Sunday, July 31, 2011

I had a couple of partial jars of jelly. They were perfect for the ultimate is the jelly done test. Turned upside down if it stays put  you know it gelled. The ultimate is the jelly good test is spreading a piece of bread with it and tasting it. The blackberry jelly passed both!

Friday morning a friend called to let us know that his neighbor had about 1-2 gallons of blackberries that we could have if we went to pick them. I rarely turn down free food but accept it gratefully as God's provision, so we packed up and went. We went prepared to brave the thorns of wild blackberries (as we do at our house). We were pleasantly surprised to find tame, luscious, and trained on a wire framework berries. We picked 5 gallons! That afternoon Joseph and I cleaned them, then he and Jared deseeded them while I got ready to go to a wedding that evening. Saturday I spent several hours making and canning jelly. The yield was 21 pints! I am always awed at God's faithful provision and am thanking Him for a shelf full of jelly in the pantry.

This is a test of my ability to blog from my phone. I sure hope it works! My phone is much faster than our computer!

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Just Wondering...

Is there anybody that checks my lonely, neglected blog anymore?