Apples and Blueberries

Jul 20th, 2008 | By Gidget | Category: Canning, Coffee Klatch

It’s 11 A.M. and the first two kids just woke up! I think we wore them out yesterday. We woke up early and went to the local farmer’s market yesterday. I think they are laying in bed avoiding us this morning.

In season are Blueberries and Apples. The bowl below has 1 1/2 gallons of blueberries, just picked Friday….. I wish you could smell them - they are heavenly! As for the apples, they are dropping off of trees everywhere!

Crab-apples, Crab-apples, out in the wood,
Little and bitter, yet little and good!
The apples in orchards, so rosy and fine,
Are children of wild little apples like mine.
The branches are laden, and droop to the
ground;
The fairy-fruit falls in a circle around;
Now all you good children, come gather them up;
They’ll make you sweet jelly to spread when
you sup.
One little apple I’ll catch for myself;
I’ll stew it, and strain it, to store on a shelf
In four or five acorn-cups, locked with a key
In a cupboard of mine at the root of the tree.

—Cicely Mary Barker, THE CRAB-APPLE FAIRY

* from Wild Man Steve Brill’s Website

Today, we make more jelly! Yummmm.

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  1. Mom July 20th, 2008 4:10 pm :

    Yum! Be sure to save a jar for Me and Cora….

  2. Gidget July 20th, 2008 9:29 pm :

    LOL. Already banking on it! I even went to Walmart and bought the PRETTY jelly jars just for my favorite Moms!

    p.s. We are even going to make some watermelon jelly…. yummmmm

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