It is indeed as the summer has come to a close and the quiet rest of autumn has blanketed the farm. As we harvest the remainder of the summer crop and plant our fall garden, one of my very favorite things is about to happen. Grape Jam.
We have picked the muscidines and purchaced the needed supplies for an afternoon of canning.. memories of childhood flood over me as I think about the many hours I watched my mom stir a pressure cooker of jam, jelly, fruit butter, or garden vegetables.
Here’s to the beautiful beginning of fall and my favorite season!
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