Day 133: I know someone who is going to be very happy to see this. Yes, I've turned my weaving partner Ed into a gooseberry jam addict. Today I made 16 half-pints (and leftovers) from the berries I harvested last June. Since the ripening period spans two weeks or more, I picked them every day, topping and tailing each batch and freezing them. At the end of the season, I had ten cups ready to process into jam. Of course by that time, hot weather had moved in to stay, and no one likes to toil at the stove when it's hot outside, and in any event, they weren't going anywhere. Winter is a good time for this chore! As usual, I got up long before the sun and had the first five cups on the hob by 7 AM. I was done with both batches by 9:30. I also found some of last year's rhubarb in the freezer, so later today, I'll make some rhubarb bread to get a head start on spring.
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