There's so much fruit about at the moment it seems a crime to not use as much as possible. I wanted to can some more produce as I haven't done any in a while.
The damson trees are heavy with their fruit this year, and none heavier than the Merryweather. I know I've talked about this amazing fruit on the blog before, but it really is great, the fact that it's free-stone (the stone doesn't cling to the fruit) makes it incredible for all sorts of preserving.
I had three talks this week, so by Friday I was feeling a bit wiped out. I decided to do a bit of a kitchen day, with a nice tea planned for my family (I had a talk to go give), bake some sourdough and can some produce.
I still need to do more though as the 9 jars haven't made a dent, and they haven't filled up the pantry enough!
What's your favourite fruit to can (or bottle)?
We have a very large pear tree on one of our farms and I enjoy canning the fruit from it though I usually do enough so I only have to can more about every three years. We also do a fair amount of apples. I have a recipe for canned apple pie filling which comes in handy when one has to make a pie on short notice. I can peaches too though our old tree broke a couple years back and the new ones aren't yet producing enough to bother with. We prefer to freeze our sour cherries crop.
ReplyDeleteI need to get some more damsons in the freezer really, as not had the time to can more, but they're going to waste. I'd love a peach tree that wasn't in the polytunnel!
DeleteKev, growing up my mother would always can peaches. Something that I should try sometime.
ReplyDeleteI love canned peaches! I've never done them here, but have done apricots.
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