I turned it off when I went to my
computer - Lord, I just MAY be getting smarter in my dotage!

Local strawberries were $4/quart at the Thursday farmers market -
they're just coming in. The ones I bought were absolutely delicious!
Gonna have to take out a bank loan for more next week. The crop is
about a week or so late, but I'm glad for it. I was afraid I'd missed
some of it.
--
-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> Sam I Am updated 6/19/04.
Only 5 days until my birthday. "Shop early, shop often, shop
big." Good gin and cheap chocolate preferred. Or is it cheap
gin and good chocolate? I can never remember. . . .A diamond bracelet
would be nice. . .

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>
>
> Local strawberries were $4/quart at the Thursday farmers market -
> they're just coming in. The ones I bought were absolutely delicious!
> Gonna have to take out a bank loan for more next week. The crop is
> about a week or so late, but I'm glad for it. I was afraid I'd missed
> some of it.

ohh then i guess you don't want to hear that the family went out to pick
them here a kipple of weeks ago for .99 a quart. filled the freezer for
less than 15 bucks and made strawberry preserves and strawberry mango
jam last week.

blueberries in the wings - to be handpicked i mean. i ~like~ north
carolina!

i still have your minnesota card sitting in my kitchen window.

robin

In article >, robin >
wrote:

> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> >
> >
> > Local strawberries were $4/quart at the Thursday farmers market -
> > they're just coming in. The ones I bought were absolutely delicious!
> > Gonna have to take out a bank loan for more next week. The crop is
> > about a week or so late, but I'm glad for it. I was afraid I'd missed
> > some of it.
>
> ohh then i guess you don't want to hear that the family went out to pick
> them here a kipple of weeks ago for .99 a quart. filled the freezer for
> less than 15 bucks and made strawberry preserves and strawberry mango
> jam last week.
>
> blueberries in the wings - to be handpicked i mean. i ~like~ north
> carolina!
>
> i still have your minnesota card sitting in my kitchen window.
>
> robin

For some reason, I just saw this, Robin. How ya doing?
We Love It Here, We Love It Here, We Love It Here!
I had a couple really good mangoes last week or so and made a fine batch
of the strawberry-mango jam, too. I've got frozen strawberries to thaw
for juice for jelly. Gotta think up something else besides the mango to
go with it -- I'm thinking orange would be good.
Raspberries are just around the corner.
How do you use the preserves? Ice cream? Waffles? I can't get Himself
interested in anything but maple-like syrup for pancakes or waffles.
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-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> An update on 7/4/04.