Thursday, July 10, 2008

We Learned Something!



Today some of us got to attend the "Canning, Freezing and Preserving Food" seminar from the Kenton County UK Extension Program. Such nice people. We learned some very important tips and learned how to enter an item in a fair. I've been to one fair in my life, so it was amusing. Did you know first place gets $6 and a blue ribbon? Jeanne made great orange pecan shortbread cookies! Kathy accuses us of being more of a cooking club than an herb club. This post makes me think she may be on to something!

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Black Raspberries

I just came home from picking black raspberries at Stoke's Berry Farm in Wilmington Ohio. I couldn't ask for more pleasant berry picking weather. The wind blew my hair and I looked a little wild as I emerged from the berry patch. It felt as right as rain!
I used the Ball book for jam , but this time I used my new 8 quart pressure cooker to can, instead of a water bath method. WOW! I may never use the water bath method again!I loved it.