a couple of weeks ago we went back to
kruger's farm and picked some strawberries. really, i picked strawberries while vincent chased gigi and she ate them... they were so sweet and delicious!
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| a lovely overcast day |
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| munch, munch, munch |
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| berries, boots, baskets, and bags |
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| hulling |
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| trying a new recipe this year from this book. |
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| classic strawberry jam and strawberry and vanilla sauce |
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| strawberry and vanilla sauce on pancakes. just perfect. |
when we set out for the farm we were going to pick blueberries and raspberries in addition to the strawberries. the other berries weren't quite ripe yet. i was disappointed, but ultimately it turned out to be a good thing. small amounts of berries are much more manageable to work with. i made the strawberry jam on a monday night and the sauce the next morning. all of the canning and standing wasn't quite what my body had in mind and it gave me some rough abdominal cramps to remind me to take it easy. i guess next time i need to invite some friends and have a canning party. in the meantime i guess i'll just put my feet up and have some tea with toast and jam.
