THIS YEAR, since I'm on the courtyard committee, I decided to help with the picking/jelly-ing. My teacher friend (and fellow courtyard committee member) Betty, Sue (the retired teacher) and I reserved the "cooking lab" at the community center (attached to the school), and spent approximately two hours picking, and four hours "jelly-ing".
It was a BUMPER CROP this year, and we ended up with SEVENTY jars of jelly to sell at the fundraiser. HARD work, but really fun when the other "conspirators" are such a HOOT!!!
Since I wasn't able to find any wild plums while foraging the ditches of Southwestern Iowa, this will be my ONLY jelly making this year. It was a lot of work, so I guess I'm okay with that!
Here's hoping YOU were able to reap the benefits of an AWESOME harvest of something recently too!!!
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