B&B Sale On Now

Jam!!

Pumpkin jam and nectarine jam yesterday, pepper-garlic jam this morning. Now I need to go out for more sugar. I've got another round of nectarines thawing that I'll use in Darius' peach melba jam recipe, and I want to do another run or two of pepper jam, then maybe a big batch of hot sauce from the minced chiles in vinegar I've been storing in the fridge. I pickled most of my sweet peppers (those that weren't devoured fresh) this year, so I may have to pick up some bell peppers to add to the jam for a milder batch. Hmmm, I've also got blueberries in the fridge, so maybe I'll pick up a bag of cranberries and do a batch of jam with that combination, which was my FIL's favorite from my jam-making flurry 2 years ago. DH was reminding me this morning that we are also out of cherry jam but have a bag or two of fruit in the freezer still.

Hmmm, perhaps in addition to a big bag of sugar I should pick up a couple of cases of canning jars... The folks at WalMart (newly expanded supercenter) said they'd be carrying canning supplies year round... they'd better have been telling the truth!

I want to get going on cookies this weekend also, but right now I am on a roll with the jam, at least until/unless I run out of jars!