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I GOT TO CAN TODAY!!!!!!!!!

Now my juices are flowing! I love to can soooooooo much!

I made a batch of rhubarb strawberry jam. Apparently everyone here thought that meant I NEEDED strawberries!LOL AWW sent 6 qt home w/Dh last night and none had been touched and the jam was processing. Mat asked me twice and DH asked me too. I was thinking I KNOW IT DOESN"T MAKE ANY SENSE, BUT LEAVE IT ALONE!LOL MIL nad GMIL can't have seeds so this recipe is perfect for them.

BUT I had to do something w/the berries and I had 2 cups of rhubarb leftover so I made strawberry/rhubarb cobbler. I think it will be fine. I just adapted a rhubarb recipe. Then DH cleaned 2 qt of berries. I'll probalby do the other 3 tonight.

In my complete stupidity, I bought a pint of blueberries at the grocery. I TOTALLY forgot we'd be deluged w/strawberries. So I may wash and freeze that pint and 2 qt of strawberries to take on the houseboat. I have food on the 4th of July so that would work.;)

But I'm tired! I got up and showered and whatnot and then cut rhubarb int he rain. I had to do it twice cuz I didn't get enuf the first time. i don't know if something's wrong or what, but this is hte latest I've ever waited to harvest it. Hopefully more will grow now that I've cut some. I want to make another batch of jam!

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07:23, 2006-Jun-10 .. Posted by southernbelle

A little tip: I read recently not to wash blueberryies before freezing. They have a natural waxy coating to them. Just lay them, single layer on a cookie sheet and freeze. Then load them into your freezer bags. Just thought I'd share.

Thanks!

09:00, 2006-Jun-10 .. Posted by matsmom97

I did not know that and I haven't frozen them yet. I will definitley do that!