Seeking rhubarb, and making an offer
Anyone happen to have more rhubarb than they can use growing in their yard? I'll gladly take some off your hands. I'll even pick it myself, and bring back a jar or two of syrup, compote, or jelly/jam depending on your preference. Alas mine is still too young to pick from really.
Also if anyone has copious amounts of violets still in bloom, I'll gladly harvest violet blossoms to make violet jelly with. Need a LOT of blossoms for that though.
Lastly, a reminder that I am ALWAYS willing to accept canning jars (especially the smaller 4oz "shortie" jars and half-pint jars) as well as surplus or less than lovely fruit and veg. Basically- if you should find yourself with a surplus of garden produce (berries, peaches, apples, pears, plums, beans, tomatoes, onions, garlic, etc), I'd love to come gather them up to put into jars in various forms. It's harvest season, and I know that often we inherit food-bearing plants which we cannot utilize to their full potential, or we simply end up with more than we can use, so I'd love to know if any of you have unsprayed trees/bushes on your property that I can pick from. I'll trade your unattractive or critter-nibbled fruit (I'll be cutting up and inspecting everything for buggies before cooking) for jars of honest-to-goodness grandma-style preserves. I know it's still a bit early in the season, but I figure it's better to let folk know now rather than later. Just think- if you have a fruiting tree I'll come pick your fruit before it falls to the ground where you have to clean it up!
As always, any donation of jars or foodstuffs to go into jars will receive a thank-you in the form of tastiness in jars, in addition to gratefulness. I will also trade my time for either jars or foodstuffs (and half the finished product) for lessons on basic home-canning of high-acid food products (this means tomato products, jams, jellies, and pickled products).
Also if anyone has copious amounts of violets still in bloom, I'll gladly harvest violet blossoms to make violet jelly with. Need a LOT of blossoms for that though.
Lastly, a reminder that I am ALWAYS willing to accept canning jars (especially the smaller 4oz "shortie" jars and half-pint jars) as well as surplus or less than lovely fruit and veg. Basically- if you should find yourself with a surplus of garden produce (berries, peaches, apples, pears, plums, beans, tomatoes, onions, garlic, etc), I'd love to come gather them up to put into jars in various forms. It's harvest season, and I know that often we inherit food-bearing plants which we cannot utilize to their full potential, or we simply end up with more than we can use, so I'd love to know if any of you have unsprayed trees/bushes on your property that I can pick from. I'll trade your unattractive or critter-nibbled fruit (I'll be cutting up and inspecting everything for buggies before cooking) for jars of honest-to-goodness grandma-style preserves. I know it's still a bit early in the season, but I figure it's better to let folk know now rather than later. Just think- if you have a fruiting tree I'll come pick your fruit before it falls to the ground where you have to clean it up!
As always, any donation of jars or foodstuffs to go into jars will receive a thank-you in the form of tastiness in jars, in addition to gratefulness. I will also trade my time for either jars or foodstuffs (and half the finished product) for lessons on basic home-canning of high-acid food products (this means tomato products, jams, jellies, and pickled products).